Arthur Raymond Anderson Jr., age 83, died March 6, 2015 at Story County Senior Care in Nevada. A gathering of friends and family will be 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2015 at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way in Ames. A mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 30th and Hoover, Ames, Iowa. Burial will be at Ames Municipal Cemetery at a later date.
Art was born October 5, 1931 in Chicago, Il; the son of Arthur and Irene (Bergen) Anderson. He went to Loyola High School and then on to Loyola University graduating in mathematics and physics. Art married Rose Ann Cooper in 1955, in Ames, Iowa. The couple lived in Ames and he was employed at Ames Lab as a Junior Scientist under Harry Svec. In 1971, he went to work at Veterinary, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology Department at Iowa State University as an Assistant Scientist until he retired in 1992. Art was an active member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was also very active in the Boy Scouts of America in the Ames area, even serving on the Eagle board of review. He also worked at camp Mitigwa and attended Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. During his years of service to the Boy Scouts of America he received numerous awards including the Order of the Arrow and the Silver Beaver Award. In addition to these activities he also enjoyed knot tying, codes and ciphers, working on computers and lock-smithing. He was an avid reader and enjoyed Sherlock Holmes, science fiction, and westerns. Art was very fond of cats and rescued many over the years.
Art is survived by his children, Patricia Anderson of Ann Arbor, MI; Michael Anderson of Nevada, IA; Amy (Brian) Hauge of Boone, IA; Mary Goddard of Ames, IA; David Anderson of Madison, WI; Peter (Jim) Pilliod of Santa Rosa, CA; four grandchildren, Zera Anderson, Luke Veninga, Scott (Megan) Hauge and Kristina (Alex) Danielson and six great grandchildren, Jake, Brayden, Carter, Nathaniel, Ethan and Liv.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant sister, and son-in-law Michael Goddard.
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I met Art when he joined the dept of VPP after I started my PhD program in 1970. He lived up to his role as asst scientist to all the dept's struggling grad students. His help with the use of the Wang 60 in those pre-desktop PC days was crucial to my completing my dissertation. I will be grateful for the light Art shed on my path all my life. My deepest sympathy to his family in this sad time. He will be sorely missed.
My deepest sympathies to each of you. I just learned of Art's death. You all belong to a wonderful family and I feel privileged to have known each of your parents and to have counted them as true friends.
I met Art at the College of Veterinary Medicine where he was fixture of information technology. Many years after his retirement I was delighted to meet him again as we both served on the Eagle Scout Committee. His warm and friendly demeanor will be missed.
My deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Art.
When I started my job at Vet Med, I worked with Art on several projects. I enjoyed his sense of humor and appreciated his tenacity to do things right the first time. I think of him often when I'm working on new projects today.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Art's family and friends. He was great to work with and will be missed by many!
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