Anthony Vincent Nocito
Anthony Vincent Nocito, age 53, of Saint Louis, Missouri, passed away on January 30, 2014, at his home after a brief fight with cancer. He was born December 4, 1960, in Saint Louis, Missouri to John and the late Laura Nocito (nee Prosser).
He attended Saint Joan of Arc grade school. There he had an operation for amblyopia “lazy eye”. This operation and recovery held him back a year and put him in the same class as his sister Kathy (Rob) Suarez for most of grade school and all of high school. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1980. Attended Ranken Technical for automotive training, upon graduating he worked for Bauer Automotive. With urging of the Rollo family he began training as a carpenter’s apprentice. In 1988 he joined Sigma Aldrich in the label manufacturing department. He was still with Sigma Aldrich at the time of his death.
April 5, 1986, Tony married Rhonda Link. They have one son, Dominique V. Nocito, who graduated from Missouri S&T in December 2013 in Chemistry.
Tony enjoyed time in his garden, helping neighbors, and home improvement projects.
Tony enjoyed family; nephew, Joshua Jenkins and wife Stephanie along three children, Kaelee, Nicholas, and Kaitlyn; niece, Kristina Jenkins and great nephew Jeffery; uncle, Jack Nocito and wife Carol; cousin, Sue Gargiula and husband Tom along four children Nick, Matt, Mia, and Natalie; aunt, Maria Kleinigger; cousin, Vincent Kleinigger and wife Denise along three children Nicole, Megan and Kate; aunt Josephine Digilio and husband Richard; cousins, Cindy and Rosemarie; uncle, John Prosser and wife Yvonne and cousin Johnny.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Health Foundation, 615 South New Ballas Road, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63141
A memorial for Anthony V. Nocito will be Saturday, February 15, 1-4 p.m. at Concordia Turners, 6432 Gravois Road/Holly Hills.
Tony was a dear friend. Cedar, Ben and I will miss his generous nature. Tony was always ready to help friends. He was gifted with his garden and home-repair talents which I’ve admired throughout your marriage. I’ve spent many visits at your home “oohing and awing” the beautiful gardens he kept and the many remodeling improvements he made. But most importantly, Tony was a perfect mate for you, Rhonda, and I hope your mourning is not for long. Tony would want you to move on and enjoy life as the two of you always have. We love you and Dom and will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Jean
Our deepest sympathies to you, Rhonda and family. Our prayers are with you. Peace and love, Donna Cook & Rick Soles
The easygoing manner with a steely underlying strength. The silly sense of humor that cracked my brother up. The thoughtful, kind, and loyal friend. You will be missed. Thank you for being such a great friend to my brother, and for always being so nice to me. Godspeed Tony.
Goodbye, old friend. We had a lot of good times throughout the 80s, and I didn’t think those times would be the last. You always made me laugh. I hope we get a second chance to listen to some music and party together when I see you on the other side. My condolences to Rhonda and Dom. I’m sure Tony was a great husband and father.
Tony, I will miss sharing my birthdays with you. I will miss your riddles. I will miss you sharing a bit of your garden while sharing a beer from the fridge. You were a great husband, father and brother-in-law. We’ll forever remember your love of family, friends and neighbors. Love you.
Thank you Tony, for always being there for my mom, Carol Leimberg, your neighbor. You were always there to shovel the snow, check the mail or her dog when she was out of town or to check something broken. Thanks for always being there…I (and the rest of my family) will be eternally grateful! May you rest in peace.
Tony I wish you only knew how much I miss you. I will always cherish the memories of you and I growing up. I sent a Thank you to members of the SLMPD for all the phone calls and emails they sent me after your passing. I told them I only wish you knew I am not alone and that I have an extended family with all my brothers and sisters at the SlMPD. I thanked them for being there for me. I cry every night before I go to bed missing you, and I say to myself before I go to sleep I will be with you again. Love you Tony, I will be with you again!
Rhonda, Dom, John, Kathy- We may have been neighbors but we have always thought of the Nocito’s as familia. We watched you grow up to be a wonderful husband, father and friend to many. We watched communions, weddings and you grow into a wonderful man. When John and Laura moved away I cried for days but was so happy that you and Rhonda and Dom stayed in the neighborhood. We will miss you! Rhonda- Tim and I are just down the street if you ever need us. Love to you all.
Connie, Tim, Mandy, Lauren and Timmy Glanz
My dearest Rhonda, and Dominique- My deepest condolences. Although I never met Tony, he must have been a wonderful, brave person. He will be truly missed. Sincerely, Carolyn Foster
So Sorry to hear about Tony’s passing.
I have retired from Sigma now, but will always remember my co-worker. Rhonda, you were in my brother’s class at school. We talk about those days a lot. May God Bless you and your family and keep you in his care.
Tony, we will miss you so much. You were welcoming and helpful since the first day we moved in. You were there to help us no matter how big or small our project was around the house. We will miss having you around to joke and visit in the summers. Rhonda and Dom- our hearts break for you. Know that Tony was a wonderful guy and his love for others will never be forgotten. We will always be here if you guys need anything.
Rhonda, I am so sorry to hear about Tony’s passing. It was in our bulletin at church today. I wish I had known so I could have come to the service yesterday. Know that you and Dominique are in my prayers. Will be in touch soon. May God’s love and peace surround you. Dorothy Indelicato
Did he ever live at 4934 Shaw Ave, in STL? the Treasurer of Missouri has unclaimed property for his family to claim.