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ANTHONY A. DELIBERTI (Age 79)
Of Saratoga Springs, NY and of Hallandale, FL, died peacefully on Saturday, November 9, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer at Saratoga Hospital. Born on July 28, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late William Deliberti and Francis Massa Deliberti. Anthony proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Deliberti worked as a teacher, coach and the Athletic director for over 27 years in the Montgomery County, MD public school system. He moved to the Saratoga Springs area in 1993. He was active as a volunteer with the American Red Cross, and was also a member of the Knight of Columbus and the Kiwanis of both Saratoga Springs and Maryland. In Maryland, Tony started the Community Service Program. He was also very active in the rescue and relieve efforts at the 9/11 site in Manhattan, NY. Survivors include two brothers, William Deliberti Jr. of Ozone Park, NY and Frank Deliberti of Rosslyn, PA and a sister Eleanor Grippaldi of Lynn Brook, NY. Family and friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday November 13, 2013 at the Snowden Funeral Home, 246 N. Washington St., Rockville, MD 20850. A graveside services will be held at the Cyprus Hill Cemetery 833 Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn, NY on Thursday November 14, 2013. Those wanting to attend the graveside service should meet at the Cemetery gate and will process to the gravesite. Arrangements and funeral services are under the direction of the Tunison Funeral Home 105 Lake Ave. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Online remembrances can be made at www.tunisonfuneralhome.com
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Memories and Condolences
for ANTHONY DELIBERTI
Lew Rhodes
November 5, 2019
Tony - Although it's been 6 years, we often think of you. Every time we see views of Time Square on TV we recall the times we spent embedded in that neighborhood with you. And a couple years ago, when we got to NY, we stopped at the Edison, spoke with the "Bellhops" who handled your trips all those years... and to a man, they remembered you fondly. And we do, too.
Jean and Lew Rhodes
Silver Spring
November 20, 2013
Tony was definitely one of a kind and will be missed by so many people. Tony always had a smile on his face and something nice to say to everyone. A true inspiration to all of us.
Miss you Buddy
Robert Lewin (From Miami Florida)
Gayle, Kendra & Lincoln Nelson-Cameron
November 20, 2013
Tony. It's still shocking to know his AMAZING laughter won't be heard aloud - but will live strong and sing within our hearts forever. My son (9) and daughter (10) and I knew Tony from his wonderful Arts & Crafts shows. He took my son under his wing and made him his "little worker" - which meant THE WORLD to him! We'll never say good-bye --- but, until we meet again our dear, beloved friend.
November 19, 2013
I first met Tony when I went on his wonderful Deliberti tours to NY. Always an exciting and fun time. This past October he was in the hospital and unable to make the trip to NY. He was sorely missed and may be rest in peace. Missed by so many. M. Mathieu
Michael Clements
November 18, 2013
Mr. Deliberti! I am just catching up with things. Of course you already knew that. You had to be the biggest reason I only got into a little trouble during high school. I know you are one of the biggest reasons I made it out..... through the front door. You made everyday a special day. You made it worth getting up and actually going to school. I look forward to seeing you again. RIP
November 16, 2013
Great man, better person, who changed thousands of kids and made them great young adults. Best teacher I ever had. He tracked me down in '95 and we enjoyed a great dinner up in Albany. 'Dels', you'll always be with us - from trips to FL, NYC, coaching our b-ball team at the Capital Center, and teaching English. "And when our work is done, Our course on earth is run, May it be said, 'Well Done; Be Thou At Peace.' " Brian Ranne FSK '80.
November 15, 2013
Mr. D. you will always be the best, for you brought out the best in everyone. You taught us how to be the best we could be. Good Eye Contact was the key to an "A" in Oral Communication class. Many years and to this day after leaving your class, you are the teacher that I talk about the most. WILL ALWAYS remember you, Oral Communications and Bowling.
Peggy(Mills)Tobery--Class of 87 GHS
Madlen Bursalioglu
November 14, 2013
Very saddened by the news of Mr.D, HE WAS AN AMAZING TEACHER an will be missed by all. To have known him was an honor.
