Gary Edwin Anderson

Gary Edwin Anderson, 74, was called home to be with the Lord peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2015, in Austin, Texas. He was born on April 18, 1941, to Robert Fay Anderson and Florence Ismay Robison Anderson in his grandmother’s house in South Owego, New York and raised on his family's dairy farm. He remained a farm boy at heart all of his life.

Gary graduated high school at Owego Free Academy in Owego, New York in 1959. He attended Baptist Bible Seminary in Johnson City, New York 1959-1960, and was a licensed X-ray technician in the state of New York and worked at Wilson Memorial hospital 1960-1964. He worked part time for the Johnson City Police Department 1962-1964.

Gary went to work for IBM in Endicott, New York in 1964, as a machinist and retired at IBM in Austin, Texas after 30 years where he had worked his way up in management. After IBM, Gary worked at Xetel and Spec Technologies in Austin. His forte was engineering management, mentoring and education skills in the workforce.

He served as a Chaplain in the Civil Air Patrol and received a PhD from the University of America and published his dissertation in a book titled "Shouldn't You Own Your Future Today?”

In retirement, he became a gentleman rancher, lovingly tending to cattle and the land in Wellborn, Texas. He also worked part-time at Lowe's where he enjoyed talking about people management with fellow employees.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 21 years, Anne Elizabeth Pruitt Anderson; his beloved son, Gary Edwin Anderson II; first wife, Sharon Elaine Anderson, and mother of Gary II; sister Sharrel McNeill and husband, Mervyn; brothers, Leslie Anderson and Eric Anderson and wife, Bernice; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; Anne's son, Christopher Alan Pruitt; grandchildren, Kayla Pruitt and Coleman Pruitt; brother-in-law, Jay Pruitt and wife, Leslie; niece, Karyn Pruitt Fairris and husband, Scott and children, Austin Fairris and Amanda Fairris; and host of friends.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and mentor and will be missed by many.

Celebration of Gary’s Life will be held at 2:00 pm. - 4:00 p.m., at Perry's Perch The Old Post Oak Ranch in Bryan, Texas.

The family would like contributions to be made in Gary’s memory to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.