Antonio William “Tony” Rivas, III, 63, of Martinsburg, WVa. passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Berkeley Medical Center.
Tony was born in 1955 in New York, New York, the son of the late Rose Benesch and Antonio Rivas, II. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, achieving the rank of Private 1st Class. Tony delivered mail for the United States Postal Service and was a Bellman at the Crystal City Marriott. He was of the Catholic faith.
Tony married Nina DeLong on June 17, 2007 in Manassas, Virginia.
Surviving with his wife are stepsons, Bobby DeLong of Burke, Virginia and Bruce DeLong of Woodbridge, Virginia; step-grandchildren, Eli, Hannah, Benjamin, Brooke, and Cameron DeLong; sister, Maggie Reese (Roger) of Fredericksburg, Virginia; brother, Michael Greco of New York, New York; nieces, Fayth Centeno, Verity SanSouci-Velez, and Heather Reese; and nephew, David Reese.
Tony was preceded in death by a sister, Sara Armstrong SanSouci.
A visitation will be from 10 am to 11 am on Saturday, January 5th, 2019, at Shenandoah Memorial Park Chapel with a memorial service at 11 am with Dr. Craig Bush, Pastor officiating. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, Virginia.
Memorial contributions may be made in Tony’s memory to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.
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