Sandora was born Sandra Ranee Cooper to Clyde Moses Cooper and Charlie Potts on November 4,
1952 in Harlem, New York. Clyde married Robert McClendon who raised Sandora.
Sandora attended Wadleigh Junior High and Washington Irving High School. In 1968 she gave birth
to a beautiful baby girl that she named Tracey LaShanne. She continued her High School education
and even went on to attend Bronx Community College. While in school she worked part time at ABC
TV in production. It was there she realized her talent for modeling and music. It wasn’t too long
before she became a Road Manager for an all-girl group named Musique. They traveled to South
America and performed for Royalty in Venezuela. Sandora co-wrote “In the Bush” with her then
boyfriend producer Patrick Adams, which received Gold Albums.
In 1981 Sandora married James Peterson and relocated herself and Tracey to Dallas, Texas. In
Dallas she worked for several radio stations including KKDA and KLUV; she also worked for KDFW-
TV Fox 4. She managed several night clubs including Fat Sallys, 220, Dreamz and Executives. Her
claim to fame was the businesses that she created which were ISIS Enterprises (did catering for
private parties and clubs) and Sandora’s Box (Dallas first home of Chicken and Waffles). Sandora’s
Box was featured in several newspaper articles, on a morning TV show and was selected as 1999
Best Soul Food Breakfast from the Dallas Observer and one of 100 Best Dallas Food for D Magazine
August 2000.
She leaves to mourn her daughter Tracey Cooper, her mother Clyde McClendon, her two sisters
Sharon (Rodney) Fordham and Pam McClendon, her brother/cousin Dwight Harris, her first nieces
and nephews, Domonique (Sean) Hollins, Chloe (Andre) Love, Davon, Damon, Desmond and
Donnell, a special friend George Brackeen and tons off family and friends. She was greeted in death
by her stepfather Robert McClendon, husband James Peterson, favorite aunt Constance Harris,
best friend Robert Black and all her cats.
Sandora was born Sandra Ranee Cooper to Clyde Moses Cooper and Charlie Potts on November 4, 1952 in Harlem, New York. Clyde married Robert McClendon who raised Sandora. Sandora attended Wadleigh Junior High and Washington Irving High School. In 1968 she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl that she named Tracey LaShanne. She continuedContinue Reading
