Lori Ann Robinson Fisher, 63, passed away on April 15 at home with her family by her side. Lori was born on Oct. 21, 1959, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She attended Tisbury School and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, where she met her soulmate of 49 years and husband of 47 years, Francis (“Sandy”) Fisher […]
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Antone Alves Bettencourt Jr. (“Tony”) died peacefully at home on Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, 2021. He was born on April 15, 1942, and lived in Edgartown his entire life. He was the son of Antone and Adeline Bettencourt.
Tony was a gardener with an amazing green thumb. He would often be seen tending to the dahlias on the walkway of the Emily Post house on Fuller Street. In his earlier years, he was also a commercial scalloper.
He joined the Edgartown Fire Department in 1962, and moved up in the ranks to fire chief in 1988. He would remain chief for 17 years, until his retirement in 2005. His 43 years of dedicated service is something his family will cherish forever.