In Memory

Bart (Will) Anderson - Class Of 1976

Bart Anderson (class of 1976) died on Dec. 28, 2014. Here is a copy of his obituary: Bart (Will) Anderson 1958–2014 Bart passed away in Mesa, Arizona surrounded by his family after an extended illness of 9 years at 5:45 a.m., Sunday morning, December 28, 2014. He was at the home of his daughter and caretaker, Chantae Medina. Bart (Will) was born in South Ogden to Richard Ace Anderson and Margie Palmer Anderson on August 12, 1958. He spent his youth growing up in Sunset, Utah. He attended Davis County Schools, graduating from Clearfield High School 1976. He Then attended school to become a bricklayer. He married Diane Wilson and in that union came two beautiful children. They were later divorced. He then moved to Phoenix to work with his brother Steve. He met his soul mate Robin Lee and together they had a beautiful baby girl. They separated a few years later and he settled in to raise his daughter. Not long after that, he became ill, going from doctor to doctor to find out what was making him so sick. He finally found the doctor who diagnosed him and gave him nine years longer than the family expected. He was a fighter. After his illness slowed him down and he could no longer work, a surprising thing happened, he picked up a piece of wood and started to carve. What a gift he had. He turned wood into a work of art. From horses and jeeps, to NFL footballs he turned carving into a thriving business. He was trying to put the finishing touches on Christmas orders two days before he passed away. He loved his family and spent lots of time with his children and grandchildren. The light of his life was his new granddaughter Avaiah. She put that sparkle of life back in his face. Surviving are is his mother Margie Nielsen; brother Steve Anderson; two daughters Kisten Downey and Chantae Medina; son Dax Anderson; a loving step-daughter Tonya Nord; and five grandchildren, Brooks, Quincy, Cameron, and Ace Downey and eleven-month-old Avaiah Medina. Preceding him in death were his father, Richard Ace Anderson; his brother Jerred Robertson; and both sets of grandparents. At his request, he was cremated with his ashes sprinkled at his happy places. We all love you so much, and you are finally out of pain.