Lasting Memories
Bill (Andy) Anderson
1943-Oct. 6, 2007
Menlo Park, California
Bill (Andy) Anderson, 64, a longtime resident of Menlo Park, died Oct. 6 of complications from leukemia.
He was born in Palo Alto. He graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in 1961. He joined the U.S. Army in 1963 and served three years in Turkey. After returning to Menlo Park and attending college, he worked for SRI and PG&E before joining Dahl Plumbing and Heating in 1974. He owned the company from 1995-2004 and retired in 2005.
He was an avid gun collector, historian, knife maker and chef. He enjoyed river rafting, travel, reading and camping trips to Montana and Nevada. He held numerous contractor's licenses, was a member of several professional organizations, the YB1 chapter of E. Clampis Vitus and the "Club" at the Alpine Inn Beer Garden.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy Hughes Anderson of Menlo Park; sister, Barbara McNeal of Oakland; brothers, Bob Anderson of Ben Lomond, Barry Anderson of Palo Alto and Brad Anderson of Mountain View; and many nieces, cousins and friends.
Sept. 21, 2018
I used to work with Andy at Dahl Plumbing. He introduced me to river rafting. We had many a good time. He was a good mate. I would love a photo of the ball room where we met every morning to collect our work sheets. Graeme - the Kiwi plumber
July 10, 2013
I worked with Andy at Dahl Plumbing for about 7 years. There is no other person who taught me as much as Andy about plumbing,life,and most of all patience. And jokes...if you knew Andy, you new his jokes. Thank you for that Andy. Andy was a true inspiration to me and I think about him often. I miss "the good old days". I was trying to locate him to catch up and let him know how much I value my time with him and I found this site. So sad to see. Kathy, I hope all is well with you.