Tony had a way

Tony was shooting the game of his life. Well, maybe not the best “shooting” game. Maybe just the most entertaining.

He was playing a game of eight ball against a fellow Milton Moose Club member and the stakes were high: bragging rights between two old guys.

Halfway through the game the two decided to bank the eight ball for the win.

With Tony games of this sort became larger than life, taking on an import far beyond mere competition.

And so, as they say, it drew a crowd.

What began as a game between two became a spectator sport as a score of onlookers sipped on beers and watched the “show.”

When it got down to just the eight ball, the amusement value grew exponentially as each player missed sometimes incredibly hard three- or four-rail shots by a fraction of an inch.

Players and onlookers ooohhed and ahhhhhed as shots went awry by oh-so-little, and hooted as the two occasionally missed by a lot.

Whatever, it didn’t matter. Tony was in his element, enjoying the game to the max.

That game one July night last summer went on and on and on, no one able to sink the eight.

It was close to an hour before one of them eventually sank the eight. To tell you the truth, I can’t remember who won, only that it was a memorable game and night.

I didn’t knew Tony very well, but in the time around him, I never heard him speak an ill word of anyone.

Tony loved to laugh and he did that night.

Tony Nadeau died last Sunday in a horrific car crash in Farmington. He was 57. He will be sorely missed.

Visiting hours are Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 5-7 p.m. at the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main Street, Rochester N.H.
A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Anthony Nadeau Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 69, Rochester N.H. 03866-0069 to help defray costs. To sign the online guest book please go to www. Edgerlyfh.com.