Lasting Memories

Anne L Broderick
Feb. 10, 1939-July 27, 2017
Palo Alto, California

Anne Little Broderick died peacefully surrounded by her loving family members on July 27th, 2017. She wished all farewell and joined her beloved husband, Lou Kavanau, who was impatiently awaiting her return after his own journey ended in 2014. Anne bid adieu to the many people who expressed their gratitude for her friendship during a recent party in early July to affirm she was not dead yet. She will be most remembered by her friends for her indomitable spirit to persevere and her poise in the face of adversity, and her children will remember her for the enduring examples of love, integrity, nurturing and achievement that resulted in the useful neuroses typically found in successful individuals.

She was born on February 10th 1939, in Forest Hills, New York, and graduated secondary school from Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Connecticut. She went on to complete a bachelors and masters degree in Economics at Arizona State University, as well as a masters degree in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. After a successful career in administrative management in the high tech industry, Anne began a second career as a private psychotherapist and executive coach, consulting for large employers in the Bay Area.

Anne married William Broderick in 1959, with whom she had three children, Peter, Lisa and Laura. After Bill died in 1984, she married Lou Kavanau in 1987 and acquired three additional children, Marci, Corrie and Tracy, from his previous marriage. She subsequently enjoyed the company of seven grandsons, and she readily admitted that grandparenting was way more fun than parenting.

The family will hold a small memorial at the secret family tree within an unnamed local state park, where several of the Broderick clan members have been returned to the earth. The family asks only that Anne be remembered during election cycles by voting for intelligent, articulate, honest politicians who represent what is best for the country.