Condolence: An Appreciation of Anderson Clark ( January, 2008): To say that Anderson was a unique individual is an absolute understatement. Anderson was charismatic. We in the Ohio contingent of his ?flock? met him many years ago. Bill Swank first met Anderson through the Affiliate Artists? work with rural Ohio farmers and the Ohio Farm Bureau. Imagine a mezzo-soprano singing arias in the feed store, building in the community a genuine love of music and learning to feed the cattle. Anderson did that. Keith Meyer contacted Anderson at Bill?s suggestion. But not on the first try. An early evening phone call to Anderson?s residence was answered by Julie, who told Keith that he was too late to catch Anderson, he had already gone to bed. But a call placed after 3 AM the next morning would indeed find him at work in his office. Anderson was drawn to humanitarian projects, and they to him. He was the big thinker, the person who could make a reasonably good idea into a statewide, or even national campaign. Ohio Kids Care, as a response to the starvation crisis in Ethiopia in the mid-?80s, was such a project. Anderson saw it as a big program, and eventually it was big, involving many Ohio elementary schools, the Ohio Farm Bureau, then Ohio Governor Celeste, and the international humanitarian agency CARE, all starting from one of Anderson?s ideas in Xenia. For that project, Anderson actually came to Xenia to live for several months, along with his ?Odd Couple? roommate, Gene Faison, at the ?Ha Ha Hotel? (so named by Anderson, of course). Anderson became fascinated with VacuPanel, now called AcuTemp, and its intent to bring high performance insulation together with refrigeration and solar technology, all aimed at providing hard-to-maintain vaccines to the needy of the world. He worked long and hard at his network, raising funds, supporters, and government accolades for the VaxiCool. He would later name and help sell the follow-up HemaCool to the army to supply much needed emergency blood transfusions to our troops. These same units found their way in the response to disastrous hurricanes that hit the US east coast that same year. We all remember Anderson fondly, showing up in Dayton with a VaxiCool strapped on the back of his Miata, in his rumpled khaki shorts, driving for hours to check in briefly, then heading off again to meet with others in his massive network of friends. Everyone knew he had been here, wondered why he had left so quickly, yet always considered it a blessing that he had come. He had no acquaintances. Everyone who met him was thereafter a friend. We were honored to get to see him one last time in early January, when he could no longer speak, and yet his eyes were so expressive they spoke for him. We know he now has a bigger realm in which to work, and a bigger flock that needs his help. We thank God for loaning him to us. A portion of the Ohio contingent includes: Bill and Helen Swank and Family Keith and Marge Meyer and Family Chris and Laura Meyer and Family Eugene, Deborah and Noah Faison Mike and Melva Knemeyer and Family Nick and Vicci Lubbers and Family Mike and Michelle Mathile and Family

Condolence: It was a wonderful experience to have had the pleasure of spending time with Anderson on his many trips to Xenia. He was a unique individual and we cerish the privilege of knowing him.

Condolence: We are saddened to learn of Andy's death. We had the good l pleasure of spending four college years with him at Maryville and two at seminary in Pittsburgh, bebore his transfer to McCormack. Andy was such a special person. He brightened every room he entered.