DUBLIN, OH — A funeral service to celebrate the life of Anthony (Tony) Barrett Neidecker, who passed away at the age of 97, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, will be held at Saint Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church in Dublin, Ohio on Saturday, January 25th at 10:00 a.m.
Tony was born in Brooklyn, New York in, 1922. He grew up in Paris, France. At the age of 7, Tony attended boarding school in England. He and his family moved to New York City in 1935 and went to the Allen Stevenson School. He went on to Exeter and Harvard University and graduated from the Harvard Business School in 1949. After graduation, he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he met his wife, Ann Hutchinson, while climbing Mount Hood. They were married in 1952 and had six children.
In 1960, Tony was hired to start John Deere’s European operations at their headquarters outside of Paris, France. From 1973 to 1977, Chase Manhattan bank sent Tony to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he established a lending portfolio system. Tony was a polyglot, speaking fluent French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Russian and English.
Tony’s spare time was dedicated to his wife and children, environmental causes, the outdoors and politics.
Most importantly, Tony was a devout Christian and a convert to Catholicism; his faith was central to his life. He believed in the power of the Holy Spirit, which guided every decision he made. Tony’s deep bellowing laughter, quick wit and compassionate spirit will be missed by all. He is survived by his six children and fourteen grandchildren.
In his memory, Tony encourages all to read 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathyrn Kellog and to make a donation to the Environmental Defense Fund at www.edf.org
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