In Memoriam: Warren Macleod Annis
Following is the obituary for Jim Annis' father. Our hearts and prayers go out to Jim and his family.
Warren Macleod Annis passed away on December 21, 2013, of natural causes. At the time of his death Warren had been living in Livermore for 2 ½ years after residing in the same house in Pleasanton since 1950.
Warren was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the last of six children of Roderick Dhu Annis and Ethel Foss Annis. He attended Duluth, MN schools, graduating from Central High School and Duluth State Teacher’s College (now the University of Minnesota ta Duluth) with a degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. After graduating college in December of 1943 Warren attended the Naval Reserve Midshipman’s School at Columbia University in New York, NY, graduating June 29, 1944.
On July 3, 1944, he married Fannie Lambert, his college sweetheart, on his way to assignment to the Amphibious Base at Coronado, California. Warren was then assigned to the USS Menard, APA 201, and spent time in the South Pacific arena during World War II, participating in the landing at Okinawa on April 1, 1945. His ship also transported the first occupational troops in to Nagasaki, japan, after the dropping of the atomic bomb.
After World War II, Warren came to Pleasanton, California, in 1948 to work at the Jackson Perkins Company growing grounds as timekeeper and eventually became Office Manager.
In March of 1956, he joined the late Ernest W. Schween in the insurance business, taking over the business in 1963 upon the death of Mr. Schween. Warren had an insurance office at 99 W. Neal Street, Pleasanton, CA, for nearly 30 years.
During his retirement, Warren delivered Meals on Wheels for 18 years and he worked in his woodworking shop, becoming an expert at the woodworking skill of intarsia, a form of wood inlaying that is similar to marquetry. He and Fannie traveled the world and Warren loved playing bocce ball at the Pleasanton Senior Center.
Warren was the Charter Secretary of the Rotary Club of Pleasanton in 1965 and served as that club’s President in 1968-69. He also served on numerous committees over the years. In 2011, Warren was awarded the first Lifetime Membership ever given by the club and the club scholarship, which Warren helped found in 1967, was named after him, becoming the “Warren Annis Service-Above-Self Scholarship.”
Warren is survived by his children, Larry (Carolyn) of Pleasanton, CA and Jim (Gini) of Reno, NV, his grandsons, Greg Annis of Oakland, CA, Keith Annis of Lima, Peru, Kevin (Megan) Annis of Reno, NV, and Brian Annis of Burbank, CA, and his great grandchildren, Connor and Hailey Annis.
He was predeceased by his parents and five siblings and his wonderful wife of 68+ years, Fannie.
There will be a genuine Celebration of Life for Warren on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA at 2:00PM. Warren asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to: Children’s Incorporated, 4205 Dover Road, Richmond, VA 23221.