Tony Valentine, born in Chicago on Jan. 24, 1935, passed away in Sun City, Ariz., June 9, 2011. His parents, Clara and Howard Magid, predeceased him. Tony and his wife of 39 years, Mary Ann Valentine, resided in Meeker for about a decade before moving away in 2009.
He served in the U.S. Air Force before attending the Jewish Theological Seminary Cantorial School and Julliard School of Music in New York City. He changed his…


