Anai Sanchez was born May 6, 1935 in Juarez, Mexico to Gregorio Montoya, father and Leonides Rodriguez, mother. She was the 5th of 6 siblings, Santos Valdillez, Nicasia Lopez, Ignacio Montoya, Eulogio Montoya and Francisca Duran.
She married the love of her life, Eleazer Sanchez on November 15, 1953. Together they had and raised 6 children, MariaElena S. Knight, Jose Eleazer Sanchez, Gerardo Sanchez, Mirna Salinas, Ivan Sanchez, and John Sanchez. Her family grew with sons-in-law, Milo Knight and Ramon Salinas, daughters-in-law Cindy Sanchez, Elvira Sanchez, Graciela Sanchez and Gloria Sanchez, 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
Anai went to sleep in her Heavenly Father’s arms on April 25, 2024 and will sleep until He wakes her on Resurrection day.
A Celebration of Life will be held on May 26, 2024 at 2pm at El Paso Northeast Seventh Day Adventist Church, 6035 Woodrow Bean Ave El Paso, TX 79924
