Thursday, August 9, 2018
I met Tony when he taught an OLLI class on photography and there was an emphasis on women photographers. I am a retired WVU graphic designer and in the late ‘60s and ‘70s I too shot, developed, and printed b & w photos and enjoyed seeing the world a bit differently through a lens as well as the whole tactile experience of making one’s own photos, so we discussed that vs today’s digital photg. too. When in college for art, I took both the history of arch. and fine art as well as two b & w photog. courses and not one mention of a woman in any of those endeavors! So, it was refreshing to have Tony cover women’s accomplishments. In fact, he had me over one day and showed me more about women photographers via the computer and a book or two. I would run into him at Kroger and (when I visited Peggy Isaacs) at Heritage Point and he always took time to chat a few minutes. I will remember Tony as a very knowledgeable and kind man.
I am very sorry for your loss.
Meredith Pearce
