Surrounded by his immediate family, Middleton Russell Leiter Train, better known as Tony to friends and family, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026 at seventy-nine years in Portland, Oregon. Tony was born May 1, 1947, the second child of Middleton George Charles Train and Audrey Nancy Campbell Train of Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Robyn Jennings Train, his sister, Alexandra Campbell Train Totten, and his son and two daughters and their families: Charles and Brittany Train and their children Alice and Colter; Nancy and Ben Coburn and their children, Hunter, Lyon, and Campbell; Mary and Aaron Ghattas and their children Brooks and Ruben; and loving nieces and nephews.

Tony was a sixth-generation Washingtonian. The Trains originally settled in Massachusetts, descending from John Trayne, who immigrated from Scotland in 1635. Tony’s mother’s family were a prominent family in Chicago in the late 1800s who eventually moved to Washington D.C. Tony’s great grandfather, Levi Zeigler Leiter, was a partner in an emporium called Fields, Palmer & Leiter. Tony’s grandmother, Nancy Leiter Campbell, travelled to India where she met her husband Colin Powys Campbell, who was an aide-de-camp to Nancy’s sister’s husband Lord Curzon.

Tony grew up in Washington, D.C. where he attended the Sheridan School and Landon School for boys before boarding at The Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut at age thirteen. Overlooking the ocean, the family spent their summers in Coolidge Point, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts in their beloved summer home. A true sea lover, he always felt at home sailing, swimming, and adventuring the coastline.

He spent his collegiate years at the United States Naval Academy and The University of the South, Sewanee. He served in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy from April 1970 to April 1971. After returning to Washington D.C. he met his wife, Robyn. A memorable first impression, Tony arrived holding a bag of fresh oysters and shucker in hand to his friend’s small dinner party where he shared his first dance with Robyn.

They were married in Washington D.C. on October 29, 1977. They bought their first home together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where Tony was employed by a tugboat company as their insurance claims officer. Still loving the sea, Tony’s highlight in this role was when he flew to Florida to join the crew travelling by tugboat through the intercoastal waterways of Florida.

Robyn and Tony enjoyed their first year of marriage in Washington Square, Philadelphia, later moving to Fort Washington where they raised their three children, Charles, Nancy, and Mary. Tony prioritised time with his family, with whom he was an extremely affectionate and proud father. Always a successful provider, Tony had a varied career as a small business owner and later a paralegal.

The love of travelling was a family generational interest instilled in Tony from a young age. Whether it be memorable family holidays, Robyn and Tony travelling on their own, with friends, or meeting their children overseas during their collegiate years, the adventures together were cherished. Tony was a man of impeccable manners, who knew the art of making everyone around him feel at ease. Storytelling came naturally to him, in the form of creative writing or holding a captivated audience at one of Robyn and his dinner parties. Tony’s stories were famous amongst those who knew him.

Tony was a fast walker, who craved distance for his stride to reach its potential. He walked miles every day through the Fort Washington State Park behind his home. He loved walking on his own, or with family, if you could keep up. When Tony and Robyn

moved to Portland, Oregon in 2018 to be closer to their children and grandchildren, he still walked. Tony was diagnosed with Parkinson’s shortly after their move across country, but as long as he could, Tony pushed on to reach his five miles a day no matter the time it took.

Well-known to those who knew him, he always felt his greatest achievement was his successful loving marriage to Robyn and the character of his grown children. Tony valued family, and he was endlessly proud that his children created the same family life he loved. Tony was a bright light always shining for those he adored, we will miss him tremendously.

A memorial service will be held at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Friday, October 2, at 10am. In lieu of flowers, Tony’s family requests donations to the World Wildlife Fund in his honor. Worldwildlife.org