Gail Street
November 13, 2013
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Joe Lucenti
November 13, 2013
You will always live in our hearts and prayers.
November 13, 2013
We went to New York with Tony for 14 years. We looked forward to the trips because we had the chance to see Tony in person. We knew of his education background, and he used that ability to get the theater goers to learn how to like different. types of plays. We admired his sincerity and friendliness over the years. We will miss Tony, and thank him for his friendship.
Sue and Ray Richardson, Derwood, MD
BJ Vaughan
November 13, 2013
Mr. Deliberti was the best basketball coach I ever had including high school & college. We will miss you Mr. D.
November 13, 2013
Mr. Deliberti had a wonderful spirit and a tough love teacher but great educator and I will always remember the days in school with him holding my first born child at GHS child development class claim my daughter and Donate G son were his children and should be treated with the upmost care!! WoW can't believe it was just thinking of him few days ago when sending out a text to him just to say Hello and How are you doing.... Mr. Deliberti you will be missed a lot and your spirit runs through all of Class of 1986 proudly... better check my spelling before you spirit tap me on the should staying on good grace with you always, you always made me keep pushing on even when got tough God put you with the Class of 1986 because your Special and God had sense of Humor that came with you, again you will be missed.... Sherry Gray-Jones and family
Harvey Metro
November 13, 2013
Mr. Deleiberti, to this day, you remain my favorite teacher. You took a group of students and me to a aerosmith concert at Capital Center. It was one of the last general admission concerts and you sat us down, then left so that we could be cool without our teacher. You have left a fine legacy for sure. If you set out to positively impact the lives of children, you accomplished your goal x1000.
Sharon Strelzer
November 12, 2013
Thoughts and prayers are with Mr. D's family. May his name always be for a blessing. He was an incredible teacher - amazing wit and encouragement for his students. Rest in peace.
Tony Sewell
November 12, 2013
May the Lord bless all that knew and loved Mr. Deliberti with supernatural peace, comfort, and love!
November 12, 2013
I am SO sorry to hear of his passing. Mr Deliberti was by far one of my favorite teachers of all time. The funny thing about this is that I was never actually in one of his traditional classrooms. It was the education, compassion, respect for others and laughter that we shared in the hallways of Gaithersburg High School and on the track when we did Special Olympic volunteering. I am humbled by the fact that we shared a birthday...I am a lucky girl in more ways than I can count for knowing him...He will be missed by many...
Janice Tepper
November 12, 2013
My thoughts and prayers to his family. Mr. D, you were a great teacher; you genuinely cared about your students. Rest in peace
Lisa Merrifield
November 12, 2013
Mr. Deliberti,
you were a great teacher who could dish out and take it . You were very sweet and tough. Glad I had u for my teacher at Key .....
Doug Thorne
November 12, 2013
Wow! Sad to hear of your family's loss.. He had an impact on so many
Michael & Theresa Della Croce
November 12, 2013
Rest in peace Sonny..our payers are with you..
Michael and Theresa Della Croce
November 12, 2013
Rest well our friend. You were my perfect vendor/neighbor in Bolton Landing, NY. God Speed. Kathy and Don Brown
Neil Emory
November 12, 2013
GHS Class of '88. Mr. Deliberti was the best. I was lucky enough to get a double dose because after teaching me in tenth grade, he allowed me to be his student assistant in my senior year. Mr. Deliberti didn't just teach. He was by his nature A TEACHER through and through. Whenever a student was not ready to give their speech, or had failed a quiz, or didn't bring in their homework, Mr. Deliberti would say, "It's hot as hell in Summer School!" Easily the best motivational statement I ever heard as a student.
Kelly (Hickey) Aldridge
November 12, 2013
What a wonderful man.He will be missed. He was so good to us at Key
Paul Boanton
November 12, 2013
Take a well deserved rest, Mr. D. Thanks for being there when we needed a mentor, a friend and someone to listen to our problems. You'll be missed.
Laurie (King) Perry
November 12, 2013
Rest in peace Mr. Deliberti...
Tina Marie Vucci
November 12, 2013
You touched so many lives. You were a good soul. RIP Mr. Delibirti. You were such an inspiration. Keeping your Family and Friends in my prayers........
leigh king
November 12, 2013
You will be missed.
