Anthony was born in Hong Kong, the eldest son in a family of ten children. He graduated from Wah Yan College (high school) and matriculated in the University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine, where he attended medical school in the MBBS Program. He was very interested in sports, especially badminton and soccer, where he won several awards in both sports (and earned many arthritic joints in later life). Tony and Anna lived in the same neighborhood and knew of each other in their younger days, but they did not truly meet until after they both moved to the United States.

Tony relocated to California in 1967 and received a BS degree from Loyola University in Los Angeles. This is where he “met” Anna (Loyola University merged with Marymount College in 1968). Tony and Anna married in 1977 and had two daughters, Jacqueline and Allison.

Tony pursued graduate studies in UCLA, receiving an MA (endocrinology and biochemistry) in 1971 and a PhD (physiology and cell biology) in 1973. Under the mentorship of Professor Michael E. Miller, he pursued clinical training with special emphasis in pediatric hematology, hematopathology and immunology, which shaped his interest and career in pathology.

Eager to continue the pursuit of knowledge, he went to CalTech in Pasadena for post-doctoral fellowship and senior fellowship training in fluid mechanics, applied mechanics and engineering science. He was fortunate to study under Nobel level mentors.

Tony began his academics career in 1978 as assistant professor at his almae matres – Loyola University and UCLA. The family moved to Sacramento in 1982 when Tony accepted an appointment at UC Davis School of Medicine. He steadily engaged in teaching, research and publications during his tenure of 30+ years and rose up the ranks to full professor (Step VI) and Vice Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine until his retirement on September 1, 2006. During his tenure, he served as founding faculty in numerous divisions, units and laboratories and published 200+ papers. Tony was respected and loved by his students, not only because of his attitude and the manner in which he treated his fellow faculty, residents, fellows, and staff, but also because of his achievements and contributions to the department and the university.

As busy as he was in his career, he always spent time with his daughters, taking them to horseback riding lessons, ice cream and snow cones, and soccer games. He never missed their recitals, father-daughter dances, and was the designated driver for high school dances. Post retirement, Tony kept himself just as busy. He enjoyed gardening in the backyard, planting orchids in the sunroom, reading on old civilizations and dynasties, star-gazing and playing with his collection of cameras and microscopes. He would sit for hours with his beloved iPad watching and learning everything the internet had to offer. However, his favorite time of day would be any moments he could spend with his granddaughters, Roxy and Carissa, who always brought a smile to his face.

Because of his love for research and students, Tony could not help doing some work in retirement, serving on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization, the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, where he continued his microcirculation studies and was active in promoting research among high school and college students, including serving on a PhD student’s committee.

Tony will be missed by his family and all who knew him.

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