Mr. Anderson
Contributed by Huhnkie Lee
I think I may have made this joke once, like, “oh I'm in matrix movie. I'm calling on Mr. Anderson.” I never once met him in person. My interaction with him have been mostly telephonic. He had this wonderful radio talk show on the weekday mornings in Alaska, yes, “The Tom Anderson show.”
I would call to his radio shows before I went to work, and he and his kind staffs would take my call and bestow me this wonderful honor to talk to him and our Alaskan colleagues on air in the live radio show. What a great honor it was. I remember every single second of that magical experience.
Mr. Tom Anderson- what a great man, what a mentor, what an educator, what a teacher, what an advisor, what a great role model. We all know that Mr. Anderson had challenges in his life. Well that's normal. We all have had our own difficulties in life. We are old enough to understand that. It's all too common. Achievements, mistakes, good times, and bad times, we all have common experiences.
But what's so remarkable about this fine gentleman is that he came back, he resiled, he resurrected, so handsomely, and miraculously. If I dare say, he resembled one Mr. Jesus, who took on other people's sins on his shoulder singularly, and then, resurrected handsomely and magically, and the rest is history.
Mr. Tom Anderson, your legacy shall live forever in our fond memories, in our enduring hearts. Yes Sir, you encouraged us, and inspired us. You are truly a great American, an amazing Alaskan, and most importantly, a dear Friend.
Thank you, Mr. Tom Anderson. You left us. But you left us with good memories. Thank you.