Stacey Lynne Dunton

Stacey Lynne Lomax Dunton, born March 23, 1965, entered into her final journey on April 7, 2019 in Toronto, Canada, after a brief illness. Stacey was a passionate person, caring always for the less fortunate, a lover of animals, supported polar bears in an effort to save them from extinction, and recently adopted a Moon Bear in an effort to save it from abuse. Stacey was born on the spectrum and with an eye condition that rendered her legally blind. As a child, in bright lights she was able to read and enjoy colors and shapes, but in shadows or overcast weather she was without sight, which she completely lost over time as an adult. As a toddler, she did not speak until she was four and feared most people until she grew older. She and her brother, Rande spent most of their summers at Camp Bloomfield, a camp for the junior blind in Malibu, California, where she became much more social gaining many lifelong friends. She enjoyed the company of guide dogs to help her navigate through life. In high school, a counselor told her and her family that she would never be successful. This did not stop her. She was amazingly brilliant and fought on her own without any extra help, against all odds, to earn a bachelor’s degree from Urbana University in social work, and then a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Ohio State. While her limitations kept her from a fulltime career, she generously donated her time and talents counseling AIDS patients, working with Hospice patients, and helping anyone who needed someone to talk to. Stacey had a love of music and hosted a radio station where she shared her love of music and it’s calming effect with others. Her hope was to give anyone listening a chance to be healed buy the power of music and friendship. She was engaged to the love her life, Gordon Getgood since March of 2011. They met in a chat room that Gordon hosted. Stacey also hosted her own Audio Book Chat Room to provide a place where others could meet up to chat, listen to books and discuss their feelings, making friends along the way. Gordon and her family ask that you, in memory of Stacey, take a moment to love the ones you know, extend a hand to those less fortunate and continue the fight regardless of obstacles. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider making a donation in Stacey’s name to any animal rescue facility of your choice.