Dr. William "Bill" Sanders

June, he was quite an accomplished man, and I know that you were an integral and proud part of his journey. My condolences to you and to all of the family. From: Carolyn Moss, Hickman County, TN

To the Family of Dr. Bill Sanders,

It was with sorrow that I learned on National Public TV of the passing of Dr. Sanders.

I had wonderful opportunity to become acquainted with Bill during my four years with the State Department of Education. Even after I left the SDE, I'd call with a question that had been posed to me about TVAS and he always responded in a friendly and complete way.

As I watched him interact with educators across the state, I was always amazed at how...

June and family, I was sorry to learn of the death of your husband, Bill.

Carolyn W. Moss, and old home-town friend

Dear June and family, I am so sorry to hear of Bill's passing. I have great memories of robust but always polite and respectful political debates during our lunches at SAS. And he was a skilled storyteller, including one about his prize-winning cow. He will be sorely missed.

Our heartfelt condolences to Reetu, Will and the entire Sanders family. RIP Dr. William.

My deepest sympathy goes out to the Sanders family. The pain of such loss is palpable. He was an impressive man who clearly lived a life that greatly contributed to the world of education I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers.

Dear June and family,

I did not hear of Bill's passing until yesterday (19th) and just got the obituary today. (It hasn't been in the Knoxville paper yet, as far as I know.)

I mourn with you. Bill was a very special person, which I came to learn over many years of discussions regarding value added assessment. I owe what I have learned in that area primarily to Bill (and to you, June). In the process of that learning, I became a strong supporter of value-added assessment, a...