Anthony Thomas Arndt

I’ve known Tony for most of my 52 yrs. We became friends soon after his family moved into my neighborhood. We daily played baseball, football or basketball and video games starting in grade school. He was always a great friend who never hesitated if you were in need. Tony was instrumental in getting me started in weightlifting at a young age. He would attend a lot of my bench press competitions and whenever I needed a training partner, he was always there, 100% of the time, even after 3rd shifts. He was very good hearted and always wanted to help people which led to his desire to be a police officer. But after a few years with the Sheriff’s dept working in corrections, he found a new calling in the health/nursing field. Being a paraplegic for 32 years from an industrial accident, I’ve met a lot of great health care workers over the years. I believed his patience and empathetic nature would be a great fit with nursing. He was doing great as a home health care aid while he was working on the RN education/training It’s so sad and tragic that Tony left us so before realizing his true calling and all the people he could have helped through the nursing profession. I’ll really miss talking about life, cars and sports with Tony. He was an easy person to talk to, with an always positive nature and never complained. He was just a really really good guy and friend. He is greatly missed by many, far more than he could ever imagine. RIP my friend.