Anthony ‘Tony’ Damico

Photo of Anthony DamicoAnthony ‘Tony’ Damico, 87, of Denton, Professor Emeritus of foreign languages and the classics, died Aug. 27. He started his professional career at UNT in 1966 and remained here until his retirement in 2001.

Along with being a foreign languages professor, he served as the head of the Latin and Honors programs. He had a passion for learning and languages, especially Latin and Greek — classes he was instrumental in organizing at North Texas. He also was devoted to spending time with his family and always enjoyed being around his friends.

He served in the U.S Army from 1955 to 1957, serving in the Korean War. He graduated with honors from Xavier University with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in classical languages and earned a doctoral degree from the University of Cincinnati.

A memorial celebration will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home Chapel in Denton.

Photo of Anthony DamicoAnthony ‘Tony’ Damico, 87, of Denton, Professor Emeritus of foreign languages and the classics, died Aug. 27. He started his professional career at UNT in 1966 and remained here until his retirement in 2001.

Along with being a foreign languages professor, he served as the head of the Latin and Honors programs. He had a passion for learning and languages, especially Latin and Greek — classes he was instrumental in organizing at North Texas. He also was devoted to spending time with his family and always enjoyed being around his friends.

He served in the U.S Army from 1955 to 1957, serving in the Korean War. He graduated with honors from Xavier University with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in classical languages and earned a doctoral degree from the University of Cincinnati.

A memorial celebration will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home Chapel in Denton.