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Anthony (Tony) Orlando Lasalandra
AGE: 81 • Boonton
Anthony (Tony) Orlando Lasalandra of Boonton, NJ and Ormond Beach, FL passed away at his Ormond Beach home on February 8, 2017 with his wife, son and sister-in-law Bridget by his side. He was 81 years old. Anthony's life began on September 14, 1935 at 111 Morris Avenue (later Monroe Street) in Boonton, NJ. He was the youngest of 10 children born to John and Anne (Di Odoardo) Lasalandra who separately emigrated from Italy in the early 1900.
Tony graduated from Boonton High School in the Class of 1954 and entered the U.S. Army in 1956 doing his basic training in Fort Knox, KY where he issued a challenge to all or anyone to out eat him in a pancake derby. Winner of the Alfa Company Championship by a pancake and a half, Tony downed 31-1/2 pancakes, an average of one outsize Army pancake every two minutes. He weighed in at 180 lbs. and swayed "out" at 189 lbs. After completing his basic training he shipped out to Braconne, France where he served as a Radio Specialist 4th class and was honorably discharged in 1958.
Upon his return home he became an Auxiliary Police Officer with the Town of Boonton and in 6 months became a regular Patrolman on the Boonton Police Force. He served with distinction and skill for 26 years retiring in 1985. During his career he held many positions as an Auxiliary Police Officer, Patrolman, Shift Commander, Traffic Safety Supervisor, Motorcycle Police Officer, Lead Patrolman on a Squad, Work Scheduling Officer, Patrol Sargent and Mentor to new recruits. He was a member of the New Jersey State PBA and served as delegate for his Local #212 and during his police career he worked diligently raising funds for Local #212. He established the Blue Open Golf tournament which ran successfully for many years under his leadership. When he retired the NJ State PBA Local #212 recognized his achievements with a NJ State PBA Gold Life Time Member card.
After retiring Tony took a few months off and getting bored decided to help his friend Jack Connolly out by taking a position as a bartender at the Bowling Green Golf Club, a private club where he could indulge in his love of golf. He also worked as a bartender for the Casa Bella restaurant in Mountain Lakes, NJ, the Reservoir Tavern in Parsippany, NJ, and in the pro shop at the Knoll Country Club in Parsippany, NJ. He served as Alderman for the second ward in Boonton from 1987-1988.
His life then took an unexpected turn when friends talked him into applying for a Security Officer's job with FedEx at Newark Airport. Naturally, he got the job and thus began a new career. His ten years with FedEx brought many new friends into his life and his schedule allowed him to follow his love of golf at his NJ shore house in South Seaside Park.
Tony was an ardent member of the South Boonton Field Club also known as the Panthers, a football team that began in his parents' basement back in the late thirties.
In 1963 because of his love of football, Tony and his brother Hotchie founded the North Jersey Football Association (NJFA) consisting of the Boonton Bears and four other area teams. Using his fundraising skills Tony was able to raise the money to start the team. Tony remained active for several years and never lost his love for the game.
On one of his many golf trips Tony joined a different kind of club in 1994, the 48 oz. Club at Don Shula's Hotel and Golf Club in Miami. As an elite member his name is proudly displayed in the restaurant.
In 2004 with his wife retiring they both decided to start using the Ormond Beach home they had bought in 1978. It took Tony about a year to renovate the house and on September 14, 2005, his 70th birthday, they made the move to Ormond Beach, FL. Returning back home to Boonton for holidays and summers so Tony could get his Jersey tomatoes. Last summer because he didn't make it home his friend Jim Paxos and his brother Hotchie both sent him a supply of Jersey tomatoes to enjoy. Tony loved to cook and especially enjoyed making meatballs, homemade pasta and bread for friends and family as well as his mother's chestnut cookies for Christmas.
In Ormond Beach Tony being the person he was quickly got active in many clubs. He was a member of the Indigo Lakes Golf Club, LPGA Golf Club, and Riverbend Golf Club making wonderful new friends along the way. He also joined The Loyal Order of Moose, The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, The Fraternal Oder of Eagles, and The Ormond Beach Elks Lodge #2193 where he was a Trustee and Bar Manager until his passing.
His family asks you to smile, remember and to toast a life well-loved and lived.
