Anthony Joseph "Tony G." Gennarelli (1958-2013)

GENNARELLI, WADDELL, JOHNSON, SALL, HUNTER, COLLIGAN, SARABRIA, COXSON, JONES

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 11/16/2013 at 14:28:11

From Chet Ryan Mortuary obituary, Nevada, Story County, Iowa:

Anthony Joseph "Tony G." Gennarelli, 54 of Las Vegas passed away peacefully on Friday, April 5, 2013. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 3 in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery with Pastor David R. Burling officiating.

Tony was born on May 27, 1958 to Morris and Peggy Jean (Waddell) Gennarelli in Copiague, Long Island, NY. In 1961, the family moved to Las Vegas. At the age of 17, he traveled with a band in the northwest doing their sound and lighting. Moving to California in the 1980's, he became a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 80 Motion Picture and Television Grips in Hollywood. He worked on such films as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beaches and various television shows such as St. Elsewhere, Dallas, Cheers, and many more, including three seasons on Matlock. In 1991, he graduated from the Sony Institute of Applied Video Technology in Hollywood, CA. Returning to Las Vegas, he became a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 720 and Teamsters 631. He worked at many hotels and convention centers on various events, in addition to television and film productions that came to town. His career also included working on a number of music videos. Since 2008, Tony was a much loved business agent (film and television) for Local 720. He lobbied in Carson City for the passage of the Nevada Tax Film Incentive which passed before the end of the session. He was also a delegate to the AFL/CIO Central Labor Council.
On March 28, 1998, he married Martha Lynn Johnson. Although they had no children, they had many of the four-legged kind. Tony loved life, was an avid golfer, and enjoyed skiing, riding his motorcycle, camping, listening to music and lying in the pool.

He is survived by his wife Martha of Las Vegas; brother Morris (Chic) Gennarelli of Palm Springs, CA; cousins Linda Sall, Beth Sall Hunter (Uel), Cash Colligan, Deena Sall Sarabria (John), Johnny, Jake, Gia Sarabria; mother-in-law, Betty Johnson; brother-in-law Wendell Johnson; sister-in-law Mary Coxson-Jones (Ken), niece Carissa, nephews, Chandler, and Camden Coxson; great-nephew Grayson Coxson, all of Las Vegas; and many friends near and far in his personal and professional life he considered family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Las Vegas Valley Humane Society, or the Nevada SPCA in Tony's honor.

Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada Iowa has been entrusted with the local arrangements.

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