Tony Espinosa was born October 4, 1951 to Casimero Jose and Maria Julianita Espinosa in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Tony was raised in a very modest home on Ellis Street with his three siblings. Tony graduated from Rancho High School in 1969. He cooked at and managed numerous restaurants in the Vegas valley as a young man until becoming a carpenter in the early ‘70s. Carpentry took Tony to New Mexico to build homes on an Indian reservation for a short time, but the boom of the Las Vegas strip brought him home.
He joined the Carpenters Union Local 1977 in 1979. Tony worked on many projects to include Caesars Palace remodels, MGM Grand, Luxor, Monte Carlo, Mandalay Bay and the I-95 to name a few. Tony retired from the Carpenters Union in 2004 after 25 years in the trade and eventually relocated to Mammoth Creek, Utah. Tony found his greatest peace on Cedar Mountain. He was living his best life as a mountain man and volunteer fireman, regularly poking fun at “flatlanders”.
Tony was everyone’s favorite uncle – related or not. He enjoyed playing poker, fishing, drinking around a campfire, snowmobiling and above all, spending time with his grandchildren.
Tony is survived by his siblings: Rosalyn, Bob and Debbie; his children: Casey (Tina), Tobie (Pat) and Marcos (Maria); and grandchildren: Lauren, Myles, Andee, Ava, Lia, Ana and Bo.
The family would like to especially thank the Mammoth Creek community for watching over Tony and regularly saving him from his own crazy antics.
A Flatlander service will be held at Palm Mortuary Henderson, 800 S. Boulder Highway, on Friday, March 29 at 6 pm. “Happy Hour” (non-alcoholic) will be held from 5-6 pm.
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