At the celebration of life for Thomas “Big Chief Tom” Sparks Sr., on March 24, 2018, the most important elements of his life were fully represented. Sparks was a family man and as the Chief of the Yellowjacket Black Indian gang, he made sure that in their lifetimes, all of his children masked Indian. His wife, the late Barbara Sparks, also reigned as his Big Queen. Thomas “Big Chief Tom” Sparks Sr. died on March 15, 2018 at the age of 86.