Love you Dad... I see you almost every night.. In our dreams we can be together again..

Happy birthday!! Love you, miss you, see you in my dreams.  P.S. I brought home a baby ruth.... :-)

Happy Birthday!! We love you and miss you.  Holding you close to our hearts everyday. S.

Just getting through the days.  Especially Christmas. Walking through Walmart, back and forth to the mall.  Hearing Christmas music.. I lose it, then think of how we had the courage to love.  It takes courage to love... And how we did.  Love you, miss you, till I see you again.

Joshua is almost 3 now and misses his Ampa. He looks at your picture and say's is Ampa with Jesus?  I picked up Carlos from school and we went to the liquor store to get snacks just like you used to.  Carlos remembers the funny stories you always had and which candies were ol' school favorites.  We all miss you and love you.

Going broke trying to get Daisy Mae ready for 1st grade. I will have to forever live up to your tradition and trust me, it is not easy! She tried to convince me to buy her three pairs of shoes since she couldn't choose which ones she wanted the most. Ironically, I giggled, even though it saddened me at the same time. Then you whispered, "There's no such thing as a price tag," and under my breath I replied, "FAT CHANCE, ONLY G FELL FOR THAT;)" Now I will let her type:

love you longtime g

Dad, It's almost been a year and I feel like it was yesterday. The love I feel is the same when we were together when I was 23.  My heart still feels the same love.  I will always have you in my heart and soul. When I pass you will be the first one to grab my hand and take me away.  Until then you will be my savior and my gardian angel.  I love you Madely Mom.

Missing you today, no different from any other day 
:-( life sucks without you here.

We miss you Dad. Watch over Daisy Mae, for some reason God has taken both of her grandpa's in less than six months. I don't understand now, but the answer will come. As stated in Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, "Man questions God and God answers, but we don't understand his answers, we cannot understand them. They come from the depths of the soul and stay there until death.You will find the true answers Eliezer, only within yourself."

Thank you for the pennies.  Thank you for geing there.  Love you.

We will miss you this New Year.  Always in my thoughts. Love you.

Merry Christmas Uncle Skunky. We all love and miss you every minute of everyday. Christmas will never be the same without you - but we know you are still gonna be there at my moms with us. We will take care of Annie Sushi and give her the hugs and kisses for you. I LOVE YOU. ~ Lene

loving and missssssing you every single day. thank you for watching over Ness - she felt you there the WHOLE TIME - you gave her the courage when she could't find it in herself. I LOVE YOU.

I think of you twice a day.  Morning and at night.

Every time I struggle, I think of what you would say. Every time I succeed at something, I think about you. At the end of the day, you're the arm around my shoulder and the voice in my head saying "you're proud of me" the way you did that day. I love you.

Missing you, but know you're always here.  Love you.

Lene, Uncle Ken loved you more than words can express.  I struggle every day to get past every single thing we did togehter.  You know how we did it. Uncle Ken is with you every single moment.  He loved hard and fought hard.  That's what keeps me going.  Your other Daddy (Uncle Ken) is on your shoulder, on Nessa's shoulder and on Jeff's shoulder to keep you strong. We have all been there.  I have only love in my heart.  It is a beautiful feeling.  I love you.  Autie Suzie.

listening to Marvin Gaye - loving and missing you Uncle Ken :-( xoxxo

Lene

I will  forever miss my Uncle Ken, he meant a great deal to me, my wife and my daughter. I will miss the way he carried himself, I will miss the good times and the laughs we shared, but most of all i will miss the 1:45 phone conversations we had on my way home from work. My drive down the 405 will never be the same, The sometimes random conversations that turned to talking mess, that turned to talking about the importance of family and the love you must show the people you care about. He taught me alot thru our talks, he willingly shared alot of wisdom he had gained thruought his life both thru good times and bad.
I hope I can continue to use the knowledge he passed to me to be a better person knowing that he is looking down on me and will always be in my heart.
I love you Auntie Suzi, you took such good care of him for so many years, there will never be another Hazel, we were lucky to have him in our lives.
Miss u Uncle Ken,

Our deepest, deepest condolences to Suzanne and the entire extended Sanches family. Our hearts have broken for Suzanne in her tremendous loss.  We will never forget the incredible support given to us by them during our "special" pregnancy last year.  We have no immediate family in San Diego and they took us under their wings in a way that will never be forgotten by us.  They encouraged us and supported us 100%.  We feel very blessed to have known Kenny the short time that we did, and continue to feel blessed to know and love Suzanne.  Our thoughts and prayers are with her, but we also know she has her own special angel watching over her and helping her through....We love you Suzanne xxx

I want to start by saying Thank You to our Lord Jesus for the healing he has been providing to our family. 

