Il “Provided by Funeral Directors & Families” di Antonio Tony Munno, secondo un’avveduta usanza tutta americana, sullo Star-Ledger del New Jersey del 12 agosto 2010 -hanno annunciato la morte di Toni Munno:

Antonio "Tony" Munno, 62, passed away at his residence in Belleville on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.
-hanno avvertito che i funerali si sarebbero svolti il 13 agosto alle ore 11.00 presso la St. Peter's R.C. Church, Belleville
A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Peter's R.C. Church, Belleville, on Friday morning, Aug. 13, at 11 o'clock. For those who wish to attend the funeral may gather at the funeral home at 10 o'clock. Entombment will be in Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield. Guests will be received at the Irvine-Cozzarelli Memorial Home, P.A., 276 Washington Ave., Belleville, www.irvinecozzarelli.com or 973.759.1114, on Thursday afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 o'clock. Complimentary valet parking is available at the funeral home.

-ed hanno pubblicato il seguente necrologio:
Antonio was born in Amantea, Cosenza, Italy, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1971, settling in Corona, Queens, N.Y. He later lived in Huntington, N.Y., prior to returning to Amantea, Italy. In 1997 Tony returned to the U.S. and established a permanent residence in Belleville, where he remained with his family for the rest of his lifetime. Antonio was an internationally recognized women's clothing designer, an assistant in the employ of Oscar de la Renta, New York City, for 14 years, retiring in 2007. During his celebrated career he created clothing for two U.S. presidential first ladies, Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Hillary Clinton. It was not uncommon for Tony to travel to the White House for fitting appointments with the first lady. Over the years Tony and his family were invited guests of the first family, attending White House Christmas holiday functions during the Bush and Clinton administrations. Tony continued to make clothing for Hillary Clinton as she transitioned to Senator Clinton. Antonio's client portfolio was an international index of "Who's Who." A sampling of his devotees were Mrs. Kissenger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Candice Bergen, and heads of state worldwide. In addition, he created runway clothing for Oscar de la Renta Fashion Shows. Antonio possessed an inexhaustible passion in his professional pursuit of creative perfection in the assembling of women's fashion designs. Tony was unequivocally established as a devoted soccer enthusiast, right to the end of his life. Notwithstanding the acclaim he achieved, Tony was a genuinely modest and humble gentleman whose focus was his family first. He unconditionally loved his precious wife, his beautiful children and grandchildren. Home was a place were he felt complete and his heart was satisfied. Tony is the beloved husband of Rosa Maria; the devoted father of Felicia Muia and her husband, Giorgio; Natalie and Anthony Munno; the cherished grandfather of two grandchildren; the treasured son of Mrs. Anna Munno of Italy and the late Oreste Munno and the loving brother of two sisters and a brother, all residing in Italy.

La traduzione:
Antonio Munno, detto Tony, nasce ad Amantea – provincia di Cosenza – ed emigra negli Stati Uniti nel 1971, stabilendosi a Corona, contea di Queens, stato di New York. Successivamente Munno si trasferisce ad Huntington (NY), per poi far ritorno in patria e nella sua città natale.
Nel 1997, tuttavia, Munno torna negli States e si stabilisce a Belleville, contea di Essex, stato del New Jersey, nell’area metropolitana di New York. Qui trascorrerà il resto della sua vita con la propria famiglia.
Antonio fa il designer di moda femminile. A livelli “alti”, molto alti. Diventa assistente di Oscar De La Renta, compito che svolgerà per 14 anni, fino alla pensione. E questo gli apre le porte della Casa Bianca: Munno veste le first ladies Laura Bush e Hillary Clinton. E’ ovvio che, dovendo svolgere il proprio lavoro, Tony si reca molto spesso alla Casa Bianca. Inoltre, la famiglia Munno viene anche invitata – durante gli anni di servizio del capofamiglia – a pranzi e cene alla White House, soprattutto durante le vacanze natalizie.
Tony, dunque, veste le first ladies per tutto il periodo delle amministrazioni dei mariti: Bill Clinton e George Bush junior. Dopo la fine dell’amministrazione Clinton, comunque, Munno continua a vestire Hillary Clinton nel momento in cui la first lady diventa senatrice, nel 2001.
Il portafoglio di clienti vip del sarto calabrese, però, non si ferma alla Casa Bianca. Munno veste la signora Kissinger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Candice Bergen e molti capi di Stato. Inoltre, organizza svariate sfilate di moda per Oscar De La Renta.
Nonostante la fama, Munno – da vero calabrese – conserva una dote inestimabile: l’umiltà. La sua famiglia rimane sempre al primo posto. Ama devotamente la moglie Rosa Maria, i figli Felicia Muia, Natalie e Antonio.
Li ama tutti fino alla fine. Tony si spegne il 9 agosto 2010 nella sua residenza a Belleville. Viene sepolto a Bloomfield nel cimitero di Glendale.
E’ lì che oggi riposa il calabrese che vestiva le donne della Casa Bianca. E non solo.