Biography
Anders was born to U.S. Navy Lt. Arthur F. Anders and Muriel Adams Anders in Hong Kong, and was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second-highest rank, Life Scout. Anders attended St. Martin's Academy and Grossmont High School in La Mesa, California. He was born and raised Catholic. Anders married Valerie Hoard in 1955. The couple have four sons and two daughters. They live in Washington state.
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