Antonio Morelli

Antonio Morelli, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, after a lengthy illness.

A service is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Biggers Funeral Chapel.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of North Central Texas, 2620 West Freeway Suite 100, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

Tony was born December 26, 1934, in San Francisco, California to Francis Ford and Anthony Morelli of Perugia, Italy. He attended Georgia Tech and received a degree in aeronautical engineering. He loved airplanes and spent his life designing and working with them. He was a designated engineering representative at Frakes Air, and also worked at Lockheed-Martin and Bell Hellicopter where he worked on the V-22 aircraft until he retired.

Tony was a member of the Mensa organization. He belonged to Tau Kappa Episilon Fraternity and to the Burbank Elks group. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth, member of the Twosome Class and enjoyed participating in social gatherings.

Tony owned a farm where he planted over a thousand pine trees from small saplings. His dream of these saplings becoming huge pines to give the land the shade it needed has become a reality: leaving a legacy of nature behind. He will be missed by many.

He is survived by his partner in life, Beverly Stringer and her family; son, Anthony Morelli and wife, Kathy; daughter, Liza Morelli-Salfeider; grandson, Warren; and granddaughter, Cassidy Lynn.