'God is in charge': Tony Powers remains gracious to the people coming to see ... - Hutchinson News
The sign in the window of Tony Powers’ office says open for business. But Tony Powers is not there. Instead, the longtime Hutchinson optometrist, owner of Emerson-Carey Vineyard and Winery and registered beekeeper, is living his final days in Hospice House, where staff make him as comfortable as possible while a steady flow of friends pass... Two years ago, if anyone had asked Tony, 61, how his battle with cancer was going, he’d have laughed at the thought of being in Hospice House because he was pretty sure he was going to beat the disease. “It’s a trip we all have to go on,” Powers said. Even so, he continues to welcome a revolving door of visitors, some to reminisce about the fun times they had together. Powers even took time to reflect on his life, which began on a farm 25 miles east of Dodge City. After graduating from Bucklin High School he was selling life insurance door-to-door in western Kansas. It was on a return trip to Dodge City to sit with his grandfather who was dying of cancer that his life took a different path. While visiting his uncle, Laverne Powers, long-time Hutchinson optometrist, Tony was offered a loan to go to optometry school. The plan was for Powers to move to Hutchinson once he graduated. Source: www.hutchnews.com
