Antoinette "Toni" Seales
May 9, 1961 - May 26, 2024
Antoinette Seales, known to most as Toni or Annie, died 26 May 2024 at Avamere in Port
Townsend, Washington, surrounded by loving friends and caretakers. In her last years she
struggled with a deteriorating neurological disease.
Toni was born on 9 May 1961 in Tucson Arizona, to Edith and John Seales. Art, music, and the
outdoors filled her life with joy. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a BA in Fine
Arts, from the Gemological Institute of America with a Certificate in Jewelry Manufacturing Art,
and Olympic College as an Industrial Trades Technician. Her jewelry is lovely, inspired by the
natural beauty of Hawaii, mythological creatures, Renaissance instruments, and a vivid
imaginative creativity.
Toni played a number of different instruments, including recorders, viols, sackbut, sang in the
Medieval Womens’ Choir, and was active in organizations that supported these interests. She
changed careers from jeweler to pipefitter, the latter at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. She joined
motorcycle meet-ups to range over the Puget Sound area on wheel and on foot. Toni became a
beer aficionado and especially enjoyed locating new brews and pubs with her close friend Dick
Waldo. They were happy to
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