Antonio Rossi Jr.

Antonio (Tony) Rossi Jr. passed away on November 18, 2021. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). He was born to his late parents Antonio (Tony) Rossi III and Josefina Griffin Rossi in Puerto Cortes Honduras in 1938. He was a US citizen since 1959. He was a resident of Harvey for 54 years. He possessed the ability to make people laugh and had quick witted responses. Predeceased by his loving wife of 53 years Rosalie Chuter Rossi. Father of loving children, Julie Rossi Folse (Lynn), Antonio (Tony) Rossi III (Michell), Dario Emile Rossi (Tammi) and Brian Joseph Rossi (Christie). Pawpaw to Jaime Folse, Andre’ Folse (Ali), Brian Rossi Jr. (Maci), Kaitlyn Rossi (Shane), Taylor Istre (Tyler), Peyton Rossi, Erica Rossi, Madelynn Rossi. Great Pawpaw of Bowen Rossi, Blaize Rossi, Blair Rossi, and Tyler Istre Jr. He is survived by sister Dione Bergeron and Catherin Martin (Richard). Also predeceased by mother-in-law Lucille Bergeron Chuter, father-in-law Joseph Chuter, loving grandmother Lucila Rodriquez, sister Nora Sullivan and husband William Sullivan Sr, granddaughter Lauren Elizabeth Rossi, stepmother Katherine Rossi and stepbrother Adrian Couvillion. He leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews. Tony went to Lakeview Grammar, Warren Easton and graduated from Tulane University in 1959 with a BSEE degree. He was on the Lakeview PSAL’s Unbeaten 59 inch basketball Champions in 1953. His first paying job was a paperboy for the New Orleans States Item. Tony worked at NOAW, Ingalls Shipbuilding Nuclear Power Division and Union Carbide Taft (Dow) retiring in 1996 as a Staff Controls System Engineer. He will be greatly missed by all that knew him and loved him especially his family. A Funeral Service will be held in his honor on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 1:30PM. Visitation will begin at 11:30AM. Please visit WWW.MOTHEFUNERALS.COM to view and sign the online guestbook.