San Joaquin-Los Angeles County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Anderson, Philip Calvin February 8, 2005
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The Record  February 11, 2005
Tracy
Philip Calvin Anderson

Nov. 9, 1920 - Feb. 8, 2005



Ret. Army Lt. Col. Philip Calvin Anderson, 84, the first controller of Defense 
Depot Tracy and later the City of Tracy's finance director, died Tuesday at 
Tracy Convalescent Hospital. Born in Los Angeles, Lt. Col. Anderson graduated 
from Los Angeles High School in 1938 and from UCLA in 1942 with a bachelor of 
science degree in accounting. He was a member of Delta Sigma Phi, Beta Gamma 
Signa (honorary), Alpha Kappa Psi (professional) and life member of the UCLA 
Alumni Association. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in New 
Guinea, the Philippines and Japan, attaining the rank of captain. He graduated 
with honors from Harvard University Graduate School of Business in 1947 with a 
master's degree in business administration. He became a California CPA in 1950. 
Lt. Col. Anderson re-entered the Army in 1951 during the Korean War and served 
at Ft. Lee, VA, Washington, D.C., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and in Germany and 
Vietnam. He was a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff School. In 
1964, when what was then the Tracy Annex of Sharpe General Depot became Defense 
Depot Tracy (now Defense Distribution Center San Joaquin), a Defense Logistic 
Agency installation, Lt. Col. Anderson was the depot's first controller. After 
serving in the Republic of Korea, while retaining his home in Tracy, he retired 
from the Army in 1969 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1971, he became 
finance director of the City of Tracy, serving in that capacity until he 
retired again in 1984. 
Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Jean Garrison Rehn Anderson of Tracy; 
two daughters and their husbands, Ellen and Tim Wiebe of Toronto, and Erin and 
Hubert Gatignon of France; a son and his wife, Philip Anderson and Rhonda 
Bernstein of Signapore; and three stepchildren and their spouses, Jim and Lois 
Rehn of Sunnyvale, Janet and Wayne Mark of Elk Grove, and Robert and Marie Rehn 
of Manteca. 
Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Aline and Valerie Gatignon, Spencer and 
Olivia Anderson, Jolene Mark, and Elissa, Rachel and Rebecca Rehn. He was 
preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Mercer Anderson, and a brother, David 
Anderson. 
There will be no visitation or services. Inurnment will be in the Columbarium 
at Arlington National Cemetery. Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 S. Central Ave., is 
handling arrangements. 
The family prefers memorial contributions to Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, 
1420 N. Tracy Blvd., Tracy, CA 95376; or to the American Lung Association, 1231 
W. Robinhood Drive, Stockton, CA 95207. 
 

  



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