Harry Collier Anderson II

1957 - 2022

HARRY COLLIER ANDERSON II 1957-2022

Harry Anderson, 65, of Lakeport, California, died at home with his wife by his side on August 13, 2022, after a 15-year battle with a very rare Chordoma cancer. He was born in San Jose on May 25, 1957, the youngest of nine children to Sarah Jeannette and Professor O. Robert Anderson. He graduated from San Jose's Del Mar High School in 1975.
In 1978 Harry left college and relocated to the Lake Tahoe area to be a ski bum working various jobs in the Tahoe City area, then went on working at Alpine Meadows fulltime and eventually establishing a 36-year career at Squaw Valley USA. He was well-known throughout the Ski industry as an innovator/inventor while managing the upper mountain vehicle maintenance shop and efficiently maintaining a fleet of more than 50 snow cats and other equipment. Harry was very athletic competing in triathlons and swimming, as well as participating with his family in water ski racing for many years with NOR-CAL Boat and Ski Club he where was a regional and national champion in many events.
Harry is predeceased by his parents, his sister Sallie Earle and nephew Bret Earle, and post-deceased by his sister Ingrid. Harry is survived by his wife Susan Rasmussen, sons Harry and Matthew, stepchildren Ryan and Sarah, sisters Christine, Virginia, Katie (Jerry), and brothers, Bob (Maura) and Howard (Kathy) along with 19 nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 21st at 2:00 p.m. at Bar One in the Olympic House at the village in Palisades Tahoe. In lieu of flowers donations to the following organization in Harry's name would be appreciated: development@chordomafoundation.org.