Tony Salvaggio

Tony Salvaggio, 96 years old, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Houston, Texas surrounded by his family. He was born on December 10, 1926 in Navasota, Texas to parents John and Fannie Salvaggio. He had 4 siblings, Allene, Rosalie, Lee and Frankie. On March 24, 1945 he married the love of his life, Catherine, and they were married 67 years.

He is survived by two daughters, Tina McGarity and husband Mark, Diane Salvaggio and life partner Sissy Smith; grandchildren, Brian Salvaggio and wife Jerrie, Shawn Sidoti and wife Tiffany, Lanay Boulet and husband Justin, and Madison Gilbert and husband Noah; great grandchildren, Cameron and wife McKenzie, Karsyn and husband Angel, Miles, Audrey, Ava, Charlotte and Leia; great great grandchild Saylor, and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind his dog, Bella, who he loved very much, even though he said he didn’t. Tony is preceded in death by his wife Catherine and son Darrel.

One of his favorite past times was softball. He managed the softball team at Stran Steel where he was the Superintendent of their warehouse before he retired. After retiring he and his son opened Extended Aftercare, a facility for recovering addicts, where he managed their softball teams. He also managed several softball teams at Berean Baptist where he was a member for many years. So you see he loved softball. After Berean he joined Northwest Baptist Church where he remained a member. Going to his lake house on weekends with his kids and grandkids and teaching them how to ski was how he spent the later part of his life. He was a great husband, dad and grandpa.