Shaun Garrett Anderson, a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died of a heart attack on December 18th, 2015, in Zionsville, Indiana while visiting his family. He was 53 years old. Shaun is survived by his daughter, Nicole Taylor Anderson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; his son, Connor Matthew Anderson, also of Minneapolis, Minnesota; his mother, Frances Merritt Anderson, of Zionsville, Indiana; his brother, Kevin Ian Anderson, of Zionsville, Indiana; his brother, Rhys Nicholas Anderson, of Zionsville, Indiana; his sister-in-law, Emily Hopkins Anderson, of Zionsville, Indiana; and his nephew, Finn McCauley Anderson, of Zionsville, Indiana.Shaun is also survived by his ex-wife, Connie Anderson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and her extended family who he continued to love and respect.He is preceded in death by his father, Herbert Francis Anderson, of Zionsville, Indiana; his grandparents, Lawrence and Mary Pullen, of Zionsville, Indiana. Shaun was born on April 20, 1962 in California, to parents Herbert and Frances Anderson.Shaun was the adored nephew of Martha Carolyn O’Sullivan, of Virginia, Robert Vernon Merritt, of California, and Richard Anderson of Texas. He was also very honored to be the Godfather to Brad and David Heinrich, of Minnesota.Shaun was also a Shriner in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A funeral is scheduled for December 28, 2015 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 3500 W 106th Street, Carmel, Indiana. The viewing will begin at 10:00 am with a service to follow at 11:00 am. Shaun will then be interred in the Zionsville Cemetery in Zionsville, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to gofundme.com/zsfu7pbe. It can be said with all honesty that Shaun had some pretty terrible runs of bad luck. I even went so far as to tell my husband one day that I thought Shaun might possibly be cursed. If something could go wrong it would, and it would happen to Shaun. One time in a fit of despair after a particularly sad phone call with him, I ran to the computer and googled “how to break a curse.” But then something happened – he died.unexpectedly of a heart attack, and as we began to make arrangements for his funeral, I started to see Shaun and his life in a completely different way. Shaun suffered so many heartaches and disappointments that for the longest time I only saw those things, but now I see something else – his resilience. In the face of all those set backs Shaun had something truly divine – he had hope. I never had a conversation with Shaun that started with a new heartbreak that didn’t end in the affirmation that tomorrow would be better. He was always making plans – plans for when things were different, for the future that he held out so much hope for. And that’s when I realized that Shaun Anderson wasn’t cursed at all, he was blessed. He was blessed with so much love and hope in his heart that he literally could not foresee a future for himself or his family that was anything less than wonderful. More than anything else in this world, Shaun loved his children and his family. His last moments were spent writing Christmas cards for Connor and Nicole, while shopping with his mother. With this is mind, we would like to extend our warmest and most heart-felt MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of Shaun’s loved ones. May the season bring you many blessings, and much hope for the coming New Year.
