Anthony Dale Arrington was born the youngest twin by two minutes on July 2, 1957, in Houston, TX, to Cather May Arrington and Freddie Wallace. He is the fourth born of five children.

Anthony attended and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1975. He attended Texas College on a band scholarship. Anthony had an immense love for music, and he was a member of several ensembles.

After returning from college, Anthony secured a job with the City of Houston. Anthony had friends from all walks of life, and to know him was to love him. Anthony led a life full of adventure and no regrets.

In 1984, he had a child with June Medlock. A bouncing baby girl, they named Toni. Toni was the light of his life, and he adored his son-in-law and his grandchildren.

Anthony accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Macedonia Worship Center, where he was affectionately known as "Uncle Tony." He loved to sing in the choir and play his tambourine. Anthony is preceded in death by his mother, Cather May Arrington; his father, Freddie Wallace; his grandparents, Harry "Booster" Arrington and Mary C. Taylor; his twin sister, Annette Gale Hall; and his grand dogs, Tupac and Princess.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter's mother, June Medlock, his daughter, Toni Caldwell (Brandon Caldwell), granddaughter, Braelyn Caldwell, grandson, Brandon Caldwell Jr., brother Kenneth Wayne Arrington, sisters Beverly Houston (Lynn Houston) and Althea Arrington, nieces Tameka and Tiffany Hall, nephews Joe Jackson Jr. and Derek and Deshawn Arrington; great-niece Leah Hutchison; one uncle, Harry Arrington Jr., aunts Rosie Arrington, Sandra Arrington; and a host of other family members and friends.