Jr was a one of a kind man, he was set in his Old School ways. I had the pleasure of being his daughter in law. He was an awesome grandpa to Carlos and Joshua. I will never forget the long conversations we had about life. He would sit with Carlos and share his wisdom about sports and life.

Joshua and Jr shared lots of time watching cartoons and eating spam and eggs. 

 I would like to share a very special part of Jr's life with everyone. As a believer I believe that the only way for salvation is thru Jesus Christ AMEN. 

When Jr was in the hospital and had his heart surgery he was laying in his bed right before he was wheeled into the OR. I gathered with Mom (Suzie), Annemarie and Kenny all in the name of Jesus we closed our eyes and prayed. 

The sun came shining in thru a window as if the Lord was shining in his love to Jr.It was then when Jr had his calling. 

God delivered Jr, and he was forever thankful to him this is what Jr always expressed.  

It was then that his relationship with God changed. He was ready to know the Lord. He shared with me how he had a relationship with God, how he understood God and most important how he accepted Jesus! 

He read his Daily Devotionals that I signed him up for and I know that he was a changed Man in Christ. 

Mom, I know that Jr will forever be in your heart. The love that you two had for each other was amazing. The type of Love that words can not explain. Death is tough, but his memory and love will forever live in you. We love you Mom.

The reason that I have shared this story with everyone is because to me this is amazing. How Jr had a relationship with Jesus is awesome! This is the confirmation that we will one day be reunited with him. 

Jr we love you and you will be missed.

Love you, 

Maria

My condolences to the Sanchez family. I know what you are going through right now, I just lost my wife. 
I met Kenny at Webster Elementary School. We also played ball together at the projects... Good times with Kenny. My thoughts and prayers are with you during these tough times. God bless.

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Suzanne’s work family at BRE Properties Canyon Villa in San Diego to express our deepest sympathies at the passing of Joaquin Sanches. We humbly offer the support and condolences of Suzanne’s BRE Family. My name is Moegagogo Solomona, but my nickname is Gee, which Mr. Sanches had informed me with joy that Gee happened to be one of his nicknames from his granddaughter, too. 

For those of us who had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Sanches, it was widely known that if Mr. Sanches called the office looking for Suzanne and you were the fortunate soul to receive that call, that the next half hour would be soliloquy of long sentences woven together so thick, that not even a bulldozer could find its way out of conversation with him. He could have a conversation with anyone, anywhere, about anything. Yes, Mr. Sanches was an amazing emcee, a master of conversation. He was a master in the sense that he was the only person I had ever met that could have a conversation with you and himself at the same time. I remember speaking with him once, wait, let me rephrase that. I remember Mr. Sanchez speaking to me once, and he asked me “now, Gee, do you know what the problem is with today’s youth?” After pondering this query for less than a nano-second, I formulated a deeply psychological answer, excited to share my hypothesis on this societal issue and I started by saying “Well,” but Mr. Sanches, with the precision of a Kung Fu Master cut me off and said “That’s right. It’s respect.” as he proceeded to forward his own resolution to the dilemma at hand. “Sometimes, I see these kids riding around on their skateboards and I wanna just pop them in their heads and say, ‘pull up your pants! You’re embarrassing your mother’”. It was before I had the privilege of working with Suzanne that I had a lot of my experiences with Mr. Sanches. 

