Craig Anderson

Anderson, Craig
August 10, 1951 - October 12, 2021

With hands held in warmth and heart enveloped in love, Craig Robert Anderson passed away peacefully at his home in Saugatuck, Michigan on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Born on August 10, 1951 in Flint, Michigan, Craig was the first child of Glen and Leah Anderson, and was raised in Fenton along with his three siblings (Jodi Nikorak, Rhonda Hawrylo, Kerry Anderson).  Craig would write his life story through a spirit of adventure, most often wrapped in good travel and better company.  The tales he told of his escapades often required listeners to look at each other in disbelief and in search for a nod of confirmation, but were narrated with such a zeal that could only come from someone who actually lived them. Sit down for evening with Craig and a glass of wine and you might have heard how, at 16,  he became the unlikely local Fenton basketball hero when he came off the bench to sink a championship free throw, or the hundreds of receiving yards he racked up during the football team’s 20-game winning streak.  He might have introduced you to the “Low Riders” - the same six men with whom he nurtured deep friendships from adolescence, to graduating together in the class of '69, and finally growing old and sharing their love of golf, and good times. If you came over for a pork chop dinner or BBQ cooked by Craig, you could hear all about his love for sailing, whether on the Great Lakes or the Mediterranean.  Or maybe the many globetrotting escapades his work in the concrete business afforded him - from driving his BMW or mid-life crisis Porsche, to partying with executives in China, being on the Bahamas no-fly list, or racing in Regattas in the South of France, Craig Anderson was never going to let an opportunity to meet interesting people or create colorful memories pass him by. He would find more luck in his 70 years than any one man deserved.  First, in 1979, marrying Sharon (Pascoe) and producing the sparkle of his eye in 1981, daughter Whitney (Hewitt).     And then, through a blind date, marrying in 1988 the true love of his life, Beth (Charles), and producing his heir apparent in 1995, son Maxwell (Anderson).  Survived by Sharon, Beth, his children and grandchildren (Bronx Hewitt - 7, Ophelia Hewitt - 5, Scarlet Anderson - 5), and siblings. Craig leaves behind family and friends who will so deeply miss his sincere smile and earnest ear. A party at Craig’s favorite Douglas social spot, Alleys’ Classic American Diner and Bowl, will be held Friday, October 22 from 6-8pm.    And a celebration of life will be held on Sunday, November 7, from 1-4pm at the Fenton Moose Lodge 430. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Lung Association. Arrangements by Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 W. Silver Lake Rd., Fenton, MI 48430. Tributes may be shared at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com.