Obituary of Paul Albert Anderson

Paul Albert Anderson

August 31, 1932 ~ December 7, 2019

Paul Albert Anderson loved life. His began on August 31^st, 1932, when he was born to Lillian Grace Nelson-Anderson and Clarence Anderson in Upland, California. Paul’s father died of meningitis when he was five; his mother supported the two of them as a dental nurse during the trying times of the Great Depression.

Paul lived his young years mainly in Ontario, California, except for several school years in Mt. Lowe Military Academy in Alta Loma. After high school at Chaffey, California Paul joined the Naval Reserve and served on an ammunition ship in Korea. He was proud of his service and loved to recall “navy stories”. Following an honorable discharge from the Navy, Paul attended Chaffey Junior College and began a career with Sears Roebuck that lasted until his retirement in February of 1990.

                In 1953 Paul meet his future wife Sandra, who was attending Scripps College in Claremont, California. They married in June of 1956 and moved to San Diego where Paul got his bachelor’s degree in business and continued his career as a division manager with Sears. In 1958, Paul Martin Anderson was born to Paul and Sandra; he now resides with his wife Sheryl in Tangent, Oregon and has two children: Tamsin de la Rosa of Lemmon Gove, California and Collin Anderson of Lakeside, California. In 1961, son Jon Anderson was born and today lives with his wife Rosa and their son Malcolm in Vancouver, WA. Four great-grandchildren completed the family; Iris and Emory de la Rosa of Lemon Grove and Lainey and Loueyann Anderson of Lakeside.

                Paul loved laughing, golf, fishing, and camping. He enjoyed making model ships and working on his computer. Most of all, he loved his family, who returned that love in great measure. He passed away on December 7, 2019.