Tony's Dad, Frank Anthony Sirico, Sr., died of cancer
in 1984, when Tony was 11 and Hedy was 15.
He was cremated and his remains were kept safe with us in a brass ginger jar on the mantle over the fireplace.
That ginger jar remained there for the next 13 years
as his children grew up and became adults.
When Tony died in 1997, it was decided
that his Dad's remains be buried with him . . .
and so they were . . .
Father and Son together for eternity.
Proceeds from Tony's Memorial Fund were donated to the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Boston, MA, to help produce a video that will instruct
educators on how to recognize and respond to OCD in school-aged children.
No child should have to endure years of needless pain and suffering.
For more information about OCD, please visit the
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation's website at:
What happened at that moment -
10:00 p.m. on Sept. 17th, 1997,
is between God and Tony.
It is their secret ... and their secret alone.
