Frank R. Anderson ’45

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Frank Anderson died Jan. 4, 2013.

He entered Princeton from Des Plaines (Ill.) High School and joined Prospect Club. Frank graduated magna cum laude in 1947 with a degree in economics and then served with the 104th Infantry. He was awarded a Purple Heart.

He married Doris Butler in 1946 and they moved to Chicago when Frank joined the investment firm of Duff Anderson & Clark. In 1959, Frank established his own firm, Anderson Research Associates. He switched careers in 1967 to join the educational publishing firm of Science Research Associates, of which he became president until his retirement.

In addition to Doris, Frank is survived by two daughters, Jill and Beth. The class expresses its sympathy to the family. 

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