We created a GatheringUs memorial to celebrate the life of Tony Cruz. Collecting your stories and memories here will offer us great comfort. As we plan virtual and in person gatherings, we will share details here. Thank you for contributing to this lasting memorial.
Tommy "Tony" Cruz, or Tony Conga Cruz, spent the last half of his life in Austin, Texas, and is perhaps best known as a percussionist in the award-winning band Hard Proof. He was a proud Nuyorican, having grown up in New York's Lower East Side in the sixties and seventies. He also lived for a time in San Diego and Florida.
Family and friends, please use this site to post a remembrance.
His Austin friends will be holding a memorial event at a time when COVID is less of a safety concern. Please follow this page or the Hard Proof Facebook for updates.
Please support his memorial fund: gf.me/u/y24dkn