Sam Brownback: “I rise to honor Dr. S. King Sanders, who passed away October 30, 2003. I hope my colleagues will join me in expressing…”

“I rise to honor Dr. S. King Sanders, who passed away October 30, 2003. I hope my colleagues will join me in expressing condolences to his family in this great loss. King Sanders left a worthy and memorable legacy for his wife, Rose; his children, Courtney and Michael, and other family members and friends to remember him by. He was a vocational Christian minister for 30 years, working as a director of missions and then a pastor in New Mexico for 20 of those years. During the last 14 years of his life, King also worked in the public policy arena. He served as liaison to the New Mexico legislature on behalf of that State's Baptist convention for eight years. Beginning in 1997, he worked here in Washington for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. His behind-the-scenes work in our Nation's Capital supported the efforts of the ERLC and others to make this country all it should be. He used his abilities and position in the effort to protect all human life, from conception to natural death. King worked to help expand religious freedom to all people in this country and around the world. He was concerned about marriages and families, and sought to strengthen them and protect them from the ravages of harmful forces in our culture. He also worked earnestly to motivate citizens to become more involved in the political process. For King, relationships were foremost. He loved people and served them in many ways.”