{"id":361,"date":"2014-04-25T01:29:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T01:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neibaseball.org\/blog\/?p=361"},"modified":"2014-04-25T01:32:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T01:32:00","slug":"in-memorium-tony-martone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neibaseball.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/in-memorium-tony-martone\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memorium: Tony Martone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tony Martone<\/p><\/div>\n

ANTHONY “TONY” S. MARTONE, 81, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Saint Anne Home & Retirement Community, Fort Wayne. Born Dec. 13, 1932, in Fort Wayne, he was a graduate of Central Catholic High School Class of 1951. Anthony worked as a switchman, supervisor, and director of safety with GTE for 37 1\/2 years, retiring in 1990. He was the Commissioner of the PAL Football League for 52 years. He was a Eucharistic Minister at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Past Commissioner of City Little League; and Past President of GTE Employees Club for over 40 years. Surviving are sons, Michael A. (Theresa Pappas) Martone of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and Timothy J. (Amy) Martone of Fort Wayne; and grandchildren, Anthony “Sam” Martone, Nicholas Pappas and Benjamin Martone. He was preceded in death by his parents, Antonio and Jenny Martone; wife of 56 years, Patricia Ann Martone; and sisters, Mary Lobrillo and Madeline Lobrillo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fort Wayne sports legend Tony Martone passes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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