Ramon passed away peacefully in Santa Fe. He was predeceased by his wife Consuelo Alarid Sánchez; parents Avelino Sánchez and Gertrudis Casados-Sánchez; brothers: Joe Sánchez, Avelino Sánchez Jr. and Juan B.J. Sánchez; sisters: Lucretia Vialpando, Agneda Palmer, and Mary Irene Sánchez; and nephew Greg McKenzie.
Ramon was survived by his children Alfonso R. and wife Cynthia Sánchez of Las Cruces and Chris A. Sánchez and Margaret L. Sánchez of Santa Fe; grandchildren: Ramon L. Sánchez of Denver, Colorado; Lorena A. Sánchez of Las Cruces, and Jose Quintana of Santa Fe; sisters: Stella S. Wheeler and Louise D. Salazar of Santa Fe; and sister-in-law Eutilia Alarid; brother Paul Sánchez; many nieces and nephews; and his God-children: Elmer and Hilda.
Ramon was born in the small farming village of La Villita, New Mexico. His early years were spent working with his parents, brothers, and sisters farming and ranching. He especially enjoyed the many years he spent as a shepherd tending to his parents' large herds of sheep. He attended school in San Juan Pueblo with the Dominican Sisters and High School in Santa Cruz. At the age of 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and worked in several areas around the state. He worked helping to build Conchas Dam and participated in many projects in the Alburquerque and Santa Fe areas. He then went to riveting and welding school through the WPA and was sent to work in the shipyards of Seattle, Washington and San Pedro, California during part of WWII. He returned to New Mexico and worked with the first crews that started construction at Los Alamos for the Manhattan Project. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and drove 6x6 trucks delivering building materials to the experimental sites when no roads existed. He later worked as a chauffeur and would transport the families of the scientists from Los Alamos to Santa Fe. He appeared in A.J. Mienkes book "People of the Manhattan Project". As Los Alamos and the area around it developed, he purchased a dump truck and worked with his brothers as trucking contractors delivering building materials for the construction of the first paved roads in the Los Alamos–Española area. He again left New Mexico in 1950 and worked in the mines of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Leadville, Colorado; and Grants, New Mexico. It was due to his work in the mines that he developed his lifelong hobby of gold prospecting. In 1955, he started working at the Old Territorial Penitentiary on Pen Road and then transitioned to the newly constructed facility south of Santa Fe in 1956. He was on duty the night of the deadly riot in February of 1980. He retired in August of 1980 after 25 years of service. He took his job seriously, was respected by his peers, and was very proud to have worked as a correctional officer.
In 1955 Ramon married Consuelo Alarid and together they built their home on Pacheco Street in Santa Fe. In 1969, they began selling chile, piñon, and blue corn. He enjoyed going out to the surrounding communities to visit and sell his products especially after he retired from the State. He especially enjoyed the people of Pecos and the small surrounding communities. Ramon will always be remembered as a hardworking, physical man who helped his friends make adobes for their homes. He enjoyed hiking, prospecting, and working in his yard and garden. He was a very direct, strict, and honest man who was God-fearing and did his best to help the less fortunate. Ramon was a member of La Confradía de La Conquistadora, the Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Police, and Gold Prospectors Association of America. He was also a Cursillista.
A Rosary was recited at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Funeral Mass was on May 31, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment followed in La Villita Catholic Cemetery.
Ramon was survived by his children Alfonso R. and wife Cynthia Sánchez of Las Cruces and Chris A. Sánchez and Margaret L. Sánchez of Santa Fe; grandchildren: Ramon L. Sánchez of Denver, Colorado; Lorena A. Sánchez of Las Cruces, and Jose Quintana of Santa Fe; sisters: Stella S. Wheeler and Louise D. Salazar of Santa Fe; and sister-in-law Eutilia Alarid; brother Paul Sánchez; many nieces and nephews; and his God-children: Elmer and Hilda.
