James Orin Anderson (66), retired professor, author, and musician, died on June 23, 2009, in Athens, Georgia. Services will be held Sunday, June 28, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. in Columbia at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral's Averyt Hall, with burial in the Columbarium. The family will receive friends afterwards in Trinity's Conference Room.
Born June 5, 1943, in Columbia, SC, Orin Anderson was the son of Mary Augusta Crow Anderson and the late James Robert Dickie Anderson. He was a member of theTrinity Episcopal Choir, the Columbia Boys Chorus, and the Apollo Boys Choir of Palm Beach, FL. He attended Dreher High School, where he was a cheerleader, a member of the chorus, and one of the Jesters, who recorded the War Between the States Centennial song, "The Star of the West." He appeared in many Town Theatre plays and Dreher productions, and was an apprentice at the Myrtle Beach Summer Playhouse in the 1950s when Hollywood and Broadway stars came to participate.
Anderson graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1966 with a B.A. in English. While at Carolina, he wrote for the Gamecock and was a member of the University Chorus, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Tau Omega, the Sons of Bacchus, and the AFROTC. During the Vietnam War, he rose from second lieutenant to captain in the U.S. Air Force.
Orin Anderson received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Leicester, England. His works have been published in the United Kingdom and in America. He taught in both England and the United States, retiring from Horry-Georgetown Tech. He was the former director of the Horry Cultural Arts Council, and, while living on the coast, sang Irish songs once a week at Nibel's in Surfside. He served on the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach, and was a member of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, the Society of First Families of South Carolina 1670 - 1700, and the Saint Andrews Society of the City of Columbia.
Dr. Anderson is survived by his beloved wife Dale Shelley Workman Loftus Anderson of Athens, GA; stepsons, Robert Workman of Gloucester, NC, Charles and Crystal Workman of Lacey, WA, and adopted daughter, Carmen Workman-Anderson of Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Deliah Dean Dwyer and Miles Orin Shattuck; sister-in-law, Shirley Van Ness of Athens, GA; and nieces, Tracy Miller of Aiken, SC, and Karen Hartless of Vicenza, Italy. He is also survived by his mother, Dr. Mary C. Anderson of Columbia, SC, his brother and sister-in-law, Richard Cothonneau and Elizabeth Nichols Anderson of Greenville, SC, his brother-in-law, Byron Dean Ryan of Fort Wright, KY, and his nephews, Byron James Ryan of Charlotte, NC, and John Richard Nichols Anderson of Columbia, SC. Orin was predeceased by his father, Dick Anderson and his sister, Barbara Innis Anderson Ryan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Cathedral Foundation for the Cathedral Restoration, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201, or to the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation, Columbia, SC 29208, for either the Orin F. Crow South Caroliniana Library Endowment or the Innis Anderson Ryan Theatre Graduate Scholarship.
Born June 5, 1943, in Columbia, SC, Orin Anderson was the son of Mary Augusta Crow Anderson and the late James Robert Dickie Anderson. He was a member of theTrinity Episcopal Choir, the Columbia Boys Chorus, and the Apollo Boys Choir of Palm Beach, FL. He attended Dreher High School, where he was a cheerleader, a member of the chorus, and one of the Jesters, who recorded the War Between the States Centennial song, "The Star of the West." He appeared in many Town Theatre plays and Dreher productions, and was an apprentice at the Myrtle Beach Summer Playhouse in the 1950s when Hollywood and Broadway stars came to participate.
Anderson graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1966 with a B.A. in English. While at Carolina, he wrote for the Gamecock and was a member of the University Chorus, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Tau Omega, the Sons of Bacchus, and the AFROTC. During the Vietnam War, he rose from second lieutenant to captain in the U.S. Air Force.
Orin Anderson received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Leicester, England. His works have been published in the United Kingdom and in America. He taught in both England and the United States, retiring from Horry-Georgetown Tech. He was the former director of the Horry Cultural Arts Council, and, while living on the coast, sang Irish songs once a week at Nibel's in Surfside. He served on the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach, and was a member of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, the Society of First Families of South Carolina 1670 - 1700, and the Saint Andrews Society of the City of Columbia.
Dr. Anderson is survived by his beloved wife Dale Shelley Workman Loftus Anderson of Athens, GA; stepsons, Robert Workman of Gloucester, NC, Charles and Crystal Workman of Lacey, WA, and adopted daughter, Carmen Workman-Anderson of Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Deliah Dean Dwyer and Miles Orin Shattuck; sister-in-law, Shirley Van Ness of Athens, GA; and nieces, Tracy Miller of Aiken, SC, and Karen Hartless of Vicenza, Italy. He is also survived by his mother, Dr. Mary C. Anderson of Columbia, SC, his brother and sister-in-law, Richard Cothonneau and Elizabeth Nichols Anderson of Greenville, SC, his brother-in-law, Byron Dean Ryan of Fort Wright, KY, and his nephews, Byron James Ryan of Charlotte, NC, and John Richard Nichols Anderson of Columbia, SC. Orin was predeceased by his father, Dick Anderson and his sister, Barbara Innis Anderson Ryan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Cathedral Foundation for the Cathedral Restoration, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201, or to the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation, Columbia, SC 29208, for either the Orin F. Crow South Caroliniana Library Endowment or the Innis Anderson Ryan Theatre Graduate Scholarship.
