Jerome Ward ANDERSON

ANDERSON, Jerome Ward Jerry to his neighbors in Beacon Hill, Boston and Block Island, R.I., passed away peacefully on July 4, 2017, in Boston at age 73 from Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). A proud native of Tucson, AZ, Jerry attended Sam Hughes and Mansfeld, graduating from Tucson High in 1962. He was predeceased by parents Lois Gessell and Duane B. Anderson. Jerry graduated from Stanford University in 1966 and Stanford Law School in 1969. He was awarded the Weter Prize for best honors history thesis and a law fellowship in Paris. He bypassed the prospect of tenure in academia to pursue careers in law and investment management, founding Boston Investment Advisers. At the twilight of his life, Jerry was deeply honored by his Beta Theta Pi fraternity brothers' endowment of the Jerry Anderson Prize for History at Stanford. Jerry is survived by his devoted and accomplished wife Priscilla and daughters, Grace and Lily all of Boston and by beloved son, Jason (Arlana) and three grandchildren, Caitlin, Derek, and Kristen, of Vancouver, BC. Jerry will be forever remembered by brother, William (Kay) and family of Tucson; step-sisters, Suzy Kerrick and family of Olney, MD, and Stephanie Treat and family of Tucson. Services will be held on Saturday, September, 9, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., Church of The Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston, MA, 02108. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Stanford University, PO Box 20466, Stanford, CA 94309, Memo: Jerry Anderson Prize Fund.