Richard D. "Dick" Anderson
February 12, 1946 ~ May 12, 2022
Richard D. Anderson, 76, of Pratt, Kansas passed away on May 12, 2022. He was better known as Dick Anderson.
Dick was born February 12,1946 in Mason City, IA to his adoptive parents Ernest and Cleo Anderson.
As a child, Dick grew up in the garage with his father Ernie learning everything there was to know about cars and racing. He passed this passion down to his son Richard.
After high school, Dick was a Navy Seabee and served two terms in the Vietnam War. He received a Vietnam service medal with fleet marine force combat operations insignia, a national defense service medal as well as a Vietnam campaign medal with devise.
He settled in Pratt, Kansas in 1986. Dick was sort of a jack of all trades and had many jobs. He started as a mechanic, managed a bowling center for about 20 years, then he was in car sales before he became the Sports Director for KMMM1290 radio station 2001. He did all the sports broadcasting for the Pratt community. He was quickly tokened the name "The Voice of the Greenbacks.” He loved this role and retired from this position in 2019. He was a very sociable person and always could strike up a conversation with anyone he came across.
His love for the community was commendable but his love for his family was infinite. Dick is survived by his wife of 33 years, Beverly Anderson (Pratt, KS); his children, Richard Anderson (Wichita, KS), Stacy Toeniskoetter (Boynton Beach, FL), Khristin Hepner (Edmond, OK), Jeanie Trowbridge (Tallahassee, FL), John Anderson (Satellite Beach, FL), Colleen Anderson (Tallahassee, FL); his stepchildren, Amy Swindler (Pratt,KS), James Snyder (San Angelo, TX); 21 grandchildren and 2 great grandsons. He is also survived by his biological mother, Marcella Fielding (Tucson,AZ); his half-sisters, Bette Marley (Pahrump, NV) and Barbara Lahmann (Corvallis, OR). He was preceded in death by his adoptive parents, Cleo and Ernest Anderson; his brother Jack Anderson; his stepdaughter, LaDonna Wolfe; and his half-sister Karen Driscoll.
He has had such an impact on the Pratt community that The Dick Anderson Greenback Memorial Fund has been set up to continue his love for Greenback Athletics. There will be an annual scholarship given in his name. In lieu of flowers, please donate to this memorial by mail to The People's Bank, P.O. Box B, Pratt, KS 67124 or via Venmo @greenbackmemorial. A celebration of Dick's life is being planned for later this summer in Pratt, Kansas.
Services in care of Downing & Lahey Mortuary - West Chapel.
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I was blessed to be one of Dick’s friends. I will greatly miss him, especially because he was the husband of my best friend, Beverly. He always took good care of her, with his love, hard work and generosity. I fondly remember Dick taking me to his work place and giving me a tour of Pratt. He was very proud of the athletes he knew and was an ambassador for the sports programs in the town and across the state. I have met some of his children, and they are wonderful. My sincere condolences to all. Roberta Hettinger