Als ich meinen Cousin Anthony kennengelernt habe, waren Jenny und ich noch sehr klein. Bei euren Besuchen bei uns in Taucha warst du immer freundlich, lustig und extrem gut gelaunt. Du konntest aber auch sehr britisch höflich sein, korrekt und ernsthaft. Niemand konnte dann in deinem Gesicht deine wahren Gedanken lesen. Leider haben sich unsere Wege nicht wieder gekreuzt! Man denkt, man hat noch so unendlich viel Zeit! Wir hätten uns bestimmt gut verstanden und viel Spaß zusammen gehabt.

Anthony taught both of our children to play the piano. He loved all of his students and delighted in their progress. He displayed drawings and notes from them on his walls and one wall of the piano room was dedicated as a ‘growth chart’ recording each of their heights! Anthony was very creative - it seemed he could turn his hand to anything from home repairs, making things out of wood, sewing and baking. He made a lovely wooden Christmas tree and gave it to Isaac and Jasmine one Christmas - we get it out each year. He also used to regularly bake Isaac (& us) shortbread biscuits, knowing it was a favourite! Anthony always had a story to tell of his youth and the things he had got up to - mostly music related and places he had played! Anthony also always gave the children cards and gifts at birthdays and Christmas. During lockdown we persuaded Anthony to try to get online so we could stay in contact and he managed to get onto Skype and we continued with piano online as best we could. I know lockdown was very hard for him as he missed the ‘in person’ contact with everyone. I was sad to see the decline in his health coming out of lockdown and more recently and his passing a shock to us all. Anthony will be remembered fondly by us all and I wish his Mum, sister and the rest of his family all the best. Xx

Remembering Anthony with much love. You brought boundless positivity, laughter and light into the lives of so many people. Thanks for all the times we shared over so many years. Will miss you very much - my life was enriched by being your friend. Sending much love to Jen, Tina and all the family. Xxx (I've included a more detailed tribute in the "Stories" section further down.)

I will always treasure my time with Anthony. The many fun weekends we spent in Wales with Tina and Jenny, the holiday in Italy and evenings playing scrabble. He was loving, patient and kind with a great sense of humour. It is many years since I last saw Anthony but it really touched me when I unexpectedly received birthday wishes from him on my 50th. The shock of his passing will always stay with me. RIP Anthony x

Tony and I met at Westbourne Park bus garage back in the late 80's. Our friendship grew in its abundance over the years. We visited each others homes for dinner and always had great times. I cannot begin to comprehend the huge vacuum his demise has left. Tony will be sorely missed not only by me but by all that knew him. May his beautiful soul rest in peace forever.

Our deepest condolences to Tina, Anthony's mum and Jenny, Anthony's sister for their unspeakable loss. Anthony's unexpected departure caused sadness and grief to us all. It was a real privilege to know this not only exceptionally talented musician, but also a gifted teacher and a wonderful, genuine person with heart on his sleeve. He left a fantastic legacy, which will be cherished and continued. “Those we love can never be more than a thought away, for as long as there’s a memory they live in our hearts to stay.” ❤️ With love and respect; Maria, Oliver, Emilia & Adam Stubbs

We are so very sad that Anthony is no longer with us. His sister Jenny is married to Mike’s brother Ken and we spent some very happy times with Anthony. In particular I remember him proudly walking his sister up the aisle on her wedding day and the time we spent celebrating his mother’s 90th birthday. He was such a lovely, kind and gentle person who obviously cared deeply about his family. What a privilege it has been to get to know him a little and to learn more about his incredible talent as a pianist and piano teacher and the legacy he will leave to his pupils of whom he very proud. Our hearts and prayers go out to his mother Tina and sister Jenny and all those who knew him and miss him. We send you our love at this very sad time.

One of the the class of ‘92, the original Control Team at Westbourne Park, Tony was a talented, thoughtful and witty man. I am greatly saddened to hear of his passing. RIP Tony.

My son has been learning piano from Anthony and he was always gentle and patient. He was such a great teacher and gained lots of respects. We definitely miss him always. Sorry for your loss Jenny. May peace and love be always with you and the family.

I have known Anthony since October 2019, when my daughter Emilia started to attend piano lessons. On our first meeting, at his very neat, tidy apartment, my attention brought endless number of amateur drawings, completed by his students and their younger siblings. Anthony would not hesitate to expose them all. He would also not hesitate to mark his living room walls by recording his students’ physical growth! Our meetings were always a mixture of chatting, telling stories, joking and playing. After some time, we would know so much about each other’s lives. Not for once I was thinking to myself; how come with such a little playing the progress is so impressive! Anthony would frequently repeat: ‘I don’t teach them, they teach themselves’. He had this relaxed approach to teaching, in a magical way engaging his students with music he adored. He would call notes ‘blobs’, challenging piece of music ‘easy peasy’. He would frequently reassure his students by saying; I promise you, you can do it! He would inject them with an enormous level of confidence, which would then bring fantastic results. There was no Birthday nor Christmas Anthony would not spoil his students with thoughtful presents. Even Adam, Emilia’s brother would get one, despite of not being his student! We were corresponding by emails, too. Occasionally, Anthony would send me a piece of music he beautifully performed for BBC in his youth. I admired him for his talent, eloquence, sensitivity, but also for his kindness and sense of humour. This all has been already strongly missed. Covid was an awful period for Anthony. His wellbeing was strongly affected. He was suffering from not being able to see his students nor his family. Life has never been the same after. On Tuesday, the 23rd of August we met for a lesson. Exceptionally, like never before, the whole crowd of us would appear. Anthony arranged it that way. Students were playing, one by one, beautifully. The level of emotions would bring him to tears. On Thursday, the 25th of August Emilia submitted her piano grade six assessment on line. The results came a week later. Anthony was not with us anymore. He would be proud. With love, Maria (Emilia's mum)

I met Anthony at scrabble club and also walking our dogs. Spent many happy hours playing scrabble while our dogs got on well doing their own thing (playing I mean lol, my dog was a Yorkie!). Sadly, we sort of lost touch the last couple of years which I regret. Very shocked to hear of his passing. I will always remember him fondly, a great guy.

My dear brother is sorely missed, the world is a duller place without his kindness, humour, patience and talent. He was a brilliant pianist, a graduate from the Royal College of Music, and used to give piano recitals in his youth. He was blighted with ill health in recent years, the worse of which for him I believe was when he was diagnosed in 2004 with focal distonia. This is a condition that is associated with pianists and affected both his hands. As such it prevented him from playing the piano again, which was devastating for him. He was nevertheless able to share his talent and love of music through his teaching. I don't think his students heard him play and so I have uploaded a couple of pieces of music to this site. These were recorded in 1976 when he was only 18. RIP my beloved Anthony. xxxx

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Anthony. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.