Anthony Agatone, 46, of Mullica Hill, NJ passed away suddenly on December 12, 2014.
Beloved husband of Jamie M. (nee Knowles), devoted father of Dallin, Cade and Cavan, all of Mullica Hill. Cherished son of Fred and Ann (Cavanaugh) Agatone of Swainton, NJ. Dear brother of Audry (Steve) Sorensen of Cape May Court House, NJ, Zoe Agatone of Blackwood, NJ and Justine (Joseph) Hartmetz of Phoenixville, PA. Loving uncle of Miranda and Brynn McAnulty, Faith and Aidan Sorensen, Hadley, Quinn and Sloane Hartmetz, Emma and Erin Knowles. Anthony is also survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law William and Lorraine Knowles, sister-in-law Candia (Chris) Carle and brother-in-law Bill Knowles.
Viewing Tues., December 16, 2014 at the Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit, 17 Earlington Ave., Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 from 6-9pm and Wed. 9:30-10:30am. Funeral Mass 11AM. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to ALS Association at www.alsa.org, or to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, at www.chop.edu
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Leave a tributeAnthony was a great guy! Even loved to tease and joke in grade school. He was pretty good at it and almost beat me as Student Council President;). I can't even imagine how much you all miss him. My thoughts, prayers and love are with all of you.
I will pray for you to find some kind of peace and acceptance on the anniversary of your beloved Anthony's passing. He is so missed and mourned by so many people. He was a wonderful human being.
I hope that you will have a Blessed Christmas and peace in the New Year.
With many fond memories,
Paul Heemskerk
I went to BSHS w/Anthony. Even in high school (when we are all still formulating who we will become) he was such a wonderful person. Sweet, gentle and great sense of humor! We shared a lot of laughs. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
We are so very sorry for your loss. Tonight I'm thinking about Anthony as Tom and I had the joy of minding him on his first New Years Eve.
May God Bless your family with peace. Tom & Susan Clark
We are so very sorry for your loss. Unfortunately, we know how you feel. May your son rest in peace. May God comfort you both and your family at this very difficult time.
Regards,
Snapper and Irene Ceglarski
Love and prayers, Rudy, Jeanette, Shaughn and Mike DiCicco.
To read all these tribunes from friends, family, co-workers and people that he touched is a testament to his character and the incredible person he was when we were "kids in college" and continued throughout his life. Rest in Peace my friend.
Anthony was an amazing man that touched the entire Bagin family in a different way. Gary's tribute will be written separately, but I will miss his infectious smile and presence dearly at all of our kids' sporting events, including soccer games and cross country meets. He and I talked about running almost every time that we saw each other, and I will miss that so much because we understood each other's love for it. He loved our boys and constantly encouraged them whenever he came in contact with them. I know that he will watch over and protect all of us from Heaven, may God rest your soul in peace, Anthony. With love, the Bagins
We cannot express how very sorry we are for your loss. Our hearts hurt for you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family.
The Elsworth Family
Jenn, Rick , Brooke, Lindsey and Braden
I can't put into words how deeply saddened I was to hear of Anthony's passing and how much he will be missed by me, my family and our circle of college friends. I'll miss you my friend.
Chris "Bearcat" Schmidt - Bernardsville, NJ
The Pickett Family
Anthony was a great friend. I remember when he first became a boss at Boeing. There were lots of layoffs at that time, people were being moved around and I had got assigned to him. When I got there I knew I was being moved again in 2 weeks because I was the low man in his group and it was his turn to lose a man. Anthony felt so bad for me because I was being moved again he said “I’m taking you to lunch because I feel so bad for you and you’re the first person I’m losing as a manager”. I told him he didn’t have to do that because it wasn’t his fault and I wasn’t being laid-off, I was just being moved again. But that’s how he was…always concerned for others. He is sadly missed!
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Anthony was a great person. His radiance was all around Boeing. He will be sadly missed at Boeing. Anthony will be watching over all of you forever. God Bless you and your family.
