Kevin William Sanders was born outside Chicago on October 13th, 1979 to Duane and Sandra Sanders.
He grew up in Palos Hills, IL and graduated from Marist High School in 1997. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree in Animal Science and from Parkland College in 2003 with a Veterinary Technician Certification.
Kevin truly believed in the strength and goodness of people. His passion in life was helping and caring for others.
He held several Registered Veterinary Technician positions in Champaign, IL, Fort Wayne, IN, Plainfield, IL, Waco, TX and Hewitt, TX. Kevin always did what he thought was right and strove to be the best he could be. He taught at Fox College in Tinley Park, IL and McLennan Community College in TX, inspiring greatness in his students. Kevin lived for the service of others through his participation in the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency in Illinois, the Bruceville-Eddy volunteer Fire Department in Texas and was soon to be an Emergency Medical Technician, having just passed his skills test.
Kevin loved caring for animals, working on cars, restoring his 1970 Dodge Charger, listening to music and attending concerts, watching the Chicago Bears and the Fighting Illini, playing paintball and spending time with his family.
Kevin is survived by his wife, Sarah Sanders, and son, Reeve Sanders, his mother, Sandra Sanders, his maternal grandmother, Eleanore Linefelser Frey, a sister Jeanette (Tim) White, a brother, Scott (Allison Muscolino) Sanders and many friends and extended family.
Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Duane Sanders.
He died doing what he loved to do by serving and protecting others and will be forever remembered as a hero.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2:00 until 9:00 PM at the Plainfield Fire Protection District Headquarters, 23748 West 135th St, Plainfield, IL 60544. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 1, 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 8245 West 111th St, Palos Hills, IL 60465. Interment will follow at the Plainfield Township Cemetery, Plainfield, IL.
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Sanders was among the first responders killed in an explosion as they battled a fire at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, near Waco on April 17. Fourteen people — including 10 first responders and two honorary first responders — died in the blast, and more than 200 have been reported injured.
According to his best friend Matt Stofko of Plainfield, Sanders spent five years working with the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency before moving to Texas, where he worked with the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department.
"He was also part of the Plainfield search and rescue team," said Stofko, who returned this week from Waco, Texas, where he attended an April 25 memorial at Baylor University for those killed and injured in the blast.
First Responders who gave their lives 17 Apr 2013:
Captain Kenneth Luckey Harris, Jr
Firefighter Morris W. Bridges, Jr
Firefighter & EMT Perry W. Calvin
Firefighter & EMT Jerry D. Chapman
Firefighter Cody F. Dragoo
Honorary Firefighter Jimmy Ray Matus
Firefighter Joseph F. "Joey" Pustejovsky, Jr
Captain Cyrus Adam Reed
Firefighter & EMT Kevin Sanders
Firefighter Douglas J. Snokhous
Captain Robert L. Snokhous
Honorary Firefighter Buck Uptmor
He grew up in Palos Hills, IL and graduated from Marist High School in 1997. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree in Animal Science and from Parkland College in 2003 with a Veterinary Technician Certification.
Kevin truly believed in the strength and goodness of people. His passion in life was helping and caring for others.
He held several Registered Veterinary Technician positions in Champaign, IL, Fort Wayne, IN, Plainfield, IL, Waco, TX and Hewitt, TX. Kevin always did what he thought was right and strove to be the best he could be. He taught at Fox College in Tinley Park, IL and McLennan Community College in TX, inspiring greatness in his students. Kevin lived for the service of others through his participation in the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency in Illinois, the Bruceville-Eddy volunteer Fire Department in Texas and was soon to be an Emergency Medical Technician, having just passed his skills test.
Kevin loved caring for animals, working on cars, restoring his 1970 Dodge Charger, listening to music and attending concerts, watching the Chicago Bears and the Fighting Illini, playing paintball and spending time with his family.
Kevin is survived by his wife, Sarah Sanders, and son, Reeve Sanders, his mother, Sandra Sanders, his maternal grandmother, Eleanore Linefelser Frey, a sister Jeanette (Tim) White, a brother, Scott (Allison Muscolino) Sanders and many friends and extended family.
Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Duane Sanders.
He died doing what he loved to do by serving and protecting others and will be forever remembered as a hero.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2:00 until 9:00 PM at the Plainfield Fire Protection District Headquarters, 23748 West 135th St, Plainfield, IL 60544. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 1, 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 8245 West 111th St, Palos Hills, IL 60465. Interment will follow at the Plainfield Township Cemetery, Plainfield, IL.
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Sanders was among the first responders killed in an explosion as they battled a fire at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, near Waco on April 17. Fourteen people — including 10 first responders and two honorary first responders — died in the blast, and more than 200 have been reported injured.
According to his best friend Matt Stofko of Plainfield, Sanders spent five years working with the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency before moving to Texas, where he worked with the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department.
"He was also part of the Plainfield search and rescue team," said Stofko, who returned this week from Waco, Texas, where he attended an April 25 memorial at Baylor University for those killed and injured in the blast.
First Responders who gave their lives 17 Apr 2013:
Captain Kenneth Luckey Harris, Jr
Firefighter Morris W. Bridges, Jr
Firefighter & EMT Perry W. Calvin
Firefighter & EMT Jerry D. Chapman
Firefighter Cody F. Dragoo
Honorary Firefighter Jimmy Ray Matus
Firefighter Joseph F. "Joey" Pustejovsky, Jr
Captain Cyrus Adam Reed
Firefighter & EMT Kevin Sanders
Firefighter Douglas J. Snokhous
Captain Robert L. Snokhous
Honorary Firefighter Buck Uptmor
Kevin William Sanders was born outside Chicago on October 13th, 1979 to Duane and Sandra Sanders.
