Penny Taylor of Alexandria, Virginia passed on January 20, 2025. Penny is the daughter of Viola Karbo and sister of Veronica, Wanda, and Cindy. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
Charles Paul Jeffries passed on January 4, 2025. Paul is the grandson of the late Mary Ellen Quander, and brother of surviving siblings, Mary Jo Blair, Diane Smith, Bernice Perkins, and David Gordon Jeffries. Please keep the surviving siblings in your prayers.
Gus Argrett passed away on December 28, 2024. Gus is the husband of the late Sekila Argrett, grand-daughter of the late Gladys Quander-Tancil. Gus is survived by his two daughters, Alicia Argrett and Elizabeth “Ellie”Argrett. Please keep his daughters in your prayers.
James Quander Mitchell passed on November 14, 2024. James is the husband of Lynda Mitchell. Please remember Linda in your prayer that she may have peace and comfort as she journey's through the bereavement period.
The Quanders: Since 1684, an Enduring African-American Legacy was released on January 29, 2021 and is available for purchase. Written and published by author and family historian, Judge Rohulamin Quander, this is the first detailed, historical account of the internationally known Quander family, one of the oldest documented African American families in the country with a 350 year lineage dating back to colonial Maryland. This new book is the first primary single source encapsulating this fascinating, multi-century story.