Sally Anderson

Sally Anderson, a longtime resident of New York City, died peacefully at her home on January 5, 2023. Sally grew up in Stillwater, MN with her parents, the late J. Edward and Gertrude (Rothschild) Slaughter, and with her younger sister Nancy, now also deceased.

After graduating from Carleton College, Sally first worked as an elementary school teacher, and then went on to successfully complete studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She ultimately re-located to New York City to join the global headquarters of the Institute of International Education, a world-renowned organization which manages international educational exchange programs under Ford Foundation and other grants.

Sally’s diverse interests included a passionate love of opera, history studies, and world travel.

In 1969, Sally married Henry W. Anderson (“Hank”), the love of her life.  Together, she and Hank involved themselves in his private accounting practice and his presidency and numerous activities of the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and enjoyed boating weekends at Hank’s Milford, CT hometown and occasional trips here and abroad.

Throughout her life, Sally was devoted to her church and her church family and the many varied organizations and causes she staunchly supported. She unfailingly had a smile and a good word for everyone she met, and touched so many lives with her kind, caring, gracious, and generous spirit.  “She was like a sunny day: Always smiling and cheerful”. As a neighbor observed, Sally was “classy, sweet, and a lady”.

Sally is survived by a cousin, John Slaughter, and her Anderson family: Brian, Erin, Matthew, Millie, and Susan, and Hank’s nieces and nephews and their families.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Cody-White Funeral Home in Milford, CT.  A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of New York City (fpcnyc.org) on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. The memorial service will be livestreamed and available on YouTube.

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