Karen Werber (Cooke)
November 12, 2013
Mr. Deliberti was a loved and respected teacher at Key Jr. High. He inspired his students and instilled confidence in us while teaching us great morales. I was an athlete at Key and enjoyed talking sports with Mr. Deliberti. He always had a smile on his face and an encouraging word for you. He will be greatly missed but never forgotten! RIP.
Efren Diaz
November 12, 2013
Mr. Deliberti is one of a handful of teachers that I still think about. He took a special interest in me when he was at Key Junio high back in 82-83. He was the first teacher I ever had that showed he cared about me as a person and not just as a student. Heaven is a better place now that Mr. D's soul is up there.
Joanne Kinsey
November 12, 2013
May he rest in peace, I know he will, he was a great man that gave hope to his kids as a teacher and mentor at Key Jr. high in Maryland. We loved him , respected him, and he was our favorite teacher. Not one kid did not like, Mr."D".... he helped mold us to what we are today....and we all have nothing but fond memories of jr. high, and Mr. D is a BIG memory for us all..We love you and Thank you for being who you were and for having an enormous heart!!!!
Marilyn Meek
November 12, 2013
A great teacher in and beyond the formal classroom. How about the bowling games at White Oak? I met him volunteering at a Red Cross Drive in the late 80's. Marilyn Wilkerson Meek
Janet Hostetler
November 12, 2013
I was a student of Mr. Deliberti's at Richard Montgomery HS in the early 1990s. He made a huge difference in my life and the lives of so many! One of the experiences that had the most impact on my teenage years was a trip he organized for a group to do community service in Costa Rica. I'm filled with loss and sadness but also wonderful memories of all he added to the world.
Mark Wilkerson
November 12, 2013
Mr. D ran a bowling club for students at Francis Scott Key Jr. High in Maryland on Friday afternoons at White Oak lanes. Among the many wonderful contributions he made to school life at FSK, this might have been his best. I will never forget those Fridays. Thanks and rest well, Mr. D.
Jeff Robinson
November 12, 2013
Tony was a wonderful teacher and human being. He touched so many lives during his teaching career and I was lucky enough be one of those who knew him. Rest in Peace Tony!
Louise Speth
November 12, 2013
He was an inspiring, caring teacher. The world needs more like him, for sure.
David Barry
November 12, 2013
What a great man he was. An excellent teacher and someone who was always willing to help. I remember him from Francis Scott Key Jr. He touched many, many lives and will be missed by all. My sincere condolences and prayers go out to the Deliberti family. Rest in peace Tony!
November 12, 2013
What a huge loss to the community. Thanks for the memories Mr. D!
Tammy (Boyd) Stovall - GHS Class of '86
Kathie (Rodwell) Clapp
November 12, 2013
Mr. D was a special person. He made everyone he came in contact with feel like they were wonderful. May the peace of the Lord go with him.
jane Evans-Enright
November 12, 2013
Mr.Deliberti taoght more then just subjects in school he taught us about life also. We were all more then just students. He was a huge influence in my life. He once told me to slow down when reading so I wont miss the meaning of the story. After class he said apply that to everyrhing I do so I wont miss important things in life. Rest in peace Mr.D
Christine Maddox-Kaas
November 11, 2013
Mr. Deliberti was one of my favorite teachers at Gaithersburg High School. He will always have a special place in my heart.
Matt Axeen
November 11, 2013
Mr D, you will be missed. Far more than a teacher at GHS, he really cared about all of the kids and helped me (and many others) to do more and be better people. Very sorry to hear of his passing and my thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones.
Denise Niemoeller
November 11, 2013
Mr. Deliberti was my favorite teacher at GHS and he will be greatly missed. My prayers go out to his family.
Carol Harris (Atherholt)
November 11, 2013
You were a great teacher Mr. D! I will truly miss you.
Maria Gomez
November 11, 2013
Mr. Deliberti was one of my favorite teachers in high school. I have good memories of him and my class I had with him. I will pray for his family.
