My favorite memory of Tony starts off with the infamous words…” Just come up and I’ll sneak ya in.” I had wanted to see Finding Nemo terribly bad and Tony, like he always did, put the offer on the table. When my friend and I got there, Tony waltzed us in under radar and escorted us into the theater. The theater was empty! There was no one there except my friend and I, and Tony would make a guest appearance in between starting other movies and cleaning up popcorn.

When the movie ended, my friend left and Tony asked me if I wanted to hang out while he finished cleaning up. As the credits were rolling, a certain song enticed Tony and before I could realize what was going on, he was swinging me, dipping me, and twirling me up and down the aisles of the theater. When the credits were over, we went upstairs to the projection room and Tony showed off his knowledge of the equipment as I ooo’d and ahhh’d. At the end of the night he walked me to my car and we just stood outside talking for like 2 hours about everything and anything.

I use to think of that night, and think of the somber mood I was in when I pulled into the parking lot, and how he made me completely forget whatever it was that made me feel that way. There are no set of words to express Tony. He by far is one of the most unique individuals I have ever met. Like many of you, he encouraged me to think, to ask questions, hell to even rebuttal many of lives normal tendencies. He was the only person I know who would explain something to me in a way I could understand it, but at the same time not make me feel dumb or idiotic for not already knowing.

We shared some fun times together…questions of the day at the lunch table, prom court, running over curbs in Paul’s car, talking about hockey, radio, relationships, life, basically anytime with Tony was a time you would remember. So though this is one of the hardest things for me to realize that whenever I want to talk to him or see him I can’t. Whenever tears start to roll down my face though, I close my eye’s and think of us dancing up and down that aisle at the theater that night. That’s how I will always remember Tony Bossi, that suave, genuine, intelligent, guy who always knew how to put a smile on someone’s face.