Tony Charles Schanel

Anthony Charles Schanel, April 3, 1975 - June 29, 2015..... Tony was infamous for his perfectly timed one-liners, being a MacGyver, a master chef, and a fisherman. Fishing and the love of the water ran deep within his veins... It all started when his father Brian Schanel and his mother Myra Schanel took him and his two siblings, Ashley Stewart and William “Bill” Schanel to their Grandpa George’s dock and taught them how to fish. Of course this was only accomplished by Brian and Myra buying the kids cheese and cracker snack packs at the local bait shop. The Schanel’s loved spending quality time together at the beach. It’s been said that as a child, Tony (aka Tony bologna cheese and macaroni), would collect dead crabs instead of shells during their family beach walks. Working with his family at Sanford Scale, as a third generation scale man, he traveled extensively with them, leaving an impact on all of those who met him. His dad always said “Tony you are Sanford Scale”. If you walk around Sanford and mention Tony’s name, there would be very few people that wouldn’t be able to share a story whether it be a funny or one where Tony was there to help them out. That was the type of man that Tony was.... He’d give you the shirt off his back and his last dollar and never ask for anything in return, but if you knew him well you’d know that you’d never live it down either. Tony married his best friend and high school sweetheart Kristy on April 18, 1998, with whom had their two kids Jacob (15) and Taylor (12). He taught them the essentials in life being fishing, how to select the proper power tools, the power of sarcasm, and most importantly, giving his family nothing less than his unconditional love and attention. He took great pride in his family including the four legged members. He took fashion cues from no one- even though his wife has excellent fashion sense. He could always be found in his white crocs, Costa’s, scruffy t-shirts and tatty shorts. If you were lucky enough to see him dressed up, you knew that it was only because his wife threatened him with bodily harm. Tony had a heart the size of Sanford and had the unique gift of making people laugh and will be missed but forever loved. Services will be held Tuesday, July 7th, 10am at Central Baptist Church, 3101 W. State Rd 46, Sanford, FL, 32771.