Anthony "Tony" B. Hammond, age 27, of Merrillville, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020.  He was born in Munster, Indiana on September 15, 1993.  Tony appreciated plants and flowers and liked to install stereos and work with electric.  He enjoyed life and will be remembered for saying "you only have one life to live."

Tony is survived by his father, Arthur Hammond; maternal grandmother, Barbara (Gilberto) Gutierrez; aunts, Elizabeth (William) Wade, Elizabeth (CiAnna McDaniel) Gutierrez; cousin, Zachary Fidler; fiancée, Stephanie Fazekas; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara "Barbie" DelValle; paternal grandparents, Noble, Sr. and Elizabeth Hammond; and maternal grandfather, Bernardino DelValle.

A funeral service for Tony will take place Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 1:00 pm with Pastor Bob Burton officiating at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Ave. Portage, Indiana 46368. Visitation will be held prior to the service on Tuesday from 11-1 pm at the funeral home. For more information, please call 219-762-3013.  Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.reesfuneralhomes.com .