February 17, 1949 — October 20, 2025 (age 76)
“And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be.”
Those words from his beloved Beatles’ “Let It Be” filled the room as Ross Wight Andersen passed peacefully on October 20, 2025, surrounded by his family. It was a fitting farewell for a man who spent his life believing, and proving, that it is possible to find light, even in the hardest moments.
A true child of the 1960s, he wore that generation’s best ideals proudly on his sleeve: equality, gentleness, and a quiet faith in the value of kindness and in the decency of others. Ross was many things across his seventy-six years – a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, coach, storyteller, music lover, salesman, dreamer, and lifelong a