- Date Of Birth: June 2, 1925
- Date Of Death: January 25, 2020
- State: New Mexico
Gilbert Paul Sanchez, 94, a Native New Mexican followed his wife, Barbarita Maria Padilla de Sanchez of 69 years into heaven on Saturday, January 25, 2020. He was the son of Herlinda Salazar Chavez and Pablo Rendon Sanchez and would say he was from Barelas USA. A dedicated, stellar and joyful family man, Gilbert was proud of his decorated service as a radioman during WWII aboard the USS MacDonough, a destroyer in the South Pacific. He also worked as a union printer pressman at UNM Press and later with Bernalillo County as Deputy County Clerk. He was founder of Lobo Little League, active in local and state politics, lector at Our Lady of Fatima and St. Charles Church. His four children, Beva Sanchez-Padilla, Barbara Palmer, James Sanchez and Anna Marie Sanchez called him perfect in every way.
