*Lon Daniel Anderson, of Poway, Calif., joined the angels on Dec. 5, 2014, at the age of 42, at Pomerado Hospital in Poway as the result of a heart attack. He was born on Oct. 28, 1972, in St. Cloud, Minn. to Kenneth and Carol Anderson. He enjoyed Boy Scouts in his youth and earned his Eagle Scout Award. His passion for chemistry inspired him to earn a B.A. in chemistry from St. Olaf College in 1994 and an M.S. in chemistry from the University of Iowa in 1997. He was a member of Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association (CLIC) during his years as a forensic chemist at Southwest Laboratory with the Drug Enforcement Administration. After college, Lon spent nearly four years as a Specialist in the US Army, training to be a Russian linguist.

Lon is survived by his wife, Amy Ludvigson Anderson ’94; son, Dayne Jayson Anderson; his mother, Carol Anderson; his brothers, Ken Anderson and wife Kim Goetz Anderson, and Corey Anderson and wife Rachel Fetty; his sister, Melanie Leach; his sister-in-law, Sara Ludvigson Kelley ’92 and husband Doug Kelley; his mother- and father-in-law, Clayton and Lois Ludvigson; his nephews, Corey Anderson, Seth Leach, and Axel Anderson; and his nieces, Sophia Anderson, Serenah Leach, Emma Kelley, and Brianna Kelley. He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Anderson; his grandparents; a cousin, Jason Hettervig; and an army friend from Seattle, Jason Malone.

Contributions to the family in lieu of flowers will go to a Lon Anderson Memorial Fund for Dayne’s education.

Thank you to Dr. Jane Tanaka, Dr. Elizabeth Salada, Dr. Smitha Reddy, and Dr. Ramin Raiszadeh for the care given to Lon.