Anthony Vukov

Anthony J. Vukov, age 82, died unexpectedly on August 22, 2010,
in Kirkland, WA, after four weeks of diagnosis and treatment at
Evergreen Hospital where he received outstanding care by the
doctors and nurses there. He was born September 23, 1927 - in
Zlarin, Croatia (the former Yugoslavia). Parents Maria Alfier
Vukov and father Nikola Vukov predeceased him as did his wife of 20
years, Sandra Vukov,

Anthony and his sister Sonja Rossman
taken at their 50th College Reunion at Seattle University in
2009
Surviving are his sister Sonja Rossman and brother-in-law
Thomas Rossman, Bellevue, WA; nephew and Godson Mark Rossman, Las
Vegas, NV; niece Lisa Rossman, Seattle, WA; nephew Nicholas
Rossman, Kirkland, WA; daughter Noelle Kawaguchi and two
grand-children, cousins here in the U. S.; in Croatia, Vukov family
patriarch Cousin Ivica Vukov, wife Heda, their children Srecka
Vukov Buljan and Kresho Vukov and families, and other cousins.

Anthony Vukov and sister Sonja Rossman.
Taken at Croatia Fest, Seattle Center, October 2009. In front of
display featuring the immigrant story of mother Maria Alfier Vukov,
father Nikola Vukov and Anthony Vukov
Anthony attended school in Zlarin until the age
of 9 when he and his mother joined his father in the U. S. who had
immigrated there earlier. He completed grammar school at Holy
Rosary Grade School in West Seattle and then graduated from West
Seattle High School in 1945.
He received an Education degree from Seattle
University in 1959; and he completed graduate work in history at
both Seattle U. and the University of Washington. Anthony was a
veteran of the U. S. Army having served in Germany during the
Korean War in the 1950s.
He retired from the Edmonds School District after 30
years of teaching. He was a beloved high school history teacher at
both Edmonds and Woodway high schools. A recent letter from an
appreciative former student was found prominently displayed at his
home. He greatly enjoyed bringing alive world and European history
to his students and they often communicated their appreciation to
him through the years for the solid educational foundation he
imparted to them.

Family gathers at display of Croatian
Immigrant Women featuring Anthony's mother, Maria Alfier Vukov.
Taken at Croatia Fest, October 2009

His proudest lifetime achievement was as co-founder and
president of the Croatian American Foundation which worked for the
independence of the Republic of Croatia. His work with
the CAF gave Anthony great satisfaction. He traveled yearly to
Croatia and cherished visiting his extended Vukov family both in
Zagreb and on the island of Zlarin.
He was a member of the Edmonds Teachers Assn, the NEA, and the
CFU. Anthony was an avid contract bridge player playing up until
his hospitalization and was a long-time member of the American
Contract Bridge League. He also enjoyed playing poker with a group
of "old pals."
Other memberships included the Edmonds Teachers Assn, the NEA,
and the CFU. He was a benefactor of the Pacific NW Ballet, and had
a life-long love of the Arts.
He also enjoyed playing golf and loved watching golf matches and
major league baseball - especially the Seattle Mariners.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, September 2,
2010, at 10:30 AM, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 9622 20
th Ave. SW, Seattle 98106. Sea committal will take
place later in Croatia. Memorial donations may be made to the
village church on Zlarin, Mary's Assumption Church (
Crkva Marijinog Uznešenja), c/o Rossmans, 13605 SE 1
st St., Bellevue, WA 98005.