Anthony John Sheehan

Anthony John Sheehan died peacefully at the Commonwealth Senior Living facility on September 23rd after a long illness.

Anthony John Sheehan

Born in New York City, Anthony attended St. Francis Xavier High School, a Jesuit military academy in NYC, graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and pursued doctoral studies in history at the University of Chicago.

He served in the US Army, completed Airborne training at Fort Benning Infantry Training Center, and worked in the aerial photo imagery analysis HQ at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He researched and edited World War II – The Western Front for the Time/Life history series.

Anthony was an avid reader, an authority on European history, and fluent in the Russian language and history. He was a home tutor for high school students in Alexandria, VA, and taught at Christendom College before retiring in Front Royal.

He is survived by two brothers, Christopher and John, and a sister, Monica, his niece Louise, a great-niece, and nephew.

A requiem mass will be held at St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal on Monday, September 27 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cross Catholic Outreach or the Front Royal Pregnancy Center.