Anderson (Andy) F. Willis Jr., 79, of Salem, New Hampshire and Dade City, Florida passed away in his Florida home on January 14, 2021, with his wife Brenda by his side. Born in Taft, California on April 4, 1941, he was the son of the late Anderson Sr. and Dorothea Willis.


Andy served in the United States Navy for 20 years and retired as a Chief Petty Officer, Diver First Class, ENC DV-1. He served three tours in Vietnam and retired from the U.S. Navy in 1978. He then worked for Palmer Gas of Salem, New Hampshire and fully retired in 1995. He was also a Master Mason of the Meridian Splendor Lodge #49, Newport Maine Freemasonry.  


Willis, as he was known, loved hunting, fishing, camping and Bluegrass music, but most of all his family.   


Surviving family members include his wife of 56 years, Brenda Forcier Willis of Salem, NH; two sons, Anderson F. Willis III and wife Linda of Chesapeake, VA, and David M. Willis and wife Melissa of Dunbarton, NH; four grandchildren and a great grandson; Nadine Willis-Rapanick, husband Ian Rapanick and their son Mason, Robert Willis, and Zachary and Brooke Willis; one sister, Darlena Sutherland of New Mexico; brother and sister in-laws Billy and Donna Randell of Florida, and Bob Forcier and partner Leslie Bernstein of Methuen, MA, and several nieces and nephews. 


A private family service will be held at a later time at the N.H. Veteran's Cemetery in Boscawen, N.H. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made in his name to a foundation of your choice.