Thurston Ferdinand "Tony" Teele

Age 70, chairman and founder of Chemonics International, Inc., died March 21, 2005, after a long battle with lymphoma, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., with his wife and children by his side. Mr. Teele was an active, compassionate humanitarian who was loved and will be missed by many throughout the world. Mr. Teele was born in New Rochelle, NY, and grew up in Needham, MA, attending high school at Buckingham, Brown and Nichols in Cambridge, MA. He received a B.A. in political science from Amherst College, Amherst, MA, and an M.A. in economics from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA. Mr. Teele completed his course work for a Ph.D. (abd) in economics from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Mr. Teele, a longtime DC resident, began his career as a foreign service officer, working as a political officer in Greece and as an analyst in the USAID executive secretariat. From there he focused his career on economic development, living and working in such countries as Liberia and Afghanistan, until he founded Chemonics. Mr. Teele served as Chemonics' president from its founding in 1975 until 2002 when he became chairman of the board. Today, with more than 2,000 employees in 95 countries, Chemonics is a leader in sponsored economic development worldwide. Mr. Teele is widely considered a pioneer in global economic development. Mr. Teele's legacy is his respect for people, his passion for development, and the values he lived every day. He achieved his dream to make the world a better place. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years Barbara C. Teele, formerly of Dothan, AL, and five children: Ted Teele of Pittsburgh, PA, Stacia Teele of New York City, NY, Mark Carmichael of Scottsdale, AZ, Kristy Teele of Ledbury, England, Allan Teele of San Francisco, CA, and nine grandchildren. Mr. Teele is also survived by his brother Perry Teele of Bradford, NH, and his sister Melissa Woodbury of St Augustine, FL. Family will receive friends at a memorial service at 12:30pm on Saturday, April 2, at The National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW, WASHINGTON, DC. A reception will immediately follow at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Program, (Attn: "Tony Teele Research Fund") and sent to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, D1B07-Christopher Patterson, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02155. More information may be found at www.chemonics.com