Ramon was born in the small farming village of La Villita, New Mexico. His early years were spent working with his parents, brothers, and sisters farming and ranching. He especially enjoyed the many years he spent as a shepherd tending to his parents' large herds of sheep. He attended school in San Juan Pueblo with the Dominican Sisters and High School in Santa Cruz. At the age of 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and worked in several areas around the state. He worked helping to build Conchas Dam and participated in many projects in the Alburquerque and Santa Fe areas. He then went to riveting and welding school through the WPA and was sent to work in the shipyards of Seattle, Washington and San Pedro, California during part of WWII. He returned to New Mexico and worked with the first crews that started construction at Los Alamos for the Manhattan Project. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and drove 6x6 trucks delivering building materials to the experimental sites when no roads existed. He later worked as a chauffeur and would transport the families of the scientists from Los Alamos to Santa Fe. He appeared in A.J. Mienkes book "People of the Manhattan Project". As Los Alamos and the area around it developed, he purchased a dump truck and worked with his brothers as trucking contractors delivering building materials for the construction of the first paved roads in the Los Alamos–Española area. He again left New Mexico in 1950 and worked in the mines of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Leadville, Colorado; and Grants, New Mexico. It was due to his work in the mines that he developed his lifelong hobby of gold prospecting. In 1955, he started working at the Old Territorial Penitentiary on Pen Road and then transitioned to the newly constructed facility south of Santa Fe in 1956. He was on duty the night of the deadly riot in February of 1980. He retired in August of 1980 after 25 years of service. He took his job seriously, was respected by his peers, and was very proud to have worked as a correctional officer.
In 1955 Ramon married Consuelo Alarid and together they built their home on Pacheco Street in Santa Fe. In 1969, they began selling chile, piñon, and blue corn. He enjoyed going out to the surrounding communities to visit and sell his products especially after he retired from the State. He especially enjoyed the people of Pecos and the small surrounding communities. Ramon will always be remembered as a hardworking, physical man who helped his friends make adobes for their homes. He enjoyed hiking, prospecting, and working in his yard and garden. He was a very direct, strict, and honest man who was God-fearing and did his best to help the less fortunate. Ramon was a member of La Confradía de La Conquistadora, the Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Police, and Gold Prospectors Association of America. He was also a Cursillista.
A Rosary was recited at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Funeral Mass was on May 31, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment followed in La Villita Catholic Cemetery.
Ramon passed away peacefully in Santa Fe. He was predeceased by his wife Consuelo Alarid Sánchez; parents Avelino Sánchez and Gertrudis Casados-Sánchez; brothers: Joe Sánchez, Avelino Sánchez Jr. and Juan B.J. Sánchez; sisters: Lucretia Vialpando, Agneda Palmer, and Mary Irene Sánchez; and nephew Greg McKenzie.
Ramon was survived by his children Alfonso R. and wife Cynthia Sánchez of Las Cruces and Chris A. Sánchez and Margaret L. Sánchez of Santa Fe; grandchildren: Ramon L. Sánchez of Denver, Colorado; Lorena A. Sánchez of Las Cruces, and Jose Quintana of Santa Fe; sisters: Stella S. Wheeler and Louise D. Salazar of Santa Fe; and sister-in-law Eutilia Alarid; brother Paul Sánchez; many nieces and nephews; and his God-children: Elmer and Hilda.
Ramon was born in the small farming village of La Villita, New Mexico. His early years were spent working with his parents, brothers, and sisters farming and ranching. He especially enjoyed the many years he spent as a shepherd tending to his parents' large herds of sheep. He attended school in San Juan Pueblo with the Dominican Sisters and High School in Santa Cruz. At the age of 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and worked in several areas around the state. He worked helping to build Conchas Dam and participated in many projects in the Alburquerque and Santa Fe areas. He then went to riveting and welding school through the WPA and was sent to work in the shipyards of Seattle, Washington and San Pedro, California during part of WWII. He returned to New Mexico and worked with the first crews that started construction at Los Alamos for the Manhattan Project. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and drove 6x6 trucks delivering building materials to the experimental sites when no roads existed. He later worked as a chauffeur and would transport the families of the scientists from Los Alamos to Santa Fe. He appeared in A.J. Mienkes book "People of the Manhattan Project". As Los Alamos and the area around it developed, he purchased a dump truck and worked with his brothers as trucking contractors delivering building materials for the construction of the first paved roads in the Los Alamos–Española area. He again left New Mexico in 1950 and worked in the mines of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Leadville, Colorado; and Grants, New Mexico. It was due to his work in the mines that he developed his lifelong hobby of gold prospecting. In 1955, he started working at the Old Territorial Penitentiary on Pen Road and then transitioned to the newly constructed facility south of Santa Fe in 1956. He was on duty the night of the deadly riot in February of 1980. He retired in August of 1980 after 25 years of service. He took his job seriously, was respected by his peers, and was very proud to have worked as a correctional officer.
