BRIEFLY FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY FOR LEGENDARY PIERCE COLLEGE COACH.Byline: Staff and Wire Reports A funeral service funeral service n → misa de cuerpo presente funeral service n → service m funèbre funeral service funeral n will be held Friday for Paul Xanthos, who coached tennis at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. for three decades and won 23 conference championships. He died Monday at 85. Services will be held at 11a.m. at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church stood across Liberty Street from the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, USA. It was completely destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks when the South Tower collapsed. in Northridge. Xanthos took a nap Monday and apparently died in his sleep, son Paul Jr. said. Xanthos began coaching at Pierce in 1965 and retired in 1993. He came back to coach in 1999 and returned again in 2005. His teams at the junior college in Woodland Hills had a 550-94 record. ``Paul really was an institution at Pierce and created essentially a dynasty of successful tennis teams,'' Pierce College president Robert Garber said. Xanthos, who wrote several books and articles about his sport, was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994 and the U.S. Professional Tennis Hall of Fame five years later. FOOTBALL: Ben Roethlisberger's broken jaw did not have to be wired shut, a factor that could hasten his recovery from his motorcycle accident. Roethlisberger's doctors said a second round of tests again showed no brain injuries, although he has a concussion. Initial CT scans taken shortly after Roethlisberger's motorcycle collided with a car at a busy Pittsburgh intersection Monday morning also showed no apparent problems. --Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry There are two American football players named Chris Henry:
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