Alvin Anderson

ANDERSON, Alvin (continued), brother, William Morris Anderson Jr.; sister, Anna Katharine Anderson; mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Calvo Jr.; brother-in-law, Phillip S. Calvo III; sons-in-law, Tyler Sherwin and Byrne Huddleston; and other family and friends too numerous to count. He also leaves behind his beloved granddogs, Brie Sherwin and Otis Huddleston. His first non-furry grandchild will arrive in May. Alvin lived his life with zest and enthusiasm that was contagious; he never met a stranger. Adored and loved by his wife and daughters, he will be terribly missed. There never was a finer gentleman. Alvin once said, "I'm proud of two things in my life, one is my family and the other is my college. I told someone the other day, this makes me feel like the person my dog thinks I am." The memorial service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2008 at the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road. A reception will follow at the Virginia Room of the Williamsburg Lodge. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Alvin Anderson Fund for the William & Mary Alumni House. Checks should be made out to the College of William & Mary Foundation, P.O. Box 2100, Williamsburg, Va. 23187, or to the William & Mary Law School, where a scholarship is being established in Alvin's name. Checks should be made out to the Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation, noting the Alvin P. Anderson Scholarship in the memo line and put to the attention of Sally Kellam, William & Mary Law School, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Va. 23187. Nelsen Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be registered at www.nelsencares.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.