ALEC ANDERSON

Alec T. Anderson, 54, of Kankakee, died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 in Flossmoor, IL. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-8:00pm on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Lax Mortuary. Funeral services will be at 6:00pm, Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Kankakee Junior High School. Dr. James Mitchem will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to the Alec T. Anderson Memorial Fund c/o Chris Pehlke, 850 Raintree Drive, Naperville, IL. Attendees are asked to please dress in your respective school colors, jerseys and athletic apparels. Alec T. Anderson was born February 26, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Richard Ã¢â‚¬Å"AndyÃ¢â‚¬Â Anderson, Sr. and Gretchen Hough Anderson. He was a 1977 graduate of Fenton High School of Bensenville, IL and received his B.S. degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, and his M. A. degree from Governors State University in University Park, IL. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Karen Williams, July 18, 1998 and to their union was born a daughter, Sierra Anderson. Alec had a very successful career as an educator, coach and athletic administrator; changing the lives of students in every school he taught. He began his career teaching History and coaching in Yorkville. He has coached several sports and became a very successful head football coach at Kankakee High School. In 10 years as a football coach at Kankakee, he directed the school to the playoffs eight times in several ISHA first, second and third rounds of the state playoff tournaments. Coach Anderson became the Athletic Director at Urbana High School and coached the football teams there. He was the only coach to guide Urbana High School to the football playoffs three consecutive years. As the Athletic Director in Urbana, his school hosted ISHA track and field conference meets, as well as basketball sectionals. In the athletic director position at Bolingbrook High School, Alec was the administrator over four successful girls' ISHA basketball championships and a high school football championship. Alec's most recent contribution was at Homewood-Flossmoor High School as the Athletic Director. He will be remembered for his overall passion of caring for all students as an educator.. He will be most remembered for creating opportunities for student athletes to develop thru his coaching football camps. It is particularly noteworthy to acknowledge that through his guidance many of his student athletes obtained scholarships at the collegiate level and went on to play in the NFL. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Karen Anderson of Kankakee, IL; one daughter, Sierra Anderson, of Kankakee, IL; two stepsons, Gregory Murphy of Kankakee, IL and Seth Whalum of Champaign, IL; his parents, Gretchen Anderson of Elmhurst, IL, and Richard Anderson Sr. of Des Moines, Iowa; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard Jr. and Diane Anderson of Geneva, IL; a sister and brother-in-law, Chris and Richard Pehlke of Naperville, IL; special aunt, Beverly and Jack King of Athens, IL; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ivy and Preston Williams, Jr. of Urbana, IL, Tammy Williams of Bourbonnais, IL, Samuel Jr. and Naomi Williams of Atlanta, GA and Darryl and Katrina Williams of Dacula GA; one grandson, Christian Whalum; a special friend, Dennis Dreesen, and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

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ALEC ANDERSON

February 26, 1959 - August 7, 2013