Do all the good you can By all the means you can In all the ways you can In all the places you can To all the people you can As long as ever you can. -John Wesley We share that poem as a eulogy and tribute to Anthony “Tony” Macaudda. He is only the second person we have ever personally known that epitomized these words throughout his whole life. John Wesley was said to be the most beloved man in England when he died in 1791. Tony was certainly that in his world, which he left on Thursday February 6, 2014 just into his sixty-fourth year of life. We met Tony less than one year ago, on a street in Belmont where we admired his work. He came to work for us in May through June on a house project. With a break of a few months, he came back in September through December of 2013. We saw him every weekday and some weekend days for those four months. Unlike most experiences with builders and craftspeople, our friendship, respect and love for Tony and his brother in law Chris, grew as we finished this project. Our sympathies go out to his family and the legion of friends he had in the trades, in the veterans' organizations and the many organizations and friends he made throughout his life. In reading his obituary we see how multi-talented and rich his life had been. We feel cheated because we looked forward to having Tony as a friend for decades ahead. During the Fall, he began to be away from the job a day or two a week. He finally shared with us that he was receiving treatment for an Agent Orange related cancer. Tony was a hero in Vietnam. We know that because of his assignment as a riverboat gunner during the deadliest period of that war. He faced cancer as one more obstacle to move out of the way. He was a warrior to the end. Having spoken with him just a week before his death, we know he looked his illness straight on but stayed optimistic. He hoped to be back on the job for half-days soon. If only that were to be. We know how enormously difficult it would be for Tony to leave his family, whom he loved fiercely. His grandchildren would call to have him stop at Dunkin Donuts and bring something home to them. His face would beam and he would say he had to get going home. He shared his life story over the eight months we had to spend with him. His family and life were a great pride and love at the center of his life. Tony only did for others. His "can do" spirit was infectious. When a person is this spectacular, is a friend and love to so many, it reverberates like a redwood tree falling. We feel fortunate to have known Tony. We loved him greatly though ever so briefly. In his world of friends and family, and those whom he supported in many ways, a cavern of loss has been created. Our strongest expression of sympathy goes to his beloved wife and family and those dear friends we met and those we heard of...they have a huge loss to bear. A truly great person has left us and our lives will feel the loss for many days to come. God Bless and take Tony to a wonderful place. He deserves the very best. He did all the good he could for ever as long as he could. What a spectacular person! With sincere and heartfelt regret, Kathleen and Bill Lockyer