Anthony Dominic Macaluso
Anthony Dominic Macaluso, 80, of Pasadena, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016. He was born September 13, 1935 in Galveston, Texas to Dominic and Frances Macaluso. Raised in Galveston, Texas, but lived most of his life in the Clear Lake, Texas area, he graduated from Kirwin High School in 1953, attended Texas A&M and was a member of the Corps Band. Anthony also attended The University of Houston. He worked as a Project Estimator in the Oil Refinery Industry. Anthony was a hard worker, loved to travel, spend time fishing and being with family.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his two sisters and brothers-in-law; Jerry Crow and husband Jim and Jennie Crow and husband Layne. He is survived by his daughters; Terri Macaluso Scott and husband Cary of Pasadena, California, and Paula Macaluso Holland and husband Ric of Pasadena, Texas; sons David Macaluso and wife Leah of Bayou Vista, Texas and Mark Macaluso of Santa Fe, Texas; ex-wife and mother of his children; Shirley Keleman and her husband Charlie; six grandchildren; Rick Holland and wife Kim, Steve Holland and wife Megan, Christa Reichardt and husband John, Josh Macaluso, Joel Macaluso and Andrea Scott; three great-grandchildren; Braxton Holland, Brynn Holland and Harper Holland and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Anthony loved his family and had many friends. His family loved him very much and will miss him dearly.
A Graveside Service will be at 1:00pm on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson, Texas with Pastor Jon Redmond officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the James Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque, Texas.
Rest in Peace Mr Macaluso. You are leaving a remarkable legacy…your family: Especially two people I have come to admire, Paula and Steven.
You have raised a blessing of a daughter, Paula, and she has raised a very caring and devoted son, Steven.
God’s peace be with your family at this time.
Brenda and Rick Masek
With love to my four cousins, Terri, Paula, David and Mark. How much I loved Uncle A.D. goes without saying. He played a large part in my life as a child and an adult. He was a wonderful uncle to us and a loving, very caring brother to my mother.
Paula, I know you spoke to him at the end and what you said reminded me… When Mother died this poem brought comfort with it as I could visualize and feel her leaving us as she was gathered into loving arms that went before. What a party we’ll have when we’re all together again some day.
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says, “There, she is gone.”
Gone where?
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me — not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, “There, she is gone,”
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, “Here she comes!”
And that is dying…
So very sorry to hear of A.D. passing on Saturday. I had not seen my cousin in a good while. But we all have such fun when there was a family reunion with everyone! YOU WILL BE MISSED! May the Lord give peace to all of you family. LAURA ANN