Posted by Terry Powers on December 21, 2022:

Anthony John Mione obituary, Dunedin, FL MIONE, Anthony John 82, died peacefully at home Friday, May 15, surrounded by his family. Born March 8, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a 1949 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. During his 25-year military career he was a pilot & an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, where he was named Permanent Professor and Head of the Physics Department. After his Air Force retirement he managed General Electric's Neutron Devices Division Laboratory until his second retirement at age 59. He and Peggy lived in Homosassa, FL until 2006, then moved to Regency Oaks in Clearwater to be closer to their family. He is survived by his wife, Mary Margarett "Peggy" Coots, of Louisville, KY; three daughters, Jennifer Grace Mione Bonner of Stillwater, OK, Jean Mione Bottone of Palm Harbor, and Ann Mione Purser of Safety Harbor; one son, John Kelly Mione of Seminole; seven grandchildren, Kelly, Megan, BethAnn, Tony, Michelle, Erick and Jason. He will be buried with full military honors at the U.S. Air Force Academy cemetery near Colorado Springs. A memorial celebration will be scheduled at a future date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. Moss Feaster Funeral Home Dunedin Chapel Published by Tampa Bay Times on May 17, 2009.

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