Anthony (Tony) Victor ResnikAugust 21, 1924-November 7, 2018Tony died suddenly on November 7, 2018 from pneumonia while in the UCSF Hospital. During the past two years he had received excellent nursing care from the nursing staff of the Sequoias where he had lived since 2012. Now at peace, he is loved and will always be missed.

Tony is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara, his son Michael, and Vicki, the wife of their son Gary who died in a work-related accident in 2005. There are seven grandchildren in their family: Sanya (Justin), Gary, Jr. (Amanda), Jason (Ellen), Jordan (Megan), Michael, Jr. (Carley), Jennifer and Kristen Resnik. The family has grown now with 12 great grandchildren.

Tony was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the youngest and now last member of his family of 12 children. His parents, John and Frances Resnik, had emigrated 25 years earlier from Slovenia; his Mother died when Tony was 8 months old, and his Father raised the family singlehandedly as a blacksmith and a farmer in Poplar Bluff. Tony, as a teen, was given a hut on the farm by his Father, which Tony named the Brown Gravy "Hotel," where he was unsuccessful in selling canned vegetables. This "Hotel" is still remembered in family stories. Tony joined the army during WWII and served 3 years as a tank commander. After the war, he completed a bachelor's degree at the School of Mining and Engineering at the University of Missouri (1951), and had a beginning career building airstrips in Greenland, followed by mining in California, and building roads in Poplar Bluff. He received a Master's degree in civil engineering at the University of Missouri in 1962. Tony completed an MPH from the University of Minnesota, where he met and married fellow MPH student Barbara McKinley in 1963. Tony and Barbara and family moved to Kansas, where Tony was the Director of Environmental Health in Kansas City, advocating for the first air and water pollution regulations for the state of Kansas. He was famous for his air and water pollution work in the early environmental movement. His work was controversial, and he was often cited in the Kansas City newspapers. For his important contributions, he was recognized with the prestigious Air Conservation Award in 1966. The family moved to San Francisco in 1969, where Tony began his 20-year career with the newly formed Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, retiring in 1990. When in the EPA, he concentrated on water pollution in the territory spanning from Arizona to Hawaii, including Native American lands.

Tony loved people, and people loved him. He was a devoted father to Gary and Michael, and husband to Barbara. Tony had a quick wit, loved parties (especially barbecuing), always had a twinkle in his eye, and loved to debate politics. He was known for his dressy style-he was always in a suit and tie at work, and always wore a jacket (without a tie) at all meals at home and with friends. Tony greeted you with his famous "shuffle." He was an avid gardener at their family home in San Francisco, known for his annual beautiful tulips. He was a San Francisco 49ers and Giants fan, and he and Barbara loved to travel.

Tony is loved, and will never be forgotten by Barbara, Michael, Vicki and family, and many dear friends. A memorial may be planned for the future. Donations in Tony's name may be made to a .