Andrea Patrick (Mattis)
November 11, 2013
Thank you for all you did for the students of GHS. God bless you and your family.
Andrea Patrick (formally Mattis)
November 11, 2013
You made a difference to the students of GHS. God bless you and your family.
Chet Chester
November 11, 2013
I will always remember that wonderful smile!
Tracy Rossi
November 11, 2013
Thanks for the memories Mr. Deliberti. Gaithersburg High School would not have been the same without you. -Tracy James Rossi
Darryl Copeland
November 11, 2013
One of the best teachers...EVER!! You will be truly missed.
Jean & Lew Rhodes
November 11, 2013
We've only know Tony for the past 15 years through the wonderful “classroom” he created with his NYC trips.
For us he was a “master teacher” whose concern for our learning was reflected not just in his choice of plays, but also in the Sunday morning visits that tapped NYC's history and culture by finding fascinating places that I (someone who grew up in NY) never had seen.
Thanks for the values you added to our lives.
Nathan Young
November 11, 2013
You are a great man, Mr. D.!
November 11, 2013
Please accept my condolences for the loss of your loved one. May you find comfort in the promises from the God of all comfort "you will by no means weep. He will without fail show you favor at the sound of your outcry; as soon as he hears it he will actually answer you." Isaiah 30:19
Orin Howard
November 11, 2013
My bald headed Italian friend. I am devastated. You are a part of who I have become. I am heart broken. I just called your phone last week to hear your message that you were at the beach. I will continue your legacy and pray that I am half of the inspiration you are to me!! I will forever love and miss you
Scot Schulze
November 11, 2013
Tony Deliberti was a teacher that could inspire you to learn even if you did not really want to. He always made you feel that he was your friend as well as your teacher.
November 11, 2013
Mr. D You made Such a Impact on my Education Thank you
November 11, 2013
Tony was that teacher that every other teacher aspired to be. I was very fortunate to have taught with him at Key Junior High.
Pam Fountain
Doug Robinson
November 11, 2013
A wonderful man....I enjoyed working with him on many community projects
Kirston Kaponin
November 11, 2013
I will always remember you, speech class, the bowling club! Thanks for everything. R.I.P
Joanne Fluke
November 11, 2013
Tony, it was a pleasure to know you and to enjoy all the trips I was on with you, and all the fun we had at the dinners after the last shows in New York when I went with the group. You were really missed on this last trip but your helpers did a great job. Even though I moved to North Carolina I still joined your trips even when we went to Europe.
Kathy & Joni Hanley
November 11, 2013
Both my sister & I looked forward to hearing about the "Tony's Trips to the Tony's" and couldn't till January to go to NY on the Bus Tours - Tony will be missed by many theater lovers!
Veronica Roberts
November 11, 2013
I enjoyed the tours to NYC so very much. Tony was a wonderful tour leader and always took very good care of his tour people! My condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed so much.
Christine Brennan (formerly Slone)
November 11, 2013
Mr. Deliberti you were so much more than a teacher and you will be missed by many! My sympathy to the family for your loss you are in my prayers! Thank you Mr. D for making me a better person!!!
Almayna Coates
November 11, 2013
Mr. Deliberti you will be missed.. You taught me at New Hamshire Estate Elementary School in 6th Grade. May God Bless you and your Family..
Jennifer Buxton Haupt
November 11, 2013
The great Mr. Deliberti was much loved at Gaithersburg High School and we in the class of '86 will always remember him as the kindest of men.
November 11, 2013
Mr. Deliberti,you will be remembered as the BEST!
Kristin Boswell-GHS Class of 1989
Stacy Bailey
November 11, 2013
I remember the first day in Mr. Deliberti's class. He stood before the class and said "if you dont want to learn, please leave now". What a wonderful spirit he was. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Debbie Phelps
November 11, 2013
A teacher that so many will never forget!!! Thank you for all your years of service to this country and its children!!! Peace and love to your family!!! Xoxo from an old student Class of 89! Gaithersburg High School
Ed Almstead
November 11, 2013
Tony was my very best friend and I will miss him. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Rosalie, Lucille, Michele Paludi
November 11, 2013
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
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