Obituary: Singleton, Anthony J.

SINGLETON,
Anthony J.

Born August 30, 1942, went to be with his Lord on March 21, 2016.

Tony was born in Spokane to Alfred and Alice Singleton.

He grew up in Liberty Lake, attended Central Valley High School graduating in 1960.

He joined the Navy in 1959 serving 26 years as a Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate.

He started firefighting in the Navy and remained involved in it until the day he died.

He was the first paid firefighter for the City of Bedford, Texas from 1973-75, Fire Chief in Cheney, WA 1975-79 as well as taught Fire Science at SCC and Fire Chief in Issaquah, WA, 1979-91.

He was forced by health issues to retire.

After returning to Spokane, he continued to serve with Spokane County Fire District 4 Support Services.

Public service was dear to Tony’s heart and it showed.

He met his wife Ronda in 1971 and they married in 1973.

Her words to him were, “Love me- Love my dogs.”

He did both and his service heart kicked in.

He was a Past President of the Puget Sound Poodle Club and was the current President of the Panorama Poodle Club of Mt.

Spokane.

He was also an official member of the “Nose Holders Association”, an honor for anyone familiar with dog shows.
Tony was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Michael.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Ronda; his twin brother, Andrew (Lenora), three children, Denise, Rusty (Marla) and Randy; along with 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Colbert Presbyterian Church, 4211 E. Colbert Road, Colbert, WA on May 14th at 2pm .

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Tony’s name to the Spokane County Fire District 4.