It’s quite possible that Tony might have had a hard time getting enough life insurance, or it may have been extremely expensive, with the history of cancer in his family.
I’m sorry. At the risk of sounding cold (because Tony really seemed like a fine man), the guy had years of work hosting television and radio programs (not to mention the President’s spokesman) where he HAD to have made a good living. If for some reason there’s not enough there to send his children to college... well... welcome to the real world. What’s stopping them from getting part time jobs and paying their OWN way through college?