Mrs. Sanchez was born in Dallas, TX to Lucio and Jacinta Alvarado. She is the widow of Jose Lamas Sanchez. She was a faithful parishioner at St. Mary of Carmel Catholic Church. She was also a Guadalupana and a Eucharistic minister.
Mrs. Sanchez is preceded in death by her beloved children, Cindi Sanchez Vela and Roberto Sanchez. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Rosemary and Guillermo Solano III, daughter Lisa Schoonover, son-in-law Raymond Vela, and grand-daughters, Cristina Vela, Stephanie Vela, Alexandra Solano, Kayla Hessler, and Jennifer Schoonover. Burial will be at Calvary Hill Cemetery with a funeral mass to take place at a later date.