I’m sure Tony’s family will be quite well off. His income over the years, investments, etc. made him a very wealthy man. His health insurance, whether it was private or came from AFTRA, covered most of his illness. That being said, I’ll give money the minute a fund is announced if that’s what is decided.
For a family of 5 living in the D.C. area, $169,000 a year is not a lot of money.
After Tony resigned, he said that his decision to take the job of Press Secretary had been a family decision. He felt he could make a difference, but when the money was gone, he would have to step down. The family understood that.
Then he did say the money had run out. He was going to give speeches and write a book, do many things to support his family, make money for college, etc. He didn’t have a whole heck of a lot of time from that resignation until he started having problems.
Tony told all of us not to worry when he had to cancel 2 speeches, it was a “minor problem, nothing to worry about” and he would be continuing his schedule. I don’t know if he had to curtail his activities after that or not, if that was the start of the deterioration of his health.