John Michael Sanders

John Michael Sanders, 55, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Cynthia Aspinwall Sanders died Wednesday, June 1, 2016. His funeral service will be held Monday, June 6, 2016 at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben Street at 4:00 pm. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. There will be a receiving of friends Sunday, June 5, 2016 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

John was born July 27, 1960 in Brevard, North Carolina, son of Dr. James H. Sanders, Jr. and Gloria Allison Sanders. He held two undergraduate degrees; one each from Maryville College and Rochester Institute of Technology, and also held a Masters degree from the Medical University of SC. John was a retired Administrator for the MUSC Children's Hospital. He was a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient for the MUSC College of Health Professions. In addition to being a loving family man and avid cyclist, John was a dedicated member of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Aspinwall Sanders of Mount Pleasant, SC; his parents, Dr. and Mrs. James H. Sanders, Jr. of Brevard, NC; two daughters, Dale S. Williams (Travis) of Cincinnati, OH and Hannah Sanders of Charleston, SC; two sons, Ryan Sanders of Cincinnati, OH and Adam Sanders of Charleston, SC; sister, Allison S. Ramsey (Bart) of Danville, KY; two nieces, Hillary Dabney and Fizzy Ramsey; three nephews, James Ramsey, Allen Ramsey and Thomas Aspinwall. John was expecting his first grandchild, a boy, in July.

Memorials may be made to Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC, (Lung Cancer Research), 86 Jonathan Lucas Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC 29425.