Firstly, I worked at a convenience store next to where Mr. Sanches and Suzanne lived and Mr. Sanches would always come in with his lotto tickets. If there was a long line in our store, 9 times out of 9, Mr. Sanches was at the front of it explaining his strategy in picking his numbers. He was notorious for holding up the lines during the busiest times of the day. He would start talking, look back to see a line forming, and continue on until his story was finished. And it was funny because there would be people behind him getting so irritated, but he would include them in the hearing of his monologues so they wouldn’t be so angry. They would just become fatigued. But one of the experiences that sticks out in my mind was this one: 

I had taken up a job as fragrance distributor (you know, that person who chases you around a parking lot trying to spray you) and I had gone back to the convenience store I used to work at to try and sell some perfume and cologne. Now this is not a business I would recommend for anyone, as it was a really difficult experience. Sales weren’t going well at that time and I thought as a last resort to go back to the convenience store and try to sell to some familiar faces. My plan seemed as if it would work, as I saw some old customers and they seemed somewhat interested. As I was about to display my product, out of nowhere I hear “hey, are you an islander?” And there he was; Mr. Sanches. Mr. Sanches was asking me a question, which I knew would hook me into a sale-killing conversation for the rest of the afternoon. But I just could not deny him and I said “Yes”. “Oh, me, too,” he said. “Us Islanders gotta stick together and represent”. I thought, “maybe he’ll represent the Islands by buying some cologne”. But for the next 45 minutes, the only words I spoke were “Yes”, “no”, and “hmmm”, so that idea went out the window. 

During that time, however, Mr. Sanches told me about his experiences in and out of hospital, and his troubles with his heart and how he had miraculously recovered and this new outlook on life that he had. He told me about his family and how proud he was of his children and how his wife was an amazing property manager and a wonderful woman. 

In that short time, Mr. Sanches shared what seemed like his entire life with me. And it finally made sense. Mr. Sanches wasn’t looking to bother people with his anecdotes and his conversations. Mr. Sanches was in fact touching as many people’s lives as he could. By imparting his wisdom, telling jokes here and there, Mr. Sanches was actually taking the time out of his day, out of his life, to bless others. And what a blessing he proved to be, to all of us who knew him personally and to so many more that we could not even imagine. I thank the Lord for his presence in my life, for I know because he remembered me, I was able to interview with Suzanne, and am now blessed with this wonderful career. And because he remembered me, I shall never forget him. Mr. Sanches really helped me during a rough time in my life and for that, I am forever grateful. I will always cherish the conversations we had, for through those conversations, I saw a man who loved his family, loved his life, and was ready to bless others in the wonderful way that only he could. I pray that the Lord would embrace Mr. Sanches’ family, surrounding them with the love and comfort that only He can give, reminding us that because of the promise found through our faith in Jesus Christ, we will see Mr. Sanches’ great smile again and hear the stories that only he can tell once more.

WE LOVE YOU Annie Sushi! He is still with you, and will be forever.

Kenny sharing almost 30 years of his life with me touched my family as well.  We were all very close, as he considered Kenny and Annemarie his children.  He loved Carlos and Joshua as if they were his own grandchildren, Sean and Jeff as his own nephews, my sister Kathy and Mike as his own brother and sister and my mom and dad were his mom and dad as well.  Alex and Jennifer Moreno our best friends for 20 years.  I know Alex will miss the long talks he used to have with Kenny.  Though we are deeply saddened at this time, we will always remember all the great times we had together.   Kenny we all loved you very much.  As you would say, "I love you madly".  Suzie (mom)

Kenny, you are the one and only true love of my life.  Words could never express how much we truly ment to eachother.  We struggled through thick and thin, and no one could ever match the love we had for eachother.  I need to express how much Kenny, Annemarie, Maria, Kathy, Mike, Sean, Jeff, Carlos and Joshua loved you  Especially Mom and Dad. Our lives will never been the same.  My life will continue with you deep in my heart; as that is how I will continue to go on. I LOVE YOU Madly.  Suzie.

BOY OH BOY did we celebrate your life this weekend! - i know you were watching down on us cracking up. You would not have wanted it any other way!