He was predeceased by his parents, brothers baby John, Walter and his wife Isabel, Angelo, Michael, Clarence and his wife Delores Lasalandra and his sister Mary Delores Leone and her husband William.
Tony is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Patricia (Morton) and beloved son Anthony J. and his fiancée Danielle Dowling and her girls Olivia and Ava Kern His sisters-in-law Penelope and Bridget Morton. His brother and best friend John (Hotchie) and his wife Angelina (Chili) Lasalandra, his sisters Josephine (Josie) and Carmela Lasalandra, his sisters-in-law Grace and Virginia Lasalandra. His beloved cousin Thomas Cacciabeve (Laurie) and children Thomas, Daniel, and Kimberly. His god-daughter Linda Makowski (Edward) and many nieces and nephews. His cousin Victoria Rizzo (Tino) and sons Valter (Brunhilda) and Angelo (Giusy) of Milan. Italy.
He also leaves behind his Army brothers Andy Hasho (Frances) of Wycoff, NJ, Gordon Wilshire (Kris) of Ft. Thomas, KY, Paul Witt (Anne) of Elkmont, AL, Dean Georges, Rockaway, NY and Robert Moravec, East Providence, RI. Last but not least his life-long friends from the Class of 1954, his beloved Panther's Club, his brothers in Blue, his friends at FedEx, and his golfing buddies in NJ and Ormond Beach, FL.
Relatives and Friends are invited to attend his Liturgy of Christian Burial to be offered at 11 AM Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 910 Birch Street, Boonton, NJ. Interment: St Mary's Cemetery, Boonton, NJ. In lieu of flowers please make donations in his memory to the Ormond Beach Elks Lodge #2193 Building Fund, PO Box 1355, Ormond Beach, FL 3217.
AGE: 81 • Boonton
Anthony (Tony) Orlando Lasalandra of Boonton, NJ and Ormond Beach, FL passed away at his Ormond Beach home on February 8, 2017 with his wife, son and sister-in-law Bridget by his side. He was 81 years old. Anthony's life began on September 14, 1935 at 111 Morris Avenue (later Monroe Street) in Boonton, NJ. He was the youngest of 10 children born to John and Anne (Di Odoardo) Lasalandra who separately emigrated from Italy in the early 1900.
Tony graduated from Boonton High School in the Class of 1954 and entered the U.S. Army in 1956 doing his basic training in Fort Knox, KY where he issued a challenge to all or anyone to out eat him in a pancake derby. Winner of the Alfa Company Championship by a pancake and a half, Tony downed 31-1/2 pancakes, an average of one outsize Army pancake every two minutes. He weighed in at 180 lbs. and swayed "out" at 189 lbs. After completing his basic training he shipped out to Braconne, France where he served as a Radio Specialist 4th class and was honorably discharged in 1958.
Upon his return home he became an Auxiliary Police Officer with the Town of Boonton and in 6 months became a regular Patrolman on the Boonton Police Force. He served with distinction and skill for 26 years retiring in 1985. During his career he held many positions as an Auxiliary Police Officer, Patrolman, Shift Commander, Traffic Safety Supervisor, Motorcycle Police Officer, Lead Patrolman on a Squad, Work Scheduling Officer, Patrol Sargent and Mentor to new recruits. He was a member of the New Jersey State PBA and served as delegate for his Local #212 and during his police career he worked diligently raising funds for Local #212. He established the Blue Open Golf tournament which ran successfully for many years under his leadership. When he retired the NJ State PBA Local #212 recognized his achievements with a NJ State PBA Gold Life Time Member card.
After retiring Tony took a few months off and getting bored decided to help his friend Jack Connolly out by taking a position as a bartender at the Bowling Green Golf Club, a private club where he could indulge in his love of golf. He also worked as a bartender for the Casa Bella restaurant in Mountain Lakes, NJ, the Reservoir Tavern in Parsippany, NJ, and in the pro shop at the Knoll Country Club in Parsippany, NJ. He served as Alderman for the second ward in Boonton from 1987-1988.
His life then took an unexpected turn when friends talked him into applying for a Security Officer's job with FedEx at Newark Airport. Naturally, he got the job and thus began a new career. His ten years with FedEx brought many new friends into his life and his schedule allowed him to follow his love of golf at his NJ shore house in South Seaside Park.
