One of the truly nicest people i've ever met in a bar...or outside of one. Always had a smile on his face. Tony bought me a drink about a month ago..i guess i'm always going to owe him one. Thanks for the good days,Tony.

Tony was one of the last great pub owners in Fells Point. He will be sorely missed.

Tony, TONY he owes me $50.00 bucks !

Tony was a brilliant, thoughtful man who never forgot how to be a regular human being or how to have a good time. He was generous and good-natured. He was a gentleman. He was a friend. He was a man who mattered to friends, business associates, and casual acquaintances. He was and is loved. He will be missed.

I worked for Tony at Cat's Eye in the mid nineties as a doorman and barman in training, if there was such a thing. Tony was not what I expected when I came to interview for the job.

There was almost a "secrecy" about getting a job there, and one had to be invited or vouched for just to get in the door. My "in" was Skip the bartender, and when he took me to meet Tony, I had almost expected a dark, brooding man of the underworld.

But what I met was an affable character wearing flip flops and a Hawaiian shirt draped over his slim frame - rushing from place to place. He was the exact opposite of what I had expected, and as such, seeing him for the first time nearly struck me dumb. I had no idea what to say. But Tony did. He saw my nervousness and hesitation and welcomed me into the Cat's Eye family with open arms.

The work was hard, but fun, and I made many new friends along the way. Even though I only worked for Tony for a year or so before moving on to the heat and humidity of Georgia, Tony always greeted me as a long lost friend when I came to town. He would take time to sit down to talk with a candor that always made me feel at home. Tony always looked out for me, and for others, and had a heart as big as Broadway Pier.

I can still remember those sticky summer nights, standing outside, checking ID's and chatting up the passers-by, all the while stealing moments with Tony, having a laugh, enjoying the evening, and listening as he taught me about Fells Point and the bar business.

I'm going to miss you Tony. You're a bit of home that I'll always cherish, and a friend that I'll always hold dear.
Joe Severns

Baltimore has lost another irreplaceable, wonderful and quirky character who helped make it Charm City. Tony, we will miss you dearly.

any type of service---sorry Anna. Tom

What a terrible loss - my prayers go out to Ana and Little Tony.

I spoke to him just this last Sunday. What a shock. Tony was one of a kind. Without a doubt, the most pleasant and easy-going bar owner I have ever met (or, perhaps, ever existed).

Tony was a wonderfully gracious man, who welcomed me with open arms when I first arrived in Baltimore and at the Cats Eye back in the early 80's. Quickly, he and the entire Cats Eye became my "family", always willing to lend an ear and a libation....my son used the pay phone in the back bar to call the Army and enlist the day he graduated high school. The Army personnel showed up and sat in the back filling out the paperwork. Tony and the crew gave me hugs and let me cry momma's tears at the notion my boy was grown up........so many wonderful memories wrapped around Tony, Ana, and the entire Cats Eye crew......he is deeply missed and it is truly the end of a wonderful and charming era........

Tony spelled backwards is Y Not. Tony was a man that believed anything was possible. He never asked why....he always asked why not. I will miss him immensely and forever hold his love for me dearly in my heart.

Not being much of a night owl I would mainly see Tony in the morning as I hit the Daily Grind for a cup of courage. He always said hello, even when he was busy cleaning out the mess from the previous night's fun. He was a nice man and a Fells Point original. He will be missed.