Robert Anthony Woods (Tony)
1944 – 2023
It is with humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the passing on of Robert Anthony Woods (Tony). Till his time of death he was the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar.
Son of Valentine and Mary. Brother to Dellie, Frances (Ireland) and Finbar of USA.
Close cousin to Dan and Bert (Ireland).
A mentor to all his students who went through St. Charles Lwanga School – Kitui between 1968 – 1997.
The cortege leaves Eldoret Hospital on Monday, 12th June, 2023 for overnight stay and vigil at his home in St. Charles Lwanga School – Kitui.
Contributions can be made through the alumni Pay-bill No.: 792819, Account No.: Your Name.
Funeral mass will be held at the School compound and interment at his home on Tuesday, 13th June 2023, starting at 9.00am.
Family and friends are meeting at his home in St. Charles Lwanga School -Kitui, compound every evening from 6.00pm.
Epitome of humility, integrity, selflessness and love for humanity.
“It is the people around me that inspire me. Wonderful people that deserve a life of dignity.”
Mr.Woods was a disciplinarian.for every body.He could punish his students right in Kitui town when found loitering and then ferry them back to school.
I was in Kitui High School but we feared Mr.Woods more than some of our Kitui School teachers.
May his soul rest in eternal peace.
I worked with Robert Anthony Woods at the Diocese of Lodwar from 2006 to 2015. He was our Chancellor, and together we sat in a number of Diocesan boards of management ; St Lucy’s school for the visually impaired, St Luke’s home for the hearing impaired, St Teresa’s pastoral Center, Kakuma Mission hospital, Ewoi program, Social Ministry amongst others. Tony was selfless and worked with true passion. He had a soft heart for the needy, actually his tougher pick up truck became an hearse which once in a while he stepped in to support needy villagers unable to ferry their dead relatives back home for burial from the Lodwar hospital. When Sr Rosetta (MMM) passed on, Tony formed a medical fund which we used to support needy medical students in Turkana, about 300 students benefited and are currently working as medics in Turkana and other places.Many are wonderful stories and incidents we shared together. Fare de well Tony, Till we meet again!