Joseph David "Joe" Sanchez
Marriages
Vivian Lujan - 1984
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - July 6, 2022
Joseph “Joe” David
Sanchez, age 69, of Grand
Junction, passed away
early June 29th surrounded
by loved ones.
He left behind a large
family, including his wife,
Vivian Lujan; siblings,
Zack (Liz) Sanchez, Mercy
Archuleta, Nellie (Jimmy)
Lavadie, Margaret (Ralph)
Salas; sons, Juan Sanchez,
Thomas (Elisabeth)
Romero, Richard (Nicole)
Romero; grandchildren,
DaLynn, Andrew, April,
Alex, Zach, Hayden,
Jypsie, Asher, and
Jeremiah; great granddaughter, Amara; as well as
countless nieces, nephews and cousins.
He is proceeded in death by his Mom and Dad, Zack
and Cyria Sanchez; siblings, Martha Nunez, Gussie
Gardunio, and Esther (Gil) Sanchez-Cruz; and son,
Javier Sanchez.
Joe was born in Monte Vista on October 5th, 1952, and
then his family moved to Grand Junction and he started
his life there. He met his wife, Vivian in Riverside when
they were still kids but eventually they got together in
1984. They have been together ever since. Joe worked at
United Companies for 35 years and was set to retire in
a few months with his wife. When Joe wasn’t working
he spent most of his free time serving others. Any time
anyone needed anything he could always be relied on to
be the first to help. He also would spend as much time as
he could fishing, whether it be ice fishing, fly fishing or
bait fishing, which he especially enjoyed in New Mexico
with family. Joe was also a very active member of Elm
Avenue Baptist Church. You could find him there every
Sunday morning at mass. He loved spending time with
his family and friends. He had love for everyone he met
and will be missed greatly by all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held at Elm Avenue
Church, 1510 North 17th Street, on Friday, July 8th, at
1:00 p.m. A dinner will follow in the dining hall at the
church after the service.
