“Tony” Sorrentino was born in Patterson, New Jersey in 1922 and passed away Sunday Evening shortly after enjoying Super Bowl 44. The beloved husband of Dawn Sorrentino for more than 51 years, he is survived by his two daughters, Diana Page Burks Jordan, Dayna Sorrentino Kocher, and his son, Chipp Boomer Sorrentino, as well as his grandsons, Arian Burks, Justin Burks, and Alexander Kocher. His son-in-law, Christopher Kocher, passed in 2023. Tony is also survived by his son-in-law, Berry Burks.

He was a WWII veteran of the cream of the crop U.S. Army Air Corps, where as a commissioned pilot, he flew as a Non-Commissioned Officer on B – 24 missions over the South Pacific. In addition, he played semi-professional football for the Elite Army Air Corps Football League.

Post-military, he played one season for the San Francisco 49’rs as a defensive and tight end. He scored two touchdowns at then $ 500 per touchdown some 60 years ago.

He continued his Higher Education at Penn State where he again played Defensive and Tight End for the Nittany Lions football program in Happy Valley, Pennsylvania.

He received his Master’s Degree from Seton Hall University and taught Biology and the Earth Sciences from the early 1950’s through the late 1970’s.

The family belonged to the Unitarian Church in Plainfield New Jersey, where Tony was a Sunday School Teacher for many years, as well as being an active member of the Scotch Plains Lion’s Club, American Legion, and Parish Players, a local “Little Theatre” group.

In 1979, the family moved to Pembroke Pines, Florida as Dawn worked for Eastern Air Lines and her transfer was easy as Tony also segued into a position in Eastern’s Materials Distribution Department at Miami International Airport. The couple worked for the famous Air Line until Eastern retired itself. They then bought and operated a local Travel Agency.

A man with a razor sharp mind for detail and superior photographic recall, he and his beloved wife Dawn traveled the Earth with over 5 million Air Miles, including setting foot on both the Arctic and Antarctic, plus 148 cruises to the many ports around the world.

During his retirement he continued to give back to humanity by volunteering his valuable time to the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science.

As of today, he is still giving back to humanity vis a vis his unselfish donation of his brain and spinal cord tissue to Boston University’s School of Medicine under their Sports Legacy Program for the Study of Encephalopathy and Traumatic Injury.

Donations under his name are welcome to the Museum of Discovery and Science. ATTN: Melissa Donalson, 401 SW 2nd Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312.

Live for today and move ahead for tomorrow. We love you forever.