Deborah F. ‘Debby’ Xenakis, who taught everyone from the youngest children to high school seniors, dies

Deborah F. “Debby” Xenakis, who eschewed administrative opportunities in order to remain in the classroom with the students she loved, died of glioblastoma May 13 at her home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The former Lutherville resident was 71.

“Debby was one of the most wonderful teachers I’ve ever encountered in my career in education and just a terrific woman,” said Sister Anne Hefner, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, who worked with Ms. Xenakis at Catholic High School.