We are deeply saddened by the passing of ACLC’s founding director Steve Sanders. After years as Appalred’s managing attorney in Prestonsburg, Steve helped start ACLC. Steve built the organization, serving as ACLC’s Director for 17 years and continuing to work part time, writing thoughtful and effective arguments for ACLC’s clients, after his retirement in 2018. He touched so many lives throughout his legal career. He had incredible compassion for each of his clients; each story, each person, was meaningful to him. For those of us who had the good fortune of working with him, he showed us how to demand justice with bravery and kindness. Everything Steve did was based in love and showed his incredible dedication to his family, his faith, and his sense of service, as well as his incredible optimism and curiosity about the world. Our hearts go out to the Sanders family, each of whom is a testament to what a wonderful person Steve was.
