Anthony James Irwin (Tony)

Tony Irwin, 49 years of age, passed on Friday. December 11, 2020, at Lakeside Hospital in the very Emergency Room he helped open in 2005. He is preceded in death by his mother Carole Irwin and father Robert Irwin, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Kelly Groux, children - Alex Irwin, Sophia Irwin, and Chloe Irwin, sister Cynthia Hollman, brother Robert Irwin, Jr., and sister Christine Ingersoll, many nieces and nephews and his beloved dogs, Ruby and Doug. Tony was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016. He fought through treatment valiantly to be encumbered with multiple side effects of the disease and chemotherapy. The battle through these bonus diagnoses proved to be too difficult and ended in his sudden death. Tony lived his life to serve others. He demonstrated this through his profession as a nurse, volunteer Gretna fireman, Parish Nurse at Resurrection Lutheran Church, and volunteering as an Athletic Trainer for various football teams through the years. He loved his family and reveled in his children’s accomplishments. He enjoyed fishing and time spent on his boat or a frozen lake in his ice fishing tent. His downtime was spent with his sweet pug, Ruby, in whatever their current project may be. He enjoyed laser printing, woodworking, 3D printing, or exploring his Cricut and embroidery machines. He will be remembered as a jokester with a sarcastic sense of humor. He loved to make other people laugh and always had a smile on his face. He loved to dress up for Halloween and time spent with friends and a stiff drink. However, his greatest sense of worth was caring for others and he changed many lives in his career as a Home Health Nurse. We will celebrate his life well lived on Friday, December 18th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Roeder Mortuary . Memorials to the family at this time, in lieu of flowers. Roeder Mortuary Gretna Chapel 11710 Standing Stone Drive, Gretna, NE. 68028 402-332-0090