Tony, who died of a second stroke a day after Easter, was born on the island of Grenada, in the Caribbean. Due to World War II his parents went to the U.S. and England and he was subsequently raised by his great aunt and uncle on Grenada, who loved him and made sure he had a good education, which allowed him to come to the U.S., at 19, obtaining an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Princeton and a master's and Ph.D., at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Early influences on Tony ranged from African Shango belief to education in the Episcopal and Catholic religion with the nuns and Irish Benedictine brothers, but the sea and nature were his greatest spiritual teachers. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Berkeley, Tony with Pat and their two children, Karyn and Peter, came to Vermont, with Tony teaching at UVM and then moving to Goddard College, Plainfield, where he was a much-loved teacher of all things Jungian. He and Pat bought a house on a hillside in Marshfield where the family celebrated all family birthdays and holidays. They spent an outdoor life canoe- camping, cross-country skiing, gardening, and hiking with many dear friends. Tony hiked the Long Trail in two weeks. He became a long-distance swimmer, often found swimming the perimeter of Caspian and Mirror Lake and Nichol's Pond. He was a long-time member of the Marshfield Conservation Commission and he and Pat were both on the Board of the Plainfield Coop for a while. They shared a love of poetry, music and yoga and were part of a Jungian study group for years. He shared his love of astronomy, geology and metaphysics with family and friends, and was a true renaissance man, always learning more about everything. He and Pat were married for 60 years. Very healthy all his life until his first stroke in January, 2021, he was recuperating very well until his second stroke and spent his last days in the Palliative Care Unit at CVMC. The wonderful and loving care they provided, along with that of the Emergency and ICU units, are so appreciated by Tony's family, as well as the East Montpelier FAST squad. Home Health and Hospice and Bill at the Council on the Aging greatly added to his recuperation; our thanks to them as well. Thank you also to all his friends as well as the Circle of Care, which helped him at home. He is survived by his wife, his two children, grandchildren (Peyton Dickie, Ana, Sage, Elijah, and Isaiah Mayhew) and his 7 great-grandchildren, as well as his half- brothers and sisters in California and England.
A remembrance gathering is planned for Sunday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. at the Old Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield. For more information, contact 802-426-3849.