Holly Sue Anderson

1952 - 2021

Holly Sue Anderson passed away on January 14, 2021 in Santa Monica, California.

Holly was born on November 22,1952 in Beaverville, Illinois to Robert and Patricia Anderson. She graduated from Watseka Community High School in 1970 and attended the University of Illinois where she received her BS in Elementary Education in 1976.

Holly got her M.Ed. in Special Education. In 1985, she married Jerry Fahey and they had two children: Laura and Joseph. She primarily worked for the California Youth Authority in Paso Robles, Chino, and Camarillo where she was the Resource Specialist and where she was named Teacher of the Year in 2014. During the last 10 years of her life, Holly lived on a sailboat in Ventura with her partner, Rick Paley. Holly was a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). She was deeply passionate about and committed to social justice, racial equality, education, and helping impoverished and disenfranchised people. Holly was a gourmet cook. She travelled all over the world. She was an avid hiker, scuba-diver, and skier. She loved to kayak and swim in the ocean. She was a bundle of energy and the heart of every family party. She read voraciously. Holly is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son, her brother Maury, and her nephew Dylan. She is survived by her partner, her daughter, her sisters Christine, Peggy, Judith and her brothers Robert, David, and Jack, as well as seven nieces and nephews, and four grand-nephews.

Holly's untimely passing is devastating to her family and friends and she will be sorely missed. A celebration of her life has been postponed until April,2022.