This message is for the Sanchez family, I knew Kenny when I was in elementary school we became fast friends. My uncle Johnnie Acosta and Frank were best friends in school, and I was friends with Terri Sanchez as well. We use to do all kinds of things like, football, baseball, riding our bikes and just hanging out...when my parents divorced I was having a hard time with that and my brother Rico as well....but then we became friends with Kenny and well, we felt better...All though I hadn't spoken to him in a long time, friendships never die...the memories live on!!...my heart felt sympathy for him and his family.....rest well brother.   Arthur & Mary Garcia

To the Sanches Family

I am truly sorry to hear about Kenny passing. My prayers are that God will help you get through this difficult time
May God Bless Your Family

Uncle Ken, im gonna miss you cornering people and telling them your stories. Most of all im going to miss your advice and philosizing on life. Through all of life trials and tribulations you have shown yourself to be the person gramma and granpa wanted to you to be. 
tell granny- i'll step on her back when i see her.
Lynde

We wish to express our condolences to the Sanchez family.  May Kenny rest in peace.  

Gene and Mary Kemmerer

Uncle Ken is my godfather and he always tried to do what he could for his family. He never disappointed when it came to comedy.. That fool was always talking smack and that was the way we showed our love for one another. It may be odd but if u know our fam bam u know we're kind of odd!! He may be gone now but he will NEVER EVER BE FORGOTTEN. I love u!!!

Even though I told you every single time we spoke or when we were together I wish I could tell you a million more times  Uncle Ken how much I love you, and  how  grateful  I  am that I was able to have you for 33 years. I will never be able to find the right words to describe how much you truly mean to me.  I want to thank you for taking care of me, Jeff and Ness like we were your very own.  Thank you for being there for me when I needed you most , even during the times I didn’t even realize it, or  I had too much pride to call. You use to tell me how you knew when I was going thru something  because you could just feel it, and lord knows you and Annie Suzie never  hesitated to pick up the phone and call me out on it. I will desperately miss our 15 hour conversations, half the time talking about nonsense, or just catching you up on what was going on with all of the kids. I will never forget our slumber parties with you and Auntie Suzie. I promise to order an extra chorizo burrito from Pacific Star and keep it in the fridge for you, even when I know you will never eat it.   You were such a big baby if Annie Suzie and I would come home without one, so we always ended up getting it for you anyway or we would have to hear you cry about it all day long. Then like always you would go home and there it would be sitting where you left it in my fridge for days cause I would never throw it away, I would just call you during the week to remind you about it only because  I loved to listen to you get fired up because you forgot it. I will never forget how I felt the day my dad died and you were living in Vegas.   I remember sitting on the front porch by myself just like I did when I was little waiting for you, to come get me so you could take Me, Bes and A-A shopping.  I remember  needing you to be there so bad, then when I  looked up to see you walking up the grass  I ran to hug you and at that moment i knew I would be ok. Life is never going to be the same without you. Holidays will never be the same without you; birthdays will never be the same. My heart will be forever broken because you won’t be here to see all these kids that you cherished grow up. I am so grateful for what you and Uncle Frankie have done for Vanessa, you both have loved and taken care of her just like she was your very own grandbaby and I know my dad is up there thanking you for that this very moment. We promise to make sure “Baby D” knows every story about her “G”, and how she was your absolute WORLD.  We promise to always keep your memory alive by sharing all of your YO MOMMA JOKES with her (when she’s old enough), and to always share with her our own funny memories we were so lucky to have with you. Please kiss grandma, my daddy and all of our other angels up there with you.  CONEEN LOVES YOU Uncle Ken.

Angels are always near to those who are grieving, to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hands of God. With all my love for my family- Brittany

I was driving down the 5 freeway yesterday and passed the place where Uncle Ken used to make me late for class because THE MAN LOVED TO TALK.... the last thing he said to me was, "I'm so proud of you honey". I'm graduating and this one is for you Uncle Ken! Love you.

Uncle Ken ,our lives will NEVER be the same without you. My heart will be forever broken.You were the best godfather and uncle any child could ever ask for and i will never forget ALL of our times together. I promise to take care of Auntie Suzie and all of your bad kids :-) especially Baby "D" - SHE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.

I love you with all my heart and soul,
Lene

Suzanne,
We are so sorry to hear of the untimely passing of Kenny.  May God comfort you at this most difficult time and allow you to cherish the fond memories that you and Kenny have shared.  We love you,

OBITUARIO

Joaquin Komiyama Sanches

7 enero, 1954 – 10 septiembre, 2010

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