Anthony David BEMINIO

BEMINIO, SWEENEY, EBERLY, CAROLUS, ERWIN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/5/2016 at 16:57:32

BEMINIO ROOTS IN WRIGHT COUNTY, IOWA

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Sergeant Anthony "Tony" Beminio
November 21, 1977 ---- November 2, 2016

Anthony "Tony" Beminio, 38, ended his final watch on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2016, at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines with burial to follow at Glendale Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines.

Anthony David Beminio was born November 21, 1977, in Fort Dodge, IA, to Frank and Patricia (Sweeney) Beminio. Tony grew up in Eagle Grove and Iowa City, and attended Iowa City West where he excelled in football and wrestling. Following graduation, Tony continued his education and athletic career which ended at Simpson College earning a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, and later the University of Cincinnati where he earned his Master's of Science Degree.

Tony began his law enforcement career in 2001 when he took the oath to protect and serve with the Indianola Police Department. In 2005, Tony transferred to Des Moines and was currently serving as one of the Des Moines Police Department's finest. He took a leadership role when he achieved the rank of Sergeant. Tony also served in many areas of the department including the Metro S.T.A.R. Team. Tony was a humble man who was honored and dedicated to protect and serve the community. He also spent time as a school resource officer (SRO) at local schools, and was loved and respected by his brothers and sisters in blue.

Tony was also a devoted husband to his wife, Zoe, and wonderful father to his three children, Cameron, Haley, and Maddox. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Iowa Hawkeyes fan, and enjoyed deer hunting and riding his Harley Davidson. Most of all, Tony treasured time spent with Zoe, attending his children's athletic events, and being together as a family.

Tony will be deeply missed by his wife, Zoe Beminio; children: Cameron Beminio, Haley Beminio and Maddox Beminio; his parents, Patricia and Frank Beminio; sister, Krista Beminio; nieces: Jillian Eberly, Katelyn Eberly and nephew Jakoby Carolus. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents: Geneva and Francis Sweeney and paternal grandparents: Myrtle and Fauncey Beminio.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Anthony Beminio Memorial Fund at the Des Moines Police Officer's Credit Union.

Ankeny Funeral Home -- 1510 West First Street, Ankeny, IOWA
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Anthony +%22Tony%22-Beminio&lc=4501&pid=182309438&mid=7151709

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Anthony “Tony” Beminio, 38, died November 2, 2016 while on duty with the Des Moines Police Department. Services were held November 7 at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. Burial was at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. A memorial fund has been established at Greenbelt Bank and Trust in Belmond to benefit his children.

Anthony David was born November 21, 1977 in Fort Dodge to Frank and Patricia (Sweeney) Beminio. He spent his youth in Eagle Grove until the family moved to Coralville. Tony attended Iowa City West High School where he excelled in football and wrestling, graduating in 1996. He continued his education at the University of Northern Iowa, Morningside College, and Simpson College where he earned a degree in criminal justice. Later he earned a masters degree through the University of Cincinnati. Tony began his law enforcement career in 2001 with the Indianola Police Department. In 2005 he transferred to Des Moines and achieved the rank of sergeant. He served on the DMPD Metro S.T.A.R. Team and spent time as a resource officer in Des Moines high schools. Tony married Kylie Erwin, and to this union three children were born. They later divorced. Tony currently lived with his wife Zoe in Altoona. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Iowa Hawkeyes fan, and enjoyed deer hunting and riding his Harley Davidson. Tony treasured time spent with Zoe, attending his children’s athletic events, and being together as a family.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Geneva and Francis Sweeney and Myrtle and Fauncey Beminio. Tony will be deeply missed by his wife Zoe; his children Cameron, Haley and Maddox Beminio of Belmond; his parents of Belmond; sister Krista Beminio of Belmond; nieces Jillian and Katelyn Eberly; and nephew Jakoby Carolus.

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Belmond is tied to police officer fatally shot in Des Moines

Tony Beminio, one of two Des Moines area police officers killed while on duty in their cars early Wednesday morning, is the son of Frank and Trish Beminio of Belmond. Frank Beminio is a retired Belmond police chief and former member of the Eagle Grove Police Department. He currently serves on the Belmond City Council.

Tony Beminio, a sergeant with the Des Moines Police Department, was shot on Merle Hay Road a short time after Urbandale Police Officer Justin Martin was shot near Urbandale High School about 1 a.m. Martin died in his car. Beminio died at Methodist Hospital. The man suspected in the ambushes, Scott Michael Greene, turned himself in to a conservation officer in Dallas County about 9:30 a.m. Nov. 2.

The Beminio family moved from Eagle Grove to the Iowa City area so Tony could play football at a large high school. He became a standout on the football and wrestling teams at Iowa City West, graduating in 1996. He was also an AAU junior wrestling champion. Beminio attended UNI, Morningside College, and graduated from Simpson College in 2001. He was then employed by the Indianola Police Department. He joined the DMPD in 2005. He was currently living in Altoona with his second wife.

Tony Beminio's first wife and their three children live in Belmond.

Members of the Belmond community expressed shock at the shooting, and they gave personal and written messages of support to Belmond police officers and members of the Wright County Sheriff's Department at a Coffee with a Cop event Wednesday afternoon in downtown Belmond. The gathering had been planned for several weeks, and people used the time as a way to thank local officers for their service in light of the terrible events earlier in the day.

An interview with Frank Beminio can be found at the Des Moines Register's website: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/11/03/frank-beminio-son-doing-what-he-loved-gunned-down-tony-beminio/93253078/

Belmond Independent -- Belmond, Iowa
November 4, 2016

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More than 1,000 law enforcement officers from across the country are expected to attend the funerals and burial ceremonies next week of two metro-area police officers killed in an "ambush-style" shooting Wednesday.

Urbandale Police Officer Justin Martin, 24, and Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony “Tony” Beminio, 38, both died from multiple gunshot wounds when a lone gunman opened fire on them in separate attacks.

Visitation for Beminio is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will follow the service at Des Moines' Glendale Cemetery, 4909 University Ave.

From the church, the funeral procession will travel north on Jordan Creek Parkway to Interstate 80; head east on the interstate; and exit at 63rd Street in Des Moines. The procession will travel north on 63rd Street to University Avenue, then east to the cemetery.

Des Moines Register --- Des Moines, Iowa
November 3, 2015