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~Carlos Sanchez~
YOAKUM: Carlos Sanchez, age 75, passed away Friday, December 20, 2024. He was born November 13, 1949 in Yoakum to Germino and Celia Ortega Sanchez. Carlos was a truck driver for Eddy Packing for several years. He found his true calling as a maintenance engineer at St. Joseph Catholic Church and school where he worked for over 40 years before retiring. It was here that he became known as "Mr. Carlos" to generations of school students who could always spot him in his old blue truck. When he wasn't working, he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his great-grandkids, doing yard work, riding around in his old blue truck and scratching lottery tickets., He was a hard working, loving, family man who always spoke his mind. He was a girl dad and a Popo who was proud of his family. Survived by: his girls, Lisa Sanchez (Ricky), Kathy Sanchez, Carol Sanchez-Cuellar (Joe) and Melinda Moreno (Jesse); grandchildren, Laken Vasquez and husband Jathan, Kaylee and Jordan Garza, Jesse, Christian, Nathan, Noah and Madelyn Moreno and Dominic Cuellar; great-grandchildren, Lincoln, Jackson, Kaia and Kennedy Vasquez; sisters, Mary Helen Molina (Frank) and Irene Coldewey (Charles); brother, Raymond Sanchez; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: parents; mother of his children, affectionately known as his little friend, Dorothy Sanchez; sisters, Rachel Caballero and Eloise Basquez; brothers, David Sanchez, Joe Daniel Sanchez and Ernie Sanchez; sister-in-law, Margaret L. Sanchez. Funeral service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 2025 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Matthew Huehlefeld officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to St. Joseph Catholic School Endowment Fund or St. Joseph Catholic Church. Arrangements by Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home 361-293-5656. |