Henry "Hank" Anders Anderssohn Jr., a local artist and badminton
enthusiast, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2005. Hank served with the Marines in World War II, he was 79. He moved his family to Arizona from Tampa in 1963. Born in Chicago, an avid Cub fan and a graduate of the University of Illinois, Hank followed his first love and became a minor league baseball player. While attending college, Hank discovered what would become his favorite pastime, the game of badminton. It took several seasons of minor league baseball in Iowa and Florida before he realized he couldn't hit a curveball. After moving to Arizona with his career as a commercial artist in full swing, he was determined to make an impact on the local badminton scene. During his badminton playing and coaching career he touched the ASU and several high school badminton programs. On the national level, he was a Senior US Open badminton champion. In addition, he gave private lessons and formed the Arizona Badminton Club. He volunteered as the Grand Canyon State Games Badminton Commissioner and the local badminton crowd became his second family. During his golden years Hank turned more and more to painting for the love of it. He used charcoal, pastels and oils, but his favorite medium was watercolors. He is survived by his two sisters, Alice Swetman of Continental, Ohio and Ruth Napier of Scottsdale, and 4 sons, Henry "Chip" Anders III of Ventura, California, Kenneth Ross of Phoenix, Richard Keith of Chino Valley and Ted Herbert of Bothell, Washington. He has 10 grand children and 1 great grandson. Services will be held Tuesday, May 31, 9:30 AM at National Memorial Cemetery.
Published in The Arizona Republic on 5/26/2005
Henry "Hank" Anders Anderssohn Jr., a local artist and badminton
enthusiast, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2005. Hank served with the Marines in World War II, he was 79. He moved his family to Arizona from Tampa in 1963. Born in Chicago, an avid Cub fan and a graduate of the University of Illinois, Hank followed his first love and became a minor league baseball player. While attending college, Hank discovered what would become his favorite pastime, the game of badminton. It took several seasons of minor league baseball in Iowa and Florida before he realized he couldn't hit a curveball. After moving to Arizona with his career as a commercial artist in full swing, he was determined to make an impact on the local badminton scene. During his badminton playing and coaching career he touched the ASU and several high school badminton programs. On the national level, he was a Senior US Open badminton champion. In addition, he gave private lessons and formed the Arizona Badminton Club. He volunteered as the Grand Canyon State Games Badminton Commissioner and the local badminton crowd became his second family. During his golden years Hank turned more and more to painting for the love of it. He used charcoal, pastels and oils, but his favorite medium was watercolors. He is survived by his two sisters, Alice Swetman of Continental, Ohio and Ruth Napier of Scottsdale, and 4 sons, Henry "Chip" Anders III of Ventura, California, Kenneth Ross of Phoenix, Richard Keith of Chino Valley and Ted Herbert of Bothell, Washington. He has 10 grand children and 1 great grandson. Services will be held Tuesday, May 31, 9:30 AM at National Memorial Cemetery.
Published in The Arizona Republic on 5/26/2005
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