PORTLAND – Anthony David Spotten, who went by the stage name Kwabena Chan AnsaPilsqehSis, entered into eternal life with grace and dignity at his home surrounded by loving family and friends Nov. 11, 2005. Mr. Spotten, or Chan, as most of his loved ones called him, was born May 14, 1957, the son of Samuel Hall and the late Iris-Dawn (Paul) Avery. A lifelong artist, he attended the University of Maine in Orono in the early 1980s where he performed with the UMO Dance Company with Jennifer Trowbridge. He performed with Oxygen Debt Dance Company/Ram Island Dance and toured and performed with Arthur Hall’s African-American Dance Ensemble in Philadelphia, Pa. He also performed with Lee Nagrin with Sky Fish Ensemble in New York City in the late 1980s and Colorworks Multicultural Media as a performance artist. Chan then attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City for four years. He co-founded Health2000, a community-based education and outreach organization on HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness. While continuing to work with Health2000, he did community work with children including choreography, cultural performances and teaching creative movement and the expressive arts. An accomplished visual artist with many shows in New York and Portland, too numerous to list, Chan was generous with his time and personal donations to raise funds for various community causes. He is survived by his father; his maternal grandmother, Helen D. Babbin, of Elm Grove, La.; brothers, Tibby J. Murphy of Old Town, Steven Dawe of Fairfield, Aajonus Hall of Portland, William Hall of Long Beach, Calif. and Andrew Hall of Greenland, Maine; and sisters, Crystal-Dawn Draffen of Naponoch, N.Y., Mihku Paul Anderson of Portland, Lanita Walker of Camilla, Calif., April Muhammad of Leesburg, Va., Alyssa Hall of Portland, Rebecca Hall of Manhattanville, N.Y.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A homecoming celebration of Chan’s life will be held 4 p.m. Nov. 15 at Kettle Cove; follow the lights. A graveside burial service will take place 1 p.m., Nov. 16, at Penobscot Reservation Cemetery, Old Town. A memorial service and potluck reception will take place 4-8 p.m. Dec. 3, at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Congress Street, Portland.
ANTHONY DAVID SPOTTEN
