Bud became my step father when I was twelve years old, over forty years ago. I will not lie, I hated him at first for the simple reason that he was not my dad. I grew to tolerate him and finally he became a trusted friend, and some one I loved. His relationship with my mom was always strange and complicated but lasted those forty years. Bud is falling apart now and the time seems short. Plans are being made and he seems to be getting ready. It's hard to say good bye even at 92.
Bud passed at 11:25 PM July 26, 2014
Ernest L. “Bud” Anderson, a kind and beloved man, passed away July 26th. Bud was
born in Seattle on April 15, 1922 to Emma (Nelson) Anderson and Leonard C.
Anderson, both children of Swedish immigrants and pioneers. Bud was Em and
Len's only child and was raised in the family home just a block from the north shore
of Greenlake in Seattle. He graduated from Lincoln High and the UW, where he
made lifelong friends, studied engineering and joined the Naval ROTC. During
WWII he graduated from mine warfare school in Yorkton, VA and served in the US
Navy.
After his service, Bud married and had two sons, Rick and Steve. He began a career
designing and building windows and sliding glass doors. His company, Durell
Windows, was a successful manufacturer of aluminum window frames for home and
commercial construction. One of Bud's accomplishments was serving as the General
Contractor on the construction of the University Presbyterian Church, where as a
young member of the congregation he was chosen to help build the (then) new
addition. Later, for NANCO, in Redmond, Bud constructed wood-framed windows
and also designed and held several patents on modular housing techniques.
Eventually Bud went on to become General Manager for Buffelen Door in Tacoma,
then worked as Vice President of Nord Door in Everett before pursuing a career as a
business consultant.
Bud enjoyed many years of coaching his sons in football and membership in the
Seattle Golf Club. One of his most memorable achievements was when he took his
family on a literal trip around the world in 1961, visiting the Middle East, India,
Japan and Europe, making more friends along the way.
In 1973, Bud married his second wife, Virginia McCallum Sander, the widow of his
Lincoln High School and UW friend, Ned Sander. Bud and Virginia traveled, had
many good friends and adventures and enjoyed over forty years together. There was
probably no greater Washington Huskies fan than Bud. He was a proud grandpa to
Virginia’s six grandchildren. Bud is survived by his wife Virginia Anderson,
stepchildren, Joani Wright, Bill Sander, Dean Sander and Jim Sander, and six
grandchildren and by his son Rick Anderson. His son, Stephen Anderson, preceded
Bud in death.
He will be missed.
In lieu of flowers the family request remembrances to their Evergreen Hospice,
Kirkland, WA.