Robert Holmer Anderson Jr.

died on April 6, 2020 at the age of 85. He was a graduate of Murphy High School, class

of 1951, and was a distinguished military graduate at the University of Southern

Mississippi, class of 1955. He was a Captain in the United States Army Intelligence

and assigned to NATO in Paris, France.

In 1958, he was employed at The Merchants National Bank. In 1973, he was employed

by The Mitchell Company, where, he was in charge of the Real Estate Management

Division and was a member of the Executive Committee. In 1988 he formed Anderson

Management, Inc., a real estate management, development and consulting firm. This

took him to Montgomery for two years where he was in charge of Corporate Operations

for Aronov Realty. Upon returning to Mobile, he was involved in the development,

management and the sale of apartment complexes in Alabama, Florida and

Mississippi. He continued to be active in his company until December 2008.

He was an active member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he had served as

Senior Warden, Vestry member, Treasurer, School Board member, chaired various

construction and finance committees and served on various other committees.

He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Linda Wilkins Anderson, two daughters, Angela

(Steve) Hawkins; Patricia (James) Hamrick IV; two step-sons, Chase R. (Leslie)

Laurendine, Jr. and Stephen T. (Kelly) Laurendine. Nine grandchildren, Nicholas,

Meghan and Lauren Hawkins; Kathryn (Scott) Byrd, Elizabeth and Meredith Hamrick,

all of mobile; and Chase, III and Riley Ann Laurendine and Jacob Brasfield, of

Huntsville, and one great grandchild, Claire Harper Byrd.

Memorial service will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at a time to be announced.

The family requests that memorials be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1050 Azalea Road, Mobile,

Alabama, 36693.