Obituary: David Sanches, Baseball 1970-73 – Jan. 17, 2009

We are saddened to report the passing of David Sanches. Our condolences are extended to his family, teammates, and friends.

David K. Sanches of San Marcos passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, January 17^th, 2009. David is survived by his loving wife Betty S. Sanches, daughter Jenny and her husband Bill Paulk, daughter Allison and her husband Brett Emmett, son Paul Seabaugh and his wife Rebecca, son Michael Seabaugh and his wife Carmen, doting mother Emma Lee Sanches, brother Chip Sