Anthony Joseph Loiacono

Anthony J. Loiacono, 82, died peacefully at home in Centreville, Maryland, with loved ones by his side on Saturday, September 10, 2022. Born in New London, Connecticut, to Albert and Helen Loiacono, Anthony was the youngest of three siblings--sister Antoinette Dupont Cretella (1929-2020), a former Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court, and brother Vincent Loiacono (1931), a pharmacist. After graduating from New London High School, Anthony received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in New York. While at college, friends introduced him to Pat Bonsignore, and the two married a year after Anthony graduated. The couple eventually settled in Connecticut where Anthony attended the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. He followed in his father's and brother’s footsteps professionally, receiving his pharmacy license in 1968. Anthony owned the Essex Pharmacy in Connecticut and later worked for CVS and Walgreens. He loved people, conversation, and storytelling. He relished chatting with customers and answering questions about medications. Throughout his career, he especially enjoyed working with and advising pharmacy students. For more than 30 years, Anthony and Pat lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut. When they moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 2005, they searched for a community that offered a familiar small-town feel along the water, and decided upon Centreville. Over the course of 14 years, they developed lasting friendships with their new neighbors and became doting grandparents to their four grandchildren born between 2003 and 2013. Together, Anthony and Pat had 56 wonderful years before Pat died in 2019. Anthony received a diagnosis of lung cancer in the fall of 2020. It was discovered at an incurable stage. He persevered valiantly, never complaining, as was his optimistic nature. Anthony was unwaveringly loved, supported, and assisted in those final two years by his new partner, Patricia Jamison. Anthony leaves behind two children, Kristin Loiacono and AJ (MarieJo) Loiacono; four grandchildren, Jonah, Aric, Kai, and Sidra; brother Vincent (Ann) Loiacono; brother-in-law Anthony (Carol) Bonsignore; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Contributions in his memory may be made to Compass Hospice of Centreville, Maryland, at compassregionalhospice.org.

Anthony Joseph Loiacono

December 14, 1939 - September 10, 2022