WHITTINGTON, Anthony John (Tony)

Born on December 29, 1945 and sadly passed away on October 12, 2022, aged 76. Tony was from a family of 7 boys and 2 girls – Keith, the late Eric, Maurice, Peter, Denis, Joy, David and Christine. Always a character who gave us a lot of fun. For many years he lived with mother and took great care of her. Tony started his working life as a bricklayer, then working with brother Eric milking cows at Thornton. On a worker exchange program he worked on several farms in England and Ireland. Tony also worked for D&R driving trucks, the Rubber factory, and a Super Shuttle owner. Tony had eye surgery on his right eye that went wrong as a medical misadventure. When he was a shuttle driver he was named the One Eyed Cantabrian. Sadly Tony ended up with lung cancer. A huge vote of thanks to sister Chrissy who really looked after him making sure the hospital and finally the rest home were doing everything possible for him. In keeping with Tony’s wishes, a cremation has been held. A memorial gathering of Tony’s family and friends will be held later. Messages to denisw@snap.net.nz