Major (Retd) Freeman Anderson RIP 26 March 08

ANDERSON, William Freeman Maj (Ret'd)

November 2, 1927 - March 23, 2008

Peacefully at home. Survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Eunice; daughter, Joanna (Daryl);

Granddaughters, Alexis and Heather; sister Carolyn; and nieces and nephews.

Freeman had a lengthy Canadian military career as a Personnel Selection Officer, serving in Canada and Germany.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 2 pm, First Memorial Funeral Chapel, 1155 Fort Street, Victoria BC. Condolences may be sent to: http://www.firstmemorial.ca/victoria/vc-condolences.html.

Donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association gratefully accepted in lieu of flowers.

In Memoriam pamphlet.doc"

Col(Ret'd) Frank Pinch writes:

A sad day for the branch, indeed.

Freeman was a fine gentleman and superb role model who made important, lasting contributions to the PSel Branch and the CF. A champion of the ordinary service person, which was reflected in his pioneering (and later) work on the SCAN program (when it was called CEAP), he provided excellent development to many PSOs: through formal classroom teaching, writing and OJT and informal mentoring and coaching. His deep knowledge of history and tradition, along with a strong sense of ethics, gave him the moral authority to act, from time to time, as the "corporate memory" and "conscience" of the PSel Branch. Equally important, Freeman was a devoted husband, father, and loyal friend, who treated everyone with utmost respect. We who knew him will always appreciate his fine qualities and remember him with great fondness.

Intellegere,

Frank

Condolence Msg to Anderson Family.

I hardly knew Freeman, but I knew much of him. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of years ago while serving as an assessor on an Assessment Centre in Victoria. Myself, Chris Lyon, LCol Chevrier, Ilene Fika and several others went out to dinner and were joined by Freeman and another Ret'd member of Branch. This was important to me as it was on rare occasions when talking to senior ( in age) members of the Branch that his name did not come up when we talked about those that came before us. At those times he was always mentioned with reverence and respect and from that one meeting and the conversations that we had, I could tell that he was deserving of all of the praise that I'd heard heaped upon him over the years.

It is now with sadness that I offer you the condolences of the PSOA at this time of your loss. Please rest assured that we too feel your pain and that Freeman will not be forgotten.

W.B. Hoskins, Maj, President PSOA

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