Sandy is survived by her daughter Cheryl Lock Taylor of Clovis, CA, son Robert A. Lock of Lakeland, Florida, sister, and brother-in-law Linda and George Sullivan of Victorville, CA, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Steven and Pam Lock of Paso Robles, CA, grandchildren Joshua Joseph Lee of Kingsburg, CA, Danielle Louhrine Lee of Nevada City, CA, Kyle Aaron Lee of Shaver Lake, CA, and Aaron Still Lock of Norfolk, Virginia, and great-grandchildren Declan Wes Lee and Beckett Hayes Lee of Kingsburg, CA and Landon Eric Lee, Quinn Louhrine Lee, and Teagan Ann Lee of Shaver Lake, CA, along with her bonus great-grandchildren, Ryleigh Jane Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Elaine Kennedy Taylor and Nolan Edward Lee Taylor of Fresno, CA, as well as several cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert ‘Bob’ George Lock (endearingly known as Waldo), brother Steven Doman, and parents Betty and Homer Doman.
Sandy was born on January 12, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from George Washington High School in 1961. Sandy married Robert G. Lock in 1962 in Gardena, CA. The two met during a Rainbow Girls event when Sandy was 15 and Bob was 20; it was love at first sight. During their early days of courtship, Bob would fly over Sandy’s house in his airplane and tip the wings back and forth, sometimes even momentarily cutting off the plane’s engine to Sandy’s dismay. The day before their wedding, Sandy and her childhood best friend, Bernita ‘Sue’ Robinson Kramer, went horseback riding to celebrate the occasion, leaving Sandy with a sore bottom for her wedding the next day. Bob and Sandy welcomed their daughter Cheryl Lock Taylor in 1963 and their son Robert A. Lock in 1966.
Sandy and Bob moved to Reedley, CA in 1967 with their children, Cheryl and Rob. They designed and built a home on South Avenue, where they lived until they relocated to Florida in 2001 to pursue their dream of barnstorming. Sandy remained in Florida until 2018, after which she returned to California to be with her daughter, son-in-law, Edward (Ted) Taylor, and family.
Sandy was one of the first female business owners in Reedley, CA, operating the Montgomery Wards on G Street, despite her husband being legally deemed the owner due to the culture at the time that was unsupportive of female business owners. She retired from Montgomery Wards in 1985 and later worked in the Reedley College Bookstore for several years. Upon moving to Florida, she operated a barnstorming business with her husband and son.
Sandy was obsessed with chocolate and espresso beverages. She had a knack for interior design, with an incredible eye for detail and color coordination. She loved her birds and her Pomeranians. Sandy was particularly fond of her time with family and friends, drinking ‘Lock’ margaritas, hosting backyard bocce ball and BBQ parties, and late-night fondue dinners in the garage she converted into a parlor. She enjoyed vacationing, traveling, and seeing the world. A few of her favorite destinations were Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Celebration, Florida, Venice, Italy, and Nova Scotia, Canada.
No memorial service or funeral is planned. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
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