Xenophon Anthony

Xenophon Lusby Anthony

Xen Anthony died on January 17, 2016. He is survived by his wife Valerie, son Marc Anthony and spouse Chien-Ming Chen, grandson Jason Anthony, sister Harriet Botelho, brother James Anthony, and many loving relatives. He was preceded in death by his son Peter Anthony and parents Dr. Marc and Ruth Anthony. Xen was born in Spokane on January 28, 1931. He graduated from Lakeside School in Seattle in 1949 and from Harvard in 1953. He and Valerie were married in 1956 and lived in San Marino, California for ten years before moving to San Francisco which became their long-time home. They also had a second home in Inverness located in the Point Reyes National Seashore area where Xen enjoyed doing many landscaping and remodeling projects. The family cherishes the many happy years spent there. Xen worked in retail and wholesale businesses until 1976 when Valerie founded Sterne School, a school for children with learning differences. Xen became Business Manager and so much more, as he took great care of the school building and was always willing to do anything that needed to be done. He and Valerie retired in 2000 and divided their time between Inverness and Spokane before making Spokane their permanent home in 2005. The family sends their thanks and great appreciation to the entire staff of the Skilled Nursing Unit at Touchmark for their excellent care of Xen during the past nineteen months. Xen's family will celebrate his life privately. Memorial contributions may be made to Sterne School, 2690 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94115.