Lillie Pitts Anderson died in Marin County, CA, on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The daughter of Barton and Lillie Pitts, she was born in St. Joseph, MO, July 3, 1932. Barton Pitts was the owner and operator of local radio and television stations in her hometown for many years. In 1953, Lillie graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a degree in journalism. She was proud of her career as a journalist, working first in New York for Harpers Bazaar and later for Look Magazine in San Francisco, where she relocated in the late 1950s. Later in life, she earned her masters degree in education at Dominican College in Marin County, and worked with learning disabled children and adults. Survived by her daughter, Emily Fraim; her step-daughters, Burr Leonard and Mimi Fleischman; and her adored grandchildren, Bryan and Riley Fraim, Brandon and Damon Sweetland, Adam and Juliet Rubin and Andrea and Megan Liming. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter Anderson; and her daughter, Lillie Leonard Sweetland. Lillie was very active in many social, environmental and political causes, including the Sierra Club and Glide Foundation, and was a tireless worker for the Democratic Party her entire life. Her adventurous, fearless spirit and her energy and charm earned her many friends everywhere she went. She was truly an extraordinary and unique human being. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Marin County. Published in San Francisco Chronicle on August 9, 2009