Anthony Marano

Anthony Marano, 65, who as president of one of the country'slargest tomato distributing companies was known as "Tomato King ofthe Midwest," died Saturday at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.

Mr. Marano, a Northwest Side resident, was president of AnthonyMarano Co., for 41 years. He started the company at 4 W. South WaterMarket and still maintains those offices along with large facilitieshe recently built in Addison.

Mr. Marano's company supplied most of the large grocery andfast-food chains in the Midwest with tomatoes.

"He was really a success story," said a friend and formerschoolmate, Lillyan …