The family of Tony Passarelli

Hey, this is Ricky, on behalf of Tony Passarelli and Melissa DeVries and both of their families. As some of you know, Tony suffered from normally-occurring seizures during his lifetime. On his way to work Tuesday morning, he had a seizure on the bus, and went into cardiac arrest. He has been on life support since Tuesday and has not improved, so his family has made the very hard decision to let him be at peace. Tony has been a great friend to many people, and had recently found a new home in the kava community. He has been sober and positively improving his life in many ways, including the achievement of many goals he once thought unachievable. He has always been someone who never prioritized himself over others, putting everyone around him first. Even when he didn’t know them. He has been a truly great person who couldn’t help but light up a room with his goofy personality and metal music.

While nothing can ease the pain of loss, I am trying to help them alleviate some of the stress of this financially. Any money collected will be sent to his brother Jeff to distribute as needed for medical, memorial, funeral, and any other expenses. Any possible excess will go to his fiancé and his immediate family to help with any other expenses from loss of work, etc. Everything and anything helps in this hard time.