Ish-Quan H. Bardon

Our beloved Ish-Quan Haneef Bardon entered into eternal rest on July 30th, 2025. Ish-Quan Haneef Bardon was born March 10, 1985 in Plainfield, New Jersey to Bernadette "BB" Bardon and the late Anthony Divine Hardie.
Ish-Quan lovingly known as Ish attended Washington Elementary School and Maxson Middle School in Plainfield, New Jersey. He also attended Piscataway High School where he graduated in 2003.
Ish worked for Watchung Terrace in Middlesex, New Jersey as a custodian and grounds maintenance where he was well loved by staff and residents. He then went on to start his own Residential & Commercial Cleaning Company known as Clean Is Us. He outsourced work in his community as well as employing friends, family and residents of Plainfield. In 2020 Ish-Quan merged Clean Is Us with his family's cleaning company BCMS Bardon Cleaning & Maintenance Services.
As a faithful member of Ruth Fellowship Ministries, Ish served his church and community in many ways-always with a willing heart and a spirit of joy. He was known for his steady faith, gentle wisdom, kind and giving heart. He often stated Philippians 3:13 "No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead." Ish was fascinated by the Porsche 911 Turbo, he enjoyed skating with his children, he was a family man, a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan and he loved to cook. He really mastered his homemade chicken and dumplings which everyone who had the pleasure of tasting loved.
Ish-Quan loved ones who passed away before him: his father, Anthony Divine Hardie and his maternal grandmother, Laureen Bardon.
Honoring Ish-Quan's memory are his mother Bernadette "BB" Bardon (Walt) of Allentown, PA, three boys, Anthony, Hassan, Emmanuel Bardon of Rahway, NJ, their mother Almeka Hall, two sisters Eval Nelson of Newark, NJ and Tahirah Nelson of Elizabeth, NJ, four brothers Maki Morgan of Charlotte, NC, Douglas Dawkins of Atlanta, GA, William Dawkins of Newark, NJ, Kenneth Dawkins of Somerville, NJ and stepfather Fred Douglas Morgan of Charlotte, NC.
WE LOVE YOU ISH, "You are in the arms of God now and believe that you will be watching and guiding us from above."
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