Dr. Anthony 'Tony' Sollazzo, DDS, 76 FAIRFIELD, Calif. - Dr. Anthony "Tony" Sollazzo, DDS, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 76. Since 2008 he has resided in Fairfield, Calif. He died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Vacaville, Calif., at Winsor House Convalescent Hospital of a heart attack. Anthony Sollazzo was born Oct. 26, 1933, in New Brunswick, N.J., in humble surroundings. In his childhood he spent much of his time playing commando with his younger brother, "Leo," and friends "Sonny" and "Paulie." His hobby was building WWII model airplanes from kits. Later his hobby was photography, and he had his own darkroom in the basement of his home. "Tony" was the first in his family to attend High School. He graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1952. He studied at Rutgers College, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, N.J. He married his college sweetheart, Helena Doris Schmitchen, and started his family. He attended Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland, where he earned his DDS in 1960. His general practice residency as a dentist was with the U.S. Public Health Service in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, for one year. He was then stationed with the Coast Guard in Cape May, New Jersey, then spent two years in Harlem, Montana as a dentist with the Indian Health Service. He had private practices in Fairfield and Kendall Park, N.J., from about 1965-2003, when he retired. He lived in Branchburg, N.J. from 1969 - 2008 with his wife and family, and moved in with his daughter Katherine and her husband, Gregory Jansen, in Fairfield, Calif., almost two years ago. Anthony Sollazzo was an active member of Kiwanis International. He continued to enjoy photography and videography, and loved to travel, especially with his family, to nearly every National Park and Monument in the U.S. He enjoyed watching movies, such as musicals, cowboy movies, and old classics such as Marty, The Magnificent Seven, and Carousel. He was always ready to discuss the latest information about space and the universe with family and friends, watch a nature program or "How It's Made," or explore the world of classical music and art with his wife. At the end of his life he loved to read the Time Life 40 volume series about WWII. Anthony Sollazzo is predeceased by his parents, Salvatore Sollazzo and Catherine Zelino Sollazzo, and his beloved wife, Helena Schmitchen Sollazzo, 1934 - 2007. He is survived by his children, Michael Anthony Sollazzo and wife Carol of Lincoln, Del., Kenneth Anthony Sollazzo and wife Lonna of Martinez, Calif., Katherine Pearl Jansen and husband Gregory of Fairfield, Calif., and Jennifer Jean Stansbury and husband Mark of Laramie, Wyo., his brother, Leopoldo Joseph Sollazzo, DDS, and wife Antonette of Ada, Okla., his sister-in-Law, Marianna Schmitchen Sandor of Monroe Township, N.J., his nephew, Robert Sandor Jr. and wife Kirsten of East Brunswick, N.J., his grandchildren, Arlo and Hannah Rose Stansbury of Laramie, Wyo., Jeanelle Marie Wise and husband Jeremy of Crisfield, Md., and Paul "Paulie" Aaron Sollazzo of Princess Anne, Md., and great-grandchildren Marie Leigh, Abigail Jade, and Emily Sue Wise of Crisfield, Md. Visitation was held on Saturday, April 24th, 10:30-11:30 a.m., followed by an 11:30 service at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home at 1850 West Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533 (707)425-4697. Internment followed at the Fairmont Memorial Park at 1901 Union Avenue, Fairfield, CA 94533.
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