Dr. Alfred R. Cade, age 54 of Joplin, passed away at 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Freeman West Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer since November 2008.
Born July 15, 1960 in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Alfred R. Cade, Sr. and Marie Cade. In 1983, he received his Bachelor of Science in education (health and physical education) and his Master of Science in education (health and physical education in 1985, both from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. In 2001 he earned his Doctorate of Education from St. Louis University.
In 1984 he joined the Missouri Southern faculty as a physical education instructor for the Department of Kinesiology and as assistant football coach, working with the Lions’ defensive line. In 1993, he returned to Northwest Missouri State University as an instructor and later taught and served as an assistant football coach at Minnesota State University –Mankato.
He returned to Missouri Southern in 1996 as assistant to the dean of the School of Education. He then served as interim dean and later was named the school’s dean. He served as chair of the Department of Teacher Education from 2005 to 2012.
He worked as faculty advisor for the Southern IMPACT program, a member of the administrative council, shared governance and strategic planning committees, the athletic council, and the campus diversity committee.
Along with serving on various committees for the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators, he served seven years as vice president and president for Missouri Association for Blacks in High Education.
He was an executive board member as well as vice president for Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Missouri, city of Joplin Human Rights Commission and Joplin Schools and Community Facilities Committee, as well as the Miracle League of Joplin and Southwest Center for Educational Excellence. He was chair of the annual George Washington Carver Art and Essay Contest.
He was also involved with Joplin area Special Olympics, Joplin Chamber of Commerce Golden Apple Teacher Award Selection Committee and Langston Hughes Celebration Committee.
From NWMSU he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and received its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013.
In 2014, he was elected to the executive board for the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and vice-chairman for the Missouri Council of Education Deans. He served on state and nation-wide examination boards assessing teacher education programs.
On July 5, 1991, he married the former Dorothy Shireman in Carthage, MO. She survives.
Additional survivors include a daughter, Keisha Smith of Webb City; a son, Chris Smith and wife Cindy of Joplin; his mother, Marie Cade of Allen, TX; three sisters, Joi Marie Cade, Sherri Rawlins and husband Leonard, all of Allen, Lorine Webb of Kansas City, MO; his brother, Rick Cade of Kansas City; five grandchildren, Brant, Alyssa, Destini and Christopher Smith and Jalynn Smith-Ward.
Funeral services will be held at MSSU Taylor Performing Arts building at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Robin Sigars, minister, will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at Taylor Performing Arts building. Private interment will be in Park Cemetery, Carthage. Pallbearers will be Dan Scheible, Rod Criss, Trey Moeller, Mike Wilson, Jon Gutherson and Jeremi Wofford. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to MSSU Education Department or the Multiple Myeloma Cancer Research Foundation, in care of the mortuary.
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