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Anton "Tony" Randono, passed away in his sleep at his home in Boulder City, the evening of Saturday, July 30, 2005, age 59. He was born July 6, 1946, in the state of Washington. He was a resident of Southern Nevada for 50 years, a member of Teamsters Union and retired from Stewart Construction in 1999.
As a teenager he worked hard to promote auto racing and won trophies for accomplishing five Wins with his street rods and motorcycles. He graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1965 and from Orange Coast College, California, with his best buddy, Ray Fogarty.
Tony is survived by his lovely children, Jason Randono of Huntington Beach, Jennifer Randono of Newport Beach, and Janine Randono of Hollywood, all in California. He is also survived by his two grandsons, Blake and Jesse Randono; his brother, James; his sister, Susan Randono Forgarty; and his mother, Carroll Randono. He Is Now In The Kingdom Of God with his precious brother, William Al Randono and their Dad, Eugene Charles Randono. Memorial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Davis Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave, 702-736-6200.
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Craig Jolley
Tony came to las Vegas in 1959, sort of took my place at Paradise School in 7th grade since I moved across town that summer. A lot of my friends like Rod Conner, Ric Scarff, Michele Goffstein, Pam Schofield, Bob Jones gravitated to Tony, a really likeable guy.
He sat next to me at the back of Mr. Alleman/Mr. Knapp's American History class junior year. It was first period, home room, and we'd usually get to class early so we could skim the assigned reading in case we got a quiz but usually ended up talking about his main interest, cars. He loved his '64 Ford, 424 engine, over 400 hp, 4-speed of course, he entered at the drag races most weekends. Halfway through the year on a whim he bought a 1930's era Ford he also took to the drags even though he'd blown second gear. He complained he kept losing because of the fallout shifting from first to third. He liked to throw out hilarious comments about foibles of classmates, teachers, and especially himself. He knew I was romantically challenged so he kept after me to try my luck with a pretty girl in the class neither of us knew. Sweet, completely natural, loved to laugh, wonderful company.