People Tributes paid to Scarborough's Saint Catherine’s Hospice founding member Doctor Tony Chico By Louise French Comment Published 6th Nov 2024, 10:30 GMT Dr Tony Chico was one of the founding members of Saint Catherine's Hospice Tributes have been paid to Dr Tony Chico who has died peacefully at home at the age of 80. Sign up to our daily The Scarborough News Today newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to The Scarborough News, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Dr Chico was a respected local GP, who played a key role in the establishment of Saint Catherine's Hospice before which the town had no such facility to support people at end of life.
Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Born in 1944, Anthony Chico spent his formative years in Liverpool where he attended St Theresa’s Primary School and De La Salle Grammar School. Whilst living in the city he developed a lifelong affection for Liverpool Football Club and the Beatles. He studied medicine at the University of Sheffield, taking a number of positions around the country until becoming a GP at Columbus Medical Centre in Scarborough in 1978 where he worked until 1995.
As a medical student he met wife to be Patricia (Patti), a student midwife, during his obst.