Author: RLS

Born March 5, 1946 Died May 26, 2018

Born in Tift County, Georgia, Mrs. Patsy Oliver Crumley was a devout Christian who loved her Lord and going to church. She taught Sunday school for many years and in the spirit of Christ put others before herself. She especially loved her family and doing and preparing for them. She was adored by many in her community and her kindness will be missed by many. Mrs. Crumley lived in Tift County all of her life, but had a spirit of adventure. She loved to travel, with her husband and her sister and brother-in-law, on their Gold Wing across the United States in their earlier years. Mrs. Crumley lived with frontotemporal dementia for four years before she passed. Due to her determination, she lived the last years of her life as she had the rest of her years: walking in the shadow of the Lord and being kind and loving to all of God’s children. If you would like to make a donation in Mrs. Crumley’s honor, please click here or send a check to Dementia Spotlight Foundation, 1180 Oldfield Drive, Decatur, GA 30030.

Dementia Spotlight would like to honor the life of the amazing Albert Anthony Zangaro and his son and daughter -in-law, caregivers for 14 years, Vince and Amy Zangaro.  Thank you for being an inspiration to us all.  In lieu of flowers, the Zangaro family would like in-kind donations to Dementia Spotlight Foundation to continue to help Alz/Dementia families through their journey. On the donate page please choose Dementia Spotlight Foundation Initiatives.

Our amazingly beautiful Pops’ ( The Wonderful Man who created Alzheimer’s Music Fest )
viewing and service will be this coming Sunday April 15 at Mayes Ward Funeral Home on Marietta Square
starting at 2:00pm. We hope you all come celebrate this inspirational Mans life. More info to come.

Born July 16, 1944, Died July 14, 2017

Tony met the one and only love of his life, Linda Brackman, when they were in junior high school.  They married shortly after finishing high school and not long ago celebrated their 50th anniversary.  A star football player for Foley, Alabama High School, Tony went on to play for Georgia Tech.  After a career ending knee injury, Tony transferred to and graduated from the University of Alabama, began law school there and finished at Woodrow Wilson Law School in Atlanta.  Tony and Linda stayed in Atlanta where they began his law and her education careers.  As a partner in the McCurdy and Candler law firm, Tony spearheaded its lender representation practice to become one of the largest in the state.  He was respected by his partners and clients, was a legal and industry leader, and was loved by his many employees.  Tony will be missed dearly by those who knew his intelligent and kind spirit.  His daughter, Whitney, her husband, John Oeltmann, and granddaughters, Ellie and Juliet, will miss their Dad and Papa who had such a significant impact on their lives.  Other surviving family members include brother and sister-in-law, Boswell and Kay Smith of Pensacola, FL.

Tony was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the prime of his life.  As Linda and Whitney wrestled with his diagnosis and its implications on all, they struggled with how to live with this disease as answers were not readily available.  Being told by the physician “The condition is terminal and this will be the hardest thing you ever do in your life,” they were left with feelings of hopelessness, stranded and with nowhere to turn. In the journey that followed, they became determined that families should have access to information on how to “live” with this disease.  As a result, the DeMarlo family founded the Dementia Spotlight Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)(3) entity whose goal is to provide that information.  They ask that those who knew Tony and wish to honor him do so by making a donation to the foundation at www.dementiaspotlightfoundation.org.