DIED: 16 July 2025
MARITAL STATUS AT TIME OF DEATH: Married to Carol Kennedy
PREVIOUS MARRIAGES: Diane Kennedy (deceased)
CHILDREN: Luke Kennedy, Tom Spencer (stepson, deceased), Claire Spencer (stepdaughter) and Dan Spencer (stepson)
GRANDCHILDREN: Ava Spencer, Harry Spencer, Noah Spencer and Nick Harrington-Jones
FATHER: Lincoln Kennedy (deceased)
MOTHER: Phyllis Kennedy (deceased)
SIBLINGS: Phillip Kennedy and Colin Kennedy
NOTABLE RELATIVES: Kate Spencer (daughter-in-law), Audrey Granger (mother-in-law), Brian Granger (brother-in-law), Pamela Granger (sister-in-law), Ben Granger (nephew), Gemma Granger (niece), Hamish Granger (nephew), Helen Pearson (sister-in-law), Ian Pearson (brother-in-law), Christopher Pearson (nephew), Anthony Pearson (nephew)

BIOGRAPHY: As the affable and dependable landlord of The Oak & Vine, Tony was a cornerstone of the Glendale community for nearly four decades. Born and raised in nearby Maidstone, he inherited the pub from his uncle Walter and moved to Glendale with his first wife, Diane, and their young son, Luke. But the idyllic village life they imagined was shattered when Luke fell into drug addiction and became entangled in the criminal underworld. His downward spiral culminated in a manslaughter conviction. The news devastated Diane, placed an unbearable strain on the marriage, and ultimately contributed to her death in 2008.

Left alone, grief-stricken, and contemplating selling the pub and leaving the village altogether, Tony reached a crossroads. Fate intervened when Carol Spencer, recently divorced and struggling to make ends meet, took a job cleaning The Oak & Vine. A connection sparked almost immediately between them. Kindness turned to friendship, friendship to romance, and eventually the pair married.

But their happiness wasn’t to last. After the tragic death of Carol’s son, Tom, the couple endured fresh turmoil when Luke was released from prison. Far from seeking redemption, Luke returned with cruelty and malice, tormenting Carol emotionally and psychologically. The stress and fear inflicted by Luke, combined with the grief from Tom’s death, pushed Carol into a severe mental health crisis, resulting in her spending several months in a psychiatric facility. Although Carol was later released, the stress of her health crisis combined with the daily pressures of running the pub became too much and Tony tragically suffered a fatal heart attack in the upstairs flat of The Oak & Vine on 16 July 2025.