Mary D’Avella
Your friends at Cape Regional Medical Center Cardiopulmonary Rehab and Fitness center mourn your loss. We want you to know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. God bless your family and your brother.
Please let us know if there is anything any of us could do for you or your family.
Kim, Walt, Joanne, Fred, Jody and all of your friends from CRMC.
Love, Miss Czop
There are no words to say how sorry we are for your loss. Some of our best memories - particularly Aidan's - were how supportive Anthony was of Dallin and the whole cross country / track teams. Anthony always had a kind word of encouragement for Aidan and was ever present at the meets - cheering everyone on. Your family will remain in our prayers. Sincerely,
The Mokris Family
Love Lori and the salon
I'm so very sorry for your loss..I enjoyed working with Anthony very much. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you.
The DeAngelo Family
It is with very heavy hearts that we extend our sincere condolences.
Anthony was a wonderful person who will be greatly missed. We always enjoyed laughing with him on the sidelines at the boys games and waving to him as we saw him jogging in town. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
~The Sindoni Family
To the entire Agatone family- I'm deeply sorry for your loss and my thoughts, prayers, sympathy, and love are with all of you guys...Mr. Agatone may not be here with us anymore, but he will live on forever in our hearts.
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My First, Best Friend
My strong feelings when the Agatone family moved to Downingtown still feel like yesterday. At 11yrs old, I had never experienced such loss and cried myself to sleep the night before Aggie left as I realized summer street hockey, little league baseball, football in the backyard, track, school, recess and all of the fun things after school would never be the same. We made some connections after that, a Holy Cross football game, I think a De La Salle dance, but 25 miles to one car, 4 kid families, was a huge impediment. Soon, the closest connection I had was delivering and collecting on my paper route at 600 Sherman.
I always thought we could connect again and some 35 years later, learned Aggie felt the same. My father passed away recently and in the receiving line, I was asked by a vaguely familiar face that looked 5 years younger than me, whether I recognized him. What a gesture, what a person, what a friend even after all of these years. His presence really picked up my spirits and in the few minutes after the service before the procession left we spoke briefly on family, job, etc… and most importantly catching up further in the future. I was excited that we would now re-connect, but I never conceived of the thought of time being a factor.
Aggie was a great friend and I was so lucky to have him in my life as my role model for future friends. As I can see from reading here, Anthony continued to make a similar, strong and positive impression on so many over the years and will be sorely missed and greatly loved. My most heartfelt condolences to his parents, sisters, wife and children.
Anthony and I had your typical big brother-baby sister relationship, he tortured me and I would hit him and run and hide behind my mother so he wouldn't be able to get me back. Although he always found a way to get me back, somehow he was always just one step ahead of me!. I thought and knew that he was the best brother any sister could ever ask for. He was my friend and my protector, if I ever needed anything he would go and get whatever I was in need of. All I had to do was pick up the phone and say "hey do you think you could do me a favor" and his answer would always be "what now and yes". There was never a time when he would ever say no. As a family we have a special bond that will never be broken, even though he is no longer with us he will always be in our hearts and watching over us as he always did.
I will forever love you Anthony, your time on this earth was way too short but I know you are in heaven watching over everyone of us.
I would like to share my memories of the wonderful, loving relationship Anthony and my mom shared. From the time Anthony was a little boy he was the definition of a "Momma's Boy." They were fortunate enough to have an amazing bond of love, friendship, and mutual adoration that I know in my heart will stand even this unbelievably tragic time. Anyone who knew Anthony knows that he would talk to my mom every day, not once a day, not twice a day.... Yep, three to four times a day. Of course if she didn't have the right tone, or she seemed sad or upset about something then the calls would increase until he was certain that she was ok. We all love my mom with our whole heart, but there was something so special about their relationship, They shared a friendship like no other. Anthony truly thought the sun rose and set on his beautiful mom. I know that Anthony is watching over her and my promise to him is to do my very best to take care of her now that he can't be here to do it . I know that Anthony went straight to her heart when he left us Friday morning and will remain there forever .