Carl Lee

Anderson

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Carl Lee Anderson

Jan 20 1930 - Jan 04 2016

Carl Lee Anderson, age 85, died on Monday January 4th.  He passed peacefully at home surrounded by family. 

Carl was born in Bessemer Michigan, on January 20th, 1930. He was the son of Carl Oscar and Helga Anderson and grew up in Bessemer attending A.D. Johnston High School, graduating in 1947.  Following graduation he attended the University Washington with a Naval ROTC scholarship.  Graduating in 1951 with a degree in Political Science, he entered the Navy as a commissioned officer stationed in the Pacific during the Korean War. 

While in the Navy he met and married the love of his life, Shirley, and they were married on May 26th 1955 in Zion, Illinois.  He served a total of 11 years in the Navy, and for much of this time was at sea where he witnessed over 50 atomic bomb tests.  His final assignment was as the Commanding Officer of the San Nicolas Island Base off the coast from Point Mugu, California.  Having received the China Service and Korean Service medal, the National Defense and United Nations Service medal, Carl was honorably discharged in 1962 and he and Shirley embarked on their civilian life together in Carlsbad, California.  

He began a career in the insurance industry and eventually moved his family from Carlsbad to Santa Barbara and then to Bellevue, Washington.  In 1972 he moved the family to Alaska, initially to Juneau and then to Anchorage in 1975 where he underwrote much of the construction of the Trans-Alaska pipeline.  While in Anchorage in 1980, he was one of the founders and an executive of Alaska National Insurance Corp. where he later finished out a long and successful career. 

In retirement he and Shirley moved to their cabin on Flat Lake, Alaska and spent several winters traveling the Lower 48 in their RV, taking up golf along the way and eventually landing in Palm Desert, California where they purchased a winter home.  Their summer residence eventually moved from Alaska to Colorado in 2000, and then to Marble Falls, Texas in 2009, and most recently Frisco, Texas. 

Carl enjoyed golf, politics, travel, and especially time with family and friends. 

Carl was preceded in death by his son, Jon Michael Anderson, and his brother, James Anderson.  His survivors include his wife Shirley; his son’s David and his wife Tracy, Daniel and his wife DeAnn; six grandchildren, Dylan, Alex, Taylor, Rebekah, Julian, and Rachel; and two sisters, Florence Loeb and Evelyn Johnson. 

A celebration of Carl's life for family and friends will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, January 16th, 2016 at the  Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 8520 Main Street, Frisco, Texas., 75033.

To continue honoring the life of Carl Lee Anderson, a personal website has been created at www.yourdash.com/carlanderson. The family requests you visit this unique website to share your memories by uploading your photos, videos, or comments using any mobile device or computer.

 

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