Anthony Joseph Garcia

Tony was born in Providence, Rhode Island but lived on Maui for more than 25 years. He attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts initially intent on engineering but instead found a passion and knack for finance and business. After graduation, he joined Wheelabrator-Frye. This led to a long and successful career as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with unique expertise in global tax strategies and leveraged buyouts. Tony served as CFO and in various senior executive roles for the Pullman Company, Wheelabrator-Frye, the Henley Group and TMB Industries. Over his career he was involved in the financial aspects of restructuring, acquisition, mergers, and creation of various international companies such as The Signal Companies, Dayton Superior Corp, Allied-Signal, Waste Management, Fisher Scientific, Peabody Instruments, PTC Aerospace, and others. Notably, TMB Industries eventually purchased the railcar division of Bethlehem Steel and created Johnstown America. Tony retired not long after the company went public in 1994 and moved to Maui shortly after.

He is survived by his brother Joseph, his wife Marie, and his two sons, John and Ben, and their mother Carol. In addition, he leaves behind his grand-daughter Emerson. He is pre-deceased by his wife Isabelle who passed after a battle with cancer in 2005. Marie and Tony met at Lahaina Grill and were married for twelve years. They enjoyed traveling the world, fine dining and entertaining. Tony loved Maui and Pineapple Hill; first building a home there 1998 on Cook Pine Drive and then moving to another home he also had a hand in designing on Summer Road. He joined the board of the Pineapple Hill HOA in 2008 and served as its president since 2017. Mostly recently, he was happy to play a key role in the “From Our Ohana To Yours” food drive in October which provided an abundance of fresh groceries to 1000 West Maui residents in need and a significant contribution to the Maui Food Bank. In his free time, Tony could be found avidly reading non-fiction, debating politics, watching his beloved New England Patriots, or catching a heist movie on Netflix. He had a great sense of humor and enjoyed a good laugh.

While Tony took great pride in his successes and his ability to live life on his own terms, those who knew him appreciated his capacity to be thoughtful, generous, and kind. He considered himself to be someone who had benefited from his share of good fortune, and he particularly credited the Henry Barnard School, in Providence Rhode Island, as the single most formative experience of his life. To honor this, a scholarship at the 122-year-old school is being set up in his name. https://www.henrybarnard.org/home

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will be limited to a small private ceremony at sea planned off the Maui shoreline at sunset on Saturday, January 9th.