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Geoffrey Paul Newton, born in Newton Center, Massachusetts, on March 18, 1932 to Paul Thayer Newton and Mary Agatha Bradshaw Newton, died of cancer on October 25, 2006. Geoffrey, also known affectionately by his family as Nicky, attended St. Theresas High School in Coral Gables, Florida, graduating in 1951. He then attended the University of Miami at Coral Gables, and graduated in 1955 with a B.A. in journalism and philosophy. In later years, he attended the Advanced Management Program AMP 72 at Harvard Business School. Geoffrey spent most of his business career in Latin America. In 1955, Geoffrey became managing editor of a national weekly publication, El Imparcial, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He later joined The Coca-Cola Export Corporation for the Caribbean and Latin America. During his tenure at Coca-Cola, he became a senior manager for operations, initially in Central America and in Mexico, and, later, in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. While in Managua, Nicaragua, with Coca-Cola, he worked closely with Adolfo Calero, who later became well known as a leader of the Contra resistance movement. Vicente Fox, the current President of Mexico, worked closely with Geoffrey in the 1960s in managing the business of Coca-Cola in that country. Geoffrey was also regional vice president for the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, chiefly for Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. During his years in Latin America, he lived in Honduras, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. He was a member of the Chapultepec Golf Club and the University Club in Mexico City, the Bogotá Country Club in Colombia and the Valle Arriba Golf Club in Caracas, Venezuela. In later years, Geoffrey founded Newton Printing and Copying in San Antonio. After his retirement in 2001, he served as president of The Harvard Business School Club in San Antonio, as senior warden of St. Davids Episcopal Church in Terrell Hills and as a part-time business consultant. Additionally, he served as a board member of the University Roundtable and as a member of the Historical Commission of the Diocese of West Texas. Also in later years, Geoffrey authored short pieces of prose and poetry circulated privately with his family. These included Dont Worry, Strawberry, The Pink Balloon is Coming Soon, The Glen, Texas Ranger, China and Newtons Nuggets. He is survived by his wife of forty-five years, Thille Adelaide Lambert Newton; his four children, Geoffrey Lambert Newton, Joseph Bradshaw Newton, Jonathan Bennett Newton and Pauline Thille Newton; his daughters-in-law, Mary Diana Helweg Newton, Karen Marie Cuneo Newton and Shelly Lynne Perkins Newton; his eleven grandchildren, John Kirwan Newton, Hadley Morgan Newton, William Buckley Welham Newton and Elizabeth Thayer Helweg Newton of Dallas, Texas; Collin Bradshaw Newton, Kendall Aileen Newton and Cameron Thayer Newton of San Antonio, Texas; and Reagan Magill Newton, Tyler Christopher Newton, Houston Watters Newton and Ryan Nixon Newton of Houston, Texas. Geoffreys eleven grandchildren will be his pallbearers. Geoffrey had a daughter by a prior marriage, Laura Louise Newton Bigelow, who preceded him in death. She died in 1977. He is also survived by his siblings and their spouses: Paul Thayer Newton, Jr.; Peter Bradshaw Newton and Linda Flowers; Jane Bradshaw Newton and Lawrence J. Saladin; Mary Bradshaw Newton and William Gaston Boney; Marcia Ann Newton; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Family and friends are invited to the Newton home from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2006. A memorial service will be held at St. Davids Episcopal Church, 1300 Wiltshire, Terrell Hills, Texas, 78209 at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2006, followed by a reception at the home of Joseph B. Newton. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Geoffrey Paul Newton to Café Beneficio, in care of St. Davids Episcopal Church at the above address or to the charity of your choice.

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Geoffrey Paul Newton

March 18, 1932 - October 25, 2006