Thursday, August 27, 2020

THE GLEANER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | C2 TRIBUTE TO ANTONY HART FEATURE ANTONY ‘TONY’ HART OJ, CD, JP A NTONY ‘TONY’ Hart, OJ, JP, passed away on August 20, 2020, at the age of 87, in his hometown of Montego Bay. A seventh-generation Jamaican, Tony was an entrepreneur and businessman of many accomplishments, most notably conceiving and developing Montego Freeport, a catalyst for the development of Montego Bay, into the economic engine of western Jamaica. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sheila (nee Desnoes), four children, Wendy, Mark, Bruce and Blaise, and eight grandchildren, Sofia, Emma, Max, Jordan, Maya, Frank, Ethan and Cameron. Tony was born in Kingston in 1932 but grew up in Montego Bay and was always a passionate Montegonian. He attended Mt Alvernia Prep and then boarding school at Munro College – the youngest boy in attendance at the time. He did well academically, receiving colours in three sports: shooting, tennis and gymnastics. Throughout his life, Tony attributed Munro College with being a great influence on setting the values for his life. Other early role models were his grandfather Edmund Hart, who was known for his generosity both to the poor and to entrepreneurs, and his uncle, Ansel Hart, who was a great intellect, historian and an early advocate of an organic approach to the earth and farming. Tony left Munro College at the age of 17 and journeyed to Canada in an effort to earnmoney to support himself in university. PLEASE SEE HART, C4