| Visitation:  
							1:00 p.m., Friday, September 7, 2018 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow 
							Funeral Home Chapel Service:  
							2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home 
							Funeral home:  
							Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 
							Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 
							Obituary  
							 
							Anthony Vespa of Richardson, Texas 
							passed away on September 3, 2018 at the age of 78.
							
 He was born on September 30, 1939 in Springfield, to 
							Anthony and Mabel (Clements) Vespa.
 
 Anthony graduated from Lincoln Community High School 
							in Lincoln in 1957. He received a bachelor’s degree 
							in electrical engineering from Iowa State 
							University. Anthony received master’s degrees in 
							electrical engineering and math from Southern 
							Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
 
 He moved to Texas with Collins Radio in 1966 and 
							eventually started working for Texas 
							Instruments/Raytheon, where he enjoyed a long career 
							as an electrical engineer.
 
 Anthony is survived by his wife, Beverly Vespa of 
							Richardson, Texas; daughter, Jennifer Conway and 
							husband, Larry of Fairview, Texas; grandson, Parker 
							Conway; granddaughter, Jordan Conway; sister, Teresa 
							Tierney and husband, Maurice of Lincoln; niece, 
							Annette Conner; nephew, John Tierney; and numerous 
							other loving family and friends.
 
 He was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and 
							Mabel Vespa and sister, Annette.
 
 A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, 
							September 7, 2018 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow 
							Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, 
							Allen, Texas. Interment is to immediately follow at 
							Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas.
 
 The family will receive friends during a visitation 
							from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
 
 Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s 
							Hospital at stjude.org.
 
 To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, 
							please visit TJMfuneral.com.
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