Maurice Lee Anderson

Maurice Lee Anderson, a long time resident of Cambridge, formerly of Atlantic City, NJ, passed away October 9, 2016. Maurice was retired from the Federal Government, a veteran of the US Army, a University of Boston graduate and a former teacher at the United South End Settlements Center.
Maurice was a globe trotter-traveler. He had a charitable nature and volunteered for years at the Cambridge Senior Center where he wrote personalized poems with great joy and compassion for the seniors, as he did for some at his place of residency. He was an amazing writer, and served as editor for many noted writers. He was the co-founder of Writers of Color Workshop at the Cambridge Public Library.
Maurice is survived by his nephew Ronald Spence and niece Charlita Baker and other relatives and close knit friends, including Florence Grant and Philip Robinson.
A Celebration of Maurice’s life, an “Open Mic for Maurice” will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 1-3 P.M., at the Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave., Cambridge..