Born Apr 4 1925 Christchurch New Zealand
Married Mona (Meryl) Sage (born Williams) Feb 9 1957
Meryl and Tony raised four children in Auckland.
Tony ran an Accounting business and also administered Meryl’s farm at Tauhei.
Children :
Eugenie, John, Phillip, and Stephen Sage
In his early years he was a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal New Zealand Navy. (in 1943 he would have been 18 years old)
Service Number NZ10075
Auckland Cenotaph listing
He retained a keen interest in boating / sailing, which he and the family enjoyed at Lake Tarawera, Rotorua.
Williams family at Gareth’s Wedding 2 Dec 1996 ? Hamilton 
Pauline, Roger, Jenny, Rosemary, Neville, Tony, Clive, Meryl 
Lunch 
Tony died at Edmund Hillary Retirement Village on 6 October 2019 aged 94
Obituary https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/anthony-sage-obituary?id=42393396
SAGE, Anthony David (Tony). Sub Lt. RNZN. On 6 October 2019 in Auckland, aged 94 years. Now at peace. Loving and cherished husband of Meryl, and father of Eugenie, John, Phillip, and the late Stephen Sage and the late Michael Crewe. Much loved grandfather of Christopher, Anthony, Sean, Alexandra, Natalya and Katerina and father-in-law of Richard, Mary Ann, and Andrea. Brother and brother-in law of the late John and Mary, the late Barbara and Erle, Ros and John, Elisabeth and Ken, the late Andrew, Clive and the late Elizabeth, and of Pauline and the late Peter. Special uncle to David and Heather, Jocelyn and Neville, and Roger and the late Jenny. Loved by them, the wider family and goddaughter Christine Partridge. Many thanks to Hospital 2 staff at Edmund Hillary Retirement Village for their care and kindness over the last five months. A celebration of Tony’s life will be held at All Saints Chapel at Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, 100-102 St Johns Rd, Meadowbank on Saturday 12 October at 10.00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Forest and Bird,