Mr. Tendaji Wasifu Ganges

GANGES, Mr. Tendaji Wasifu - Age 66, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence. Memorial Service will commence from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3502 Lapeer Rd. Pastor Marvin A. Jennings Sr. officiating. After which Mr. Ganges will be taken to Hughes Funeral Home, 324 Belleville Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 599-9006 fax (609) 695-2072. Mr. Ganges will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. There will be no public viewing. Originally born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sr. and Helen (Mann) Ganges. Tendaji Wasifu Ganges made his transition from this life on Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence in Flint, Michigan. During his younger years he enjoyed playing sports and the outdoors. He graduated from Trenton Central High School, completed the Upward Bound Program at Princeton University, earned his Bachelors at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, and his Masters at Newark State College in Union New Jersey. Prior to retiring in September of 2014, he dedicated over 40 years of his life to pre-college and college level students by serving as a mentor, teacher, consultant, senior level administrator, and various other roles. He served on numerous professional and community boards and committees including, but not limited to the Board of Directors of The Urban League of Greater Flint, membership on the Flint Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Task Force, the Flint Community Action Group, the Flint Community Leadership Summit and Planning Group, 100 Black Men of Flint, the Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Antioch College and innumerable others. Prior to retirement he most recently spent almost 20 years as the Executive Director of the Office of Educational Opportunities Initiatives and the Assistant to the Provost at the University of Michigan-Flint. He was preceded in death by his parents, several uncles, aunts, and cousins. He is survived by: brothers, Larry and Kelly Ganges both of Trenton, NJ, 3 adult children; Mikul-Neno Ganges, Yosef Ganges, Ayanna Ganges Burns, 4 granddaughters; Layla, Zora, Annaya, and Kaliah, and other family members and friends. A Memorial in Celebration of his life will be held at Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3502 Lapeer Rd. Flint, MI on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 3 pm until 6 pm followed by light refreshments until 7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to one of the following organizations: The newly established UM Flint scholarship in honor of Tendaji W. Ganges, Scholarship for The Urban League of Flint-Black Scholars Program, or Antioch College for the establishment of a scholarship in honor of Tendaji W. Ganges A funeral service and burial will take place on Tuesday, April 28 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey. Arrangements are entrusted to Hughes Funeral Home, where he will be laid to rest with family who preceded him.

Mr. Tendaji Wasifu Ganges

December 14, 1948 - April 17, 2015