George Franklin “Buddy” Sanders, who worked as a graphic journalist for The Milwaukee Star, died Friday, July 16. He was 90.
Born Jan. 5, 1931, in Milwaukee, he was the son of Henderson “Henry” and Mattie Sanders. He attended Lincoln High School in Milwaukee and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
After the war, he married his wife, Beverly, on March 27, 1952. Together they had four children. Sanders later remarried and had two daughters with Roberta H. Sanders.
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Sanders joined The Milwaukee Star — which touted itself as “The Voice of the Negro in Wisconsin” — in 1962. He worked several years for the newspaper as a graphic designer, occasionally contributing as a writer. Among his more notable work for newspaper was his design for front-page coverage of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in November 1963.
He also taught at the Freedom Schools and worked for school desegregation.
A memorial celebration of Sanders’ life was held on July 22 at Peace of Mind Funeral Home in Milwaukee.