In 1955 Ramon married Consuelo Alarid and together they built their home on Pacheco Street in Santa Fe. In 1969, they began selling chile, piñon, and blue corn. He enjoyed going out to the surrounding communities to visit and sell his products especially after he retired from the State. He especially enjoyed the people of Pecos and the small surrounding communities. Ramon will always be remembered as a hardworking, physical man who helped his friends make adobes for their homes. He enjoyed hiking, prospecting, and working in his yard and garden. He was a very direct, strict, and honest man who was God-fearing and did his best to help the less fortunate. Ramon was a member of La Confradía de La Conquistadora, the Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Police, and Gold Prospectors Association of America. He was also a Cursillista.
A Rosary was recited at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Funeral Mass was on May 31, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment followed in La Villita Catholic Cemetery.
Ramon was survived by his children Alfonso R. and wife Cynthia Sánchez of Las Cruces and Chris A. Sánchez and Margaret L. Sánchez of Santa Fe; grandchildren: Ramon L. Sánchez of Denver, Colorado; Lorena A. Sánchez of Las Cruces, and Jose Quintana of Santa Fe; sisters: Stella S. Wheeler and Louise D. Salazar of Santa Fe; and sister-in-law Eutilia Alarid; brother Paul Sánchez; many nieces and nephews; and his God-children: Elmer and Hilda.
Ramon was born in the small farming village of La Villita, New Mexico. His early years were spent working with his parents, brothers, and sisters farming and ranching. He especially enjoyed the many years he spent as a shepherd tending to his parents' large herds of sheep. He attended school in San Juan Pueblo with the Dominican Sisters and High School in Santa Cruz. At the age of 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and worked in several areas around the state. He worked helping to build Conchas Dam and participated in many projects in the Alburquerque and Santa Fe areas. He then went to riveting and welding school through the WPA and was sent to work in the shipyards of Seattle, Washington and San Pedro, California during part of WWII. He returned to New Mexico and worked with the first crews that started construction at Los Alamos for the Manhattan Project. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and drove 6x6 trucks delivering building materials to the experimental sites when no roads existed. He later worked as a chauffeur and would transport the families of the scientists from Los Alamos to Santa Fe. He appeared in A.J. Mienkes book "People of the Manhattan Project". As Los Alamos and the area around it developed, he purchased a dump truck and worked with his brothers as trucking contractors delivering building materials for the construction of the first paved roads in the Los Alamos–Española area. He again left New Mexico in 1950 and worked in the mines of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Leadville, Colorado; and Grants, New Mexico. It was due to his work in the mines that he developed his lifelong hobby of gold prospecting. In 1955, he started working at the Old Territorial Penitentiary on Pen Road and then transitioned to the newly constructed facility south of Santa Fe in 1956. He was on duty the night of the deadly riot in February of 1980. He retired in August of 1980 after 25 years of service. He took his job seriously, was respected by his peers, and was very proud to have worked as a correctional officer.
In 1955 Ramon married Consuelo Alarid and together they built their home on Pacheco Street in Santa Fe. In 1969, they began selling chile, piñon, and blue corn. He enjoyed going out to the surrounding communities to visit and sell his products especially after he retired from the State. He especially enjoyed the people of Pecos and the small surrounding communities. Ramon will always be remembered as a hardworking, physical man who helped his friends make adobes for their homes. He enjoyed hiking, prospecting, and working in his yard and garden. He was a very direct, strict, and honest man who was God-fearing and did his best to help the less fortunate. Ramon was a member of La Confradía de La Conquistadora, the Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Police, and Gold Prospectors Association of America. He was also a Cursillista.
A Rosary was recited at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Funeral Mass was on May 31, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment followed in La Villita Catholic Cemetery.
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