1936
Jesse
2013
Jesse Tony Seamon
July 9, 1936 — December 2, 2013
Jessie Lee ‘Tony” Seamon Jr.
Jesse Lee “Tony” Seamon, Jr., 77, of Morehead City died peacefully in his sleep with his wife nearby on December 2, 2013. Tony was born in Morehead City, NC and called Morehead his home for his entire life. Tony was married to Judith Barnes Soper in May of 1977 and introduced her to his beloved Carteret County. A 50-year Mason, Tony and Judy recently moved to Greensboro and were living in the Masonic retirement community.
Tony was best known for his dedication to hospitality and promotion of coastal tourism, skills taught to him by his father Tony Seamon, Sr. His long and successful career at Tony’s Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant began as a young boy under the tutelage of Tony Sr. and continued well into adulthood. He believed in supporting local fishermen and was always ready to feed his guests, at both the restaurant and in his home, an amazing spread of Carteret County seafood.
Tony was also a passionate supporter of NC travel and tourism, serving as the President of the Travel Council and was honored in 1990 with the Charles Parker Award, an award that recognizes “outstanding contributions to development and promotion of NC travel that transcends the recipients personal gain.” Supporting the work begun by his father, one of Tony's objectives was to promote tourism throughout the state. He was especially proud of his success in getting mountain regions to promote coastal travel and coastal regions to promote Piedmont and Western Carolina travel.
Tony was also a tenacious proponent of emergency medical services and worked tirelessly to ensure that the EMS of North Carolina was exceptional. Tony served on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council from 1970 until 2011. He contributed to many initiatives through service on committees and task forces directed at improving emergency management, and he was recognized for his achievements with several honors and awards. Specifically, as a result of his service on the EMS Advisory Council, he was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine at the end of his service, the highest civilian award for state service.
Environmental concerns were always a priority for Tony and he served on numerous international, national, state and local groups responsible for addressing environmental issues. A favorite project that had lasting effects was planting pine trees to control erosion on Cape Lookout, arguably his favorite place on earth. Tony took pride in visiting the Cape and sharing its beauty with anyone willing to make the trip. As his health deteriorated and prevented his excursions to the Cape he counted on friends and family to report back to him on the growth of the trees and the success at holding the sea at bay.
As noted when receiving the Parker award, “North Carolina has no better friend than Tony Seamon, Jr. His interests, goals, and activities are directed at making our state a better place to live, work, and play and a more desirable place to visit.”
Tony is survived by his wife of 36 years Judy Seamon; step children Shawne Soper and her partner Shirley Douglass, Brian Soper and his wife Lori Soper; grandchildren Emory Soper and Jeremy Soper; sisters June Alyetti, Joan Putnam and husband Kenneth Putnam, Mary Ethel McCabe and husband Gordon McCabe; nephews Gordon McCabe Jr, John Alyetti and Paul Alyetti; and niece Karen McCabe.
The family will receive friends on Friday evening December 6, 2013 from 6-8PM at Munden Funeral Home. A service will be held on Saturday December 7, 2013 at 11AM at Munden Funeral Home, Morehead City NC with burial to follow.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Whitestone and Hospice of Greensboro for the exceptional care they provided, making Tony’s final months pleasant. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to local rescue squads or to the North Carolina Masonic and Eastern Star Home Foundation, LLC; 700 S. Holden Road; Greensboro, NC 27407.
Jesse Lee “Tony” Seamon, Jr., 77, of Morehead City died peacefully in his sleep with his wife nearby on December 2, 2013. Tony was born in Morehead City, NC and called Morehead his home for his entire life. Tony was married to Judith Barnes Soper in May of 1977 and introduced her to his beloved Carteret County. A 50-year Mason, Tony and Judy recently moved to Greensboro and were living in the Masonic retirement community.
Tony was best known for his dedication to hospitality and promotion of coastal tourism, skills taught to him by his father Tony Seamon, Sr. His long and successful career at Tony’s Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant began as a young boy under the tutelage of Tony Sr. and continued well into adulthood. He believed in supporting local fishermen and was always ready to feed his guests, at both the restaurant and in his home, an amazing spread of Carteret County seafood.
Tony was also a passionate supporter of NC travel and tourism, serving as the President of the Travel Council and was honored in 1990 with the Charles Parker Award, an award that recognizes “outstanding contributions to development and promotion of NC travel that transcends the recipients personal gain.” Supporting the work begun by his father, one of Tony's objectives was to promote tourism throughout the state. He was especially proud of his success in getting mountain regions to promote coastal travel and coastal regions to promote Piedmont and Western Carolina travel.
Tony was also a tenacious proponent of emergency medical services and worked tirelessly to ensure that the EMS of North Carolina was exceptional. Tony served on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council from 1970 until 2011. He contributed to many initiatives through service on committees and task forces directed at improving emergency management, and he was recognized for his achievements with several honors and awards. Specifically, as a result of his service on the EMS Advisory Council, he was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine at the end of his service, the highest civilian award for state service.
Environmental concerns were always a priority for Tony and he served on numerous international, national, state and local groups responsible for addressing environmental issues. A favorite project that had lasting effects was planting pine trees to control erosion on Cape Lookout, arguably his favorite place on earth. Tony took pride in visiting the Cape and sharing its beauty with anyone willing to make the trip. As his health deteriorated and prevented his excursions to the Cape he counted on friends and family to report back to him on the growth of the trees and the success at holding the sea at bay.
As noted when receiving the Parker award, “North Carolina has no better friend than Tony Seamon, Jr. His interests, goals, and activities are directed at making our state a better place to live, work, and play and a more desirable place to visit.”
Tony is survived by his wife of 36 years Judy Seamon; step children Shawne Soper and her partner Shirley Douglass, Brian Soper and his wife Lori Soper; grandchildren Emory Soper and Jeremy Soper; sisters June Alyetti, Joan Putnam and husband Kenneth Putnam, Mary Ethel McCabe and husband Gordon McCabe; nephews Gordon McCabe Jr, John Alyetti and Paul Alyetti; and niece Karen McCabe.
The family will receive friends on Friday evening December 6, 2013 from 6-8PM at Munden Funeral Home. A service will be held on Saturday December 7, 2013 at 11AM at Munden Funeral Home, Morehead City NC with burial to follow.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Whitestone and Hospice of Greensboro for the exceptional care they provided, making Tony’s final months pleasant. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to local rescue squads or to the North Carolina Masonic and Eastern Star Home Foundation, LLC; 700 S. Holden Road; Greensboro, NC 27407.
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