He grew up in Palos Hills, IL and graduated from Marist High School in 1997. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree in Animal Science and from Parkland College in 2003 with a Veterinary Technician Certification.
Kevin truly believed in the strength and goodness of people. His passion in life was helping and caring for others.
He held several Registered Veterinary Technician positions in Champaign, IL, Fort Wayne, IN, Plainfield, IL, Waco, TX and Hewitt, TX. Kevin always did what he thought was right and strove to be the best he could be. He taught at Fox College in Tinley Park, IL and McLennan Community College in TX, inspiring greatness in his students. Kevin lived for the service of others through his participation in the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency in Illinois, the Bruceville-Eddy volunteer Fire Department in Texas and was soon to be an Emergency Medical Technician, having just passed his skills test.
Kevin loved caring for animals, working on cars, restoring his 1970 Dodge Charger, listening to music and attending concerts, watching the Chicago Bears and the Fighting Illini, playing paintball and spending time with his family.
Kevin is survived by his wife, Sarah Sanders, and son, Reeve Sanders, his mother, Sandra Sanders, his maternal grandmother, Eleanore Linefelser Frey, a sister Jeanette (Tim) White, a brother, Scott (Allison Muscolino) Sanders and many friends and extended family.
Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Duane Sanders.
He died doing what he loved to do by serving and protecting others and will be forever remembered as a hero.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2:00 until 9:00 PM at the Plainfield Fire Protection District Headquarters, 23748 West 135th St, Plainfield, IL 60544. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 1, 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 8245 West 111th St, Palos Hills, IL 60465. Interment will follow at the Plainfield Township Cemetery, Plainfield, IL.
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Sanders was among the first responders killed in an explosion as they battled a fire at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, near Waco on April 17. Fourteen people — including 10 first responders and two honorary first responders — died in the blast, and more than 200 have been reported injured.
According to his best friend Matt Stofko of Plainfield, Sanders spent five years working with the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency before moving to Texas, where he worked with the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department.
"He was also part of the Plainfield search and rescue team," said Stofko, who returned this week from Waco, Texas, where he attended an April 25 memorial at Baylor University for those killed and injured in the blast.
First Responders who gave their lives 17 Apr 2013:
Captain Kenneth Luckey Harris, Jr
Firefighter Morris W. Bridges, Jr
Firefighter & EMT Perry W. Calvin
Firefighter & EMT Jerry D. Chapman
Firefighter Cody F. Dragoo
Honorary Firefighter Jimmy Ray Matus
Firefighter Joseph F. "Joey" Pustejovsky, Jr
Captain Cyrus Adam Reed
Firefighter & EMT Kevin Sanders
Firefighter Douglas J. Snokhous
Captain Robert L. Snokhous
Honorary Firefighter Buck Uptmor
He grew up in Palos Hills, IL and graduated from Marist High School in 1997. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree in Animal Science and from Parkland College in 2003 with a Veterinary Technician Certification.
Kevin truly believed in the strength and goodness of people. His passion in life was helping and caring for others.
He held several Registered Veterinary Technician positions in Champaign, IL, Fort Wayne, IN, Plainfield, IL, Waco, TX and Hewitt, TX. Kevin always did what he thought was right and strove to be the best he could be. He taught at Fox College in Tinley Park, IL and McLennan Community College in TX, inspiring greatness in his students. Kevin lived for the service of others through his participation in the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency in Illinois, the Bruceville-Eddy volunteer Fire Department in Texas and was soon to be an Emergency Medical Technician, having just passed his skills test.
Kevin loved caring for animals, working on cars, restoring his 1970 Dodge Charger, listening to music and attending concerts, watching the Chicago Bears and the Fighting Illini, playing paintball and spending time with his family.
Kevin is survived by his wife, Sarah Sanders, and son, Reeve Sanders, his mother, Sandra Sanders, his maternal grandmother, Eleanore Linefelser Frey, a sister Jeanette (Tim) White, a brother, Scott (Allison Muscolino) Sanders and many friends and extended family.
Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Duane Sanders.
He died doing what he loved to do by serving and protecting others and will be forever remembered as a hero.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2:00 until 9:00 PM at the Plainfield Fire Protection District Headquarters, 23748 West 135th St, Plainfield, IL 60544. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 1, 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 8245 West 111th St, Palos Hills, IL 60465. Interment will follow at the Plainfield Township Cemetery, Plainfield, IL.
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Sanders was among the first responders killed in an explosion as they battled a fire at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, near Waco on April 17. Fourteen people — including 10 first responders and two honorary first responders — died in the blast, and more than 200 have been reported injured.
According to his best friend Matt Stofko of Plainfield, Sanders spent five years working with the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency before moving to Texas, where he worked with the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department.
"He was also part of the Plainfield search and rescue team," said Stofko, who returned this week from Waco, Texas, where he attended an April 25 memorial at Baylor University for those killed and injured in the blast.
First Responders who gave their lives 17 Apr 2013:
Captain Kenneth Luckey Harris, Jr
Firefighter Morris W. Bridges, Jr
Firefighter & EMT Perry W. Calvin
Firefighter & EMT Jerry D. Chapman
Firefighter Cody F. Dragoo
Honorary Firefighter Jimmy Ray Matus
Firefighter Joseph F. "Joey" Pustejovsky, Jr
Captain Cyrus Adam Reed
Firefighter & EMT Kevin Sanders
Firefighter Douglas J. Snokhous
Captain Robert L. Snokhous
Honorary Firefighter Buck Uptmor
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