Tony Dunleavy

RIP 14/12/2024

14/12/24 -  Tony passed away early this morning. He was surrounded by all his family. Apologies that I haven't contacted his friends personally. I will contact you again with more details. Thank you -

Maureen.  Dunleavy

15/12/24 -

So sorry to hear about Tony – a fine musician and trombone player , a  lovely man and a good friend.

Sincere condolences to Maureen,

Frank Slater

15/12/24 -

 So sorry to hear of Tony Dunleavy's death. I think I first met him in the early 1970s - possibly depping with Lymm's Original Dam Jazz Band. Since then our paths have crossed intermittently with scratch bands or one or both of us depping.

He was a very competent and adaptable trombonist, but his mischievous sense of humour greatly enlivened any session he played on. If my memory is correct, Tony helped me initially get into Band-in-a-Box on my computer, visiting me in Bolton (John Birchall, also deceased, helped me with updates).

Condolences to Maureen and the family. I'm sure that he must have given as much pleasure to them as he did to fellow musicians.

Harmoniously,

John Muskett

15/12/24 -

Really very sorry to hear that Tony Dunleavy has gone on ahead.  A genuinely nice man and a wonderful musician. Sad news indeed. -

Andrew Liddle

21/12/24

So sorry to hear about Tony.    I met him when depping with the Chicago Teddy Bears where he referred to me as Ian McCan’t!! He was a fine musician.    I heard his solo in East of the Sun and West of the Moon,  lovely.

Our sincere condolences to Maureen.
Ian and Carol McCann

Tony with the Chicago Teds in December 2004