Tony was an ardent member of the South Boonton Field Club also known as the Panthers, a football team that began in his parents' basement back in the late thirties.
In 1963 because of his love of football, Tony and his brother Hotchie founded the North Jersey Football Association (NJFA) consisting of the Boonton Bears and four other area teams. Using his fundraising skills Tony was able to raise the money to start the team. Tony remained active for several years and never lost his love for the game.
On one of his many golf trips Tony joined a different kind of club in 1994, the 48 oz. Club at Don Shula's Hotel and Golf Club in Miami. As an elite member his name is proudly displayed in the restaurant.
In 2004 with his wife retiring they both decided to start using the Ormond Beach home they had bought in 1978. It took Tony about a year to renovate the house and on September 14, 2005, his 70th birthday, they made the move to Ormond Beach, FL. Returning back home to Boonton for holidays and summers so Tony could get his Jersey tomatoes. Last summer because he didn't make it home his friend Jim Paxos and his brother Hotchie both sent him a supply of Jersey tomatoes to enjoy. Tony loved to cook and especially enjoyed making meatballs, homemade pasta and bread for friends and family as well as his mother's chestnut cookies for Christmas.
In Ormond Beach Tony being the person he was quickly got active in many clubs. He was a member of the Indigo Lakes Golf Club, LPGA Golf Club, and Riverbend Golf Club making wonderful new friends along the way. He also joined The Loyal Order of Moose, The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, The Fraternal Oder of Eagles, and The Ormond Beach Elks Lodge #2193 where he was a Trustee and Bar Manager until his passing.
His family asks you to smile, remember and to toast a life well-loved and lived.
He was predeceased by his parents, brothers baby John, Walter and his wife Isabel, Angelo, Michael, Clarence and his wife Delores Lasalandra and his sister Mary Delores Leone and her husband William.
Tony is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Patricia (Morton) and beloved son Anthony J. and his fiancée Danielle Dowling and her girls Olivia and Ava Kern His sisters-in-law Penelope and Bridget Morton. His brother and best friend John (Hotchie) and his wife Angelina (Chili) Lasalandra, his sisters Josephine (Josie) and Carmela Lasalandra, his sisters-in-law Grace and Virginia Lasalandra. His beloved cousin Thomas Cacciabeve (Laurie) and children Thomas, Daniel, and Kimberly. His god-daughter Linda Makowski (Edward) and many nieces and nephews. His cousin Victoria Rizzo (Tino) and sons Valter (Brunhilda) and Angelo (Giusy) of Milan. Italy.
He also leaves behind his Army brothers Andy Hasho (Frances) of Wycoff, NJ, Gordon Wilshire (Kris) of Ft. Thomas, KY, Paul Witt (Anne) of Elkmont, AL, Dean Georges, Rockaway, NY and Robert Moravec, East Providence, RI. Last but not least his life-long friends from the Class of 1954, his beloved Panther's Club, his brothers in Blue, his friends at FedEx, and his golfing buddies in NJ and Ormond Beach, FL.
Relatives and Friends are invited to attend his Liturgy of Christian Burial to be offered at 11 AM Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 910 Birch Street, Boonton, NJ. Interment: St Mary's Cemetery, Boonton, NJ. In lieu of flowers please make donations in his memory to the Ormond Beach Elks Lodge #2193 Building Fund, PO Box 1355, Ormond Beach, FL 3217.
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Published by Daily Record on May 7, 2017.
Memories and Condolences
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Eugene & Ann Mini
May 11, 2017
Shocked and saddened--------Our condolences to the Lasalandra family.
Eugene & Ann Mini
May 11, 2017
Shocked and saddened-------Our condolences to the Lasalandra family.
Carol Lee Castaño
May 8, 2017
I will miss you Tony RIP my friend
Mike Leggiardro
May 7, 2017
Tony RIP, Mike Leggiardro here (Richie's Brother) many memories with the Boonton PD, so much knowledge and a joy to work with. I know you'll be missed by all who knew you. God Bless!
Robert Polyak
May 7, 2017
Our Deppest sympathy to the Lasalandra family
KELLEY
May 7, 2017
MAY THE THOUGHT OF KNOWING THAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHARE IN YOUR GRIEF BRING THE FAMILY A MEASURE OF COMFORT.PLEASE READ PROV 17:17
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