Anthony Andrews-Speed

GREENSBORO Anthony (Tony) Andrews-Speed passed into his peace on January 8, 2019, at Beacon Place, Hospice & Palliative Care. Family and friends will gather to honor Tony at 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 13. Please contact the family for information. He is survived by his two sisters, Pam Thompson, who lives in Fairfax, VA, and Cathy Evans, who lives in Indianapolis, IN, along with two nieces, Amanda Evans and Kris Thompson; two nephews, Tony Evans and Jeremy Thompson; two grand-nieces, Ciara Baker and Neko Thompson; and three grand-nephews, J.P. Evans, Calen Thompson, and Colin Keith. Tony was born on November 13, 1947, in Washington, DC and was adopted from St. Anne's Orphanage by James and Helene Andrews-Speed. He was known by many from his 23-year career at Farr Associates (now BBT Leadership Institute), where he developed and taught many leadership classes for executives from major corporations as well as small business entrepreneurs. He was also a gifted counselor for many who sought a better path to navigate their personal lives. Tony graduated from Georgetown Prep in 1966. He then attended UNC-Asheville, University of Georgia, and graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a BS in psychology. During his tenure at Farr Associates, he obtained his doctorate in psychology and was director of Leadership and Life Development Centers from 1977-1994. At this time he was on the management team with about five of his consulting colleagues. After Farr, Tony began his own practice, Speed-Flanigan Consulting and Coaching. In his youth, Tony was an avid Peewee League baseball player. Unfortunately, Tony was paralyzed in an accident when he was eight years old and endured a lengthy rehabilitation. He amazed us all with his pursuance of kayaking, enjoying various white-water rivers, downhill skiing and publishing four books, which can be found on amazon.com. He frequently took leadership groups on team-building experiences on the Ocoee Riverwhitewater rafting and kayaking building teams. Tony had experienced failing health over the last several years due to his paralysis. For those of us who knew and loved him, we know that he is now free of pain and any constraints life events placed on him. We thank him for the light he illuminated on many paths. Godspeed, Tony-- your remarkable legacy remains. Gate City Cremations is serving the Andrews-Speed family.