Tribute from Jennifer McCray Rincon

Jennifer McCray Rincon, Co-Chair of Acting, National Theatre Conservatory

I will tell you that when I found out about his death yesterday I called my mom. She knew Tony for many years. She said, ”I am so sorry I loved him so much but do you know what he loved you so much.” That was Tony’s great gift to me he celebrated me and loved me in a way that always made me more than I am. That is what he did for everyone around him. He made people feel the best of themselves and they always grew and became what he imagined they could be. I am here because of Tony. He found me so to speak. He was at the birth of each of my three children and though we had a professional working relationship he was a member of my family. I will miss him very much. Last night Stephanie Cozart and I went to the Teatro and drank some wine for him and looked at his pictures on the walls and remembered how much he is a part of everything we do here.