James Orin Anderson (66), retired professor, author, and musician, died on June 23, 2009, in Athens, Georgia. Services will be held Sunday, June 28, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. in Columbia at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral's Averyt Hall, with burial in the Columbarium. The family will receive friends afterwards in Trinity's Conference Room.
Born June 5, 1943, in Columbia, SC, Orin Anderson was the son of Mary Augusta Crow Anderson and the late James Robert Dickie Anderson. He was a member of theTrinity Episcopal Choir, the Columbia Boys Chorus, and the Apollo Boys Choir of Palm Beach, FL. He attended Dreher High School, where he was a cheerleader, a member of the chorus, and one of the Jesters, who recorded the War Between the States Centennial song, "The Star of the West." He appeared in many Town Theatre plays and Dreher productions, and was an apprentice at the Myrtle Beach Summer Playhouse in the 1950s when Hollywood and Broadway stars came to participate.
Anderson graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1966 with a B.A. in English. While at Carolina, he wrote for the Gamecock and was a member of the University Chorus, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Tau Omega, the Sons of Bacchus, and the AFROTC. During the Vietnam War, he rose from second lieutenant to captain in the U.S. Air Force.
Orin Anderson received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Leicester, England. His works have been published in the United Kingdom and in America. He taught in both England and the United States, retiring from Horry-Georgetown Tech. He was the former director of the Horry Cultural Arts Council, and, while living on the coast, sang Irish songs once a week at Nibel's in Surfside. He served on the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach, and was a member of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, the Society of First Families of South Carolina 1670 - 1700, and the Saint Andrews Society of the City of Columbia.
Dr. Anderson is survived by his beloved wife Dale Shelley Workman Loftus Anderson of Athens, GA; stepsons, Robert Workman of Gloucester, NC, Charles and Crystal Workman of Lacey, WA, and adopted daughter, Carmen Workman-Anderson of Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Deliah Dean Dwyer and Miles Orin Shattuck; sister-in-law, Shirley Van Ness of Athens, GA; and nieces, Tracy Miller of Aiken, SC, and Karen Hartless of Vicenza, Italy. He is also survived by his mother, Dr. Mary C. Anderson of Columbia, SC, his brother and sister-in-law, Richard Cothonneau and Elizabeth Nichols Anderson of Greenville, SC, his brother-in-law, Byron Dean Ryan of Fort Wright, KY, and his nephews, Byron James Ryan of Charlotte, NC, and John Richard Nichols Anderson of Columbia, SC. Orin was predeceased by his father, Dick Anderson and his sister, Barbara Innis Anderson Ryan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Cathedral Foundation for the Cathedral Restoration, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201, or to the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation, Columbia, SC 29208, for either the Orin F. Crow South Caroliniana Library Endowment or the Innis Anderson Ryan Theatre Graduate Scholarship.
Born June 5, 1943, in Columbia, SC, Orin Anderson was the son of Mary Augusta Crow Anderson and the late James Robert Dickie Anderson. He was a member of theTrinity Episcopal Choir, the Columbia Boys Chorus, and the Apollo Boys Choir of Palm Beach, FL. He attended Dreher High School, where he was a cheerleader, a member of the chorus, and one of the Jesters, who recorded the War Between the States Centennial song, "The Star of the West." He appeared in many Town Theatre plays and Dreher productions, and was an apprentice at the Myrtle Beach Summer Playhouse in the 1950s when Hollywood and Broadway stars came to participate.
Anderson graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1966 with a B.A. in English. While at Carolina, he wrote for the Gamecock and was a member of the University Chorus, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Tau Omega, the Sons of Bacchus, and the AFROTC. During the Vietnam War, he rose from second lieutenant to captain in the U.S. Air Force.
Orin Anderson received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Leicester, England. His works have been published in the United Kingdom and in America. He taught in both England and the United States, retiring from Horry-Georgetown Tech. He was the former director of the Horry Cultural Arts Council, and, while living on the coast, sang Irish songs once a week at Nibel's in Surfside. He served on the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach, and was a member of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, the Society of First Families of South Carolina 1670 - 1700, and the Saint Andrews Society of the City of Columbia.
Dr. Anderson is survived by his beloved wife Dale Shelley Workman Loftus Anderson of Athens, GA; stepsons, Robert Workman of Gloucester, NC, Charles and Crystal Workman of Lacey, WA, and adopted daughter, Carmen Workman-Anderson of Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Deliah Dean Dwyer and Miles Orin Shattuck; sister-in-law, Shirley Van Ness of Athens, GA; and nieces, Tracy Miller of Aiken, SC, and Karen Hartless of Vicenza, Italy. He is also survived by his mother, Dr. Mary C. Anderson of Columbia, SC, his brother and sister-in-law, Richard Cothonneau and Elizabeth Nichols Anderson of Greenville, SC, his brother-in-law, Byron Dean Ryan of Fort Wright, KY, and his nephews, Byron James Ryan of Charlotte, NC, and John Richard Nichols Anderson of Columbia, SC. Orin was predeceased by his father, Dick Anderson and his sister, Barbara Innis Anderson Ryan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Cathedral Foundation for the Cathedral Restoration, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201, or to the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation, Columbia, SC 29208, for either the Orin F. Crow South Caroliniana Library Endowment or the Innis Anderson Ryan Theatre Graduate Scholarship.
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