Anthony Britton Obituary

Anthony Britton attended Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, PA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Anthony Britton.

Graduation Year	Class of 1974
Date of Passing	May 06, 2002
About	Anthony Britton, son of Milton Britton, Jr. and the late Lou Anthony-Britton, was born December 14, 1955 in Harrisburg, PA and departed from this life on Monday, May 6, 2002 at the Harrisburg Hospital, in Harrisburg, PA. Anthony attended Harrisburg Public Schools and graduated from the Harrisburg High School. Upon graduation from high school in 1974, he furthered his education at Harrisburg Area Community College and later, Anthony enlisted and served in the United States Air Force and received a honorable discharge. Anthony was employed as a Corrections Officer with the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Corrections in Camp Hill, PA. Anthony developed a passion for reaching out to the youth in his community. As the Spirit of God led Anthony into the ministries of the Brothers of Discipleship Step Team, High Steppers Drill Team, Christian Warriors Basketball Team Coach, Boys Scout Committee and the Sports Outreach Program, he never hesitated to use his God given talents. Anthony was most certainly a grace-giver and focused on what he could do for others. His work with the youth extended beyond his Church into the community where he was also known as Coach Britton. Coach Britton was the President and Founder of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's Running Rebels Basketball Team which later evolved into the Harrisburg Area Christian Warriors Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Anthony's other coaching positions included the Harrisburg High School Freshman Basketball Team, Himyar Temple Baseball Team, the East Shore Running Rebels, the Red/Black Rebels, and the Harrisburg Area Basketball Team. In his leisure time, Anthony was an avid Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Eagles fan. Anthony brought joy to many as leaves to cherish their memories of him and celebrate his life, his daughter, Ariss Britton; his sons, Anthony Britton and Akiem Britton; father, Milton Britton, Jr.; sisters, Marilyn Britton-Donley, Angela Britton-Harvey, Cynthia Britton and Jodi Britton-Roman; neices, nephews, and a host of relatives and friends. Shortly after Anthony's passing, the Anthony Britton Athletic Memorial Scholarship Fund (ABAMSF) was established in memory of Coach Anthony Britton to recognize the years of work he devoted to youth athletics in the Mid-Penn area. Coach Britton encouraged, motivated, recruited and mentored hundreds of young athletes. He recognized that today's youth are tomorrow's leaders and economic drivers and his greatest pleasure came in observing the positive characteristics the youths developed as they matured. The Anthony Britton Athletic Scholarship Fund is an endowment fund of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities, which is located at 200 N. Third Street, P.O. Box 678, Harrisburg, PA 17108-5040. The ABAMSF is exclusively educational and charitable and was designed to assist students graduating from the Harrisburg High School to further their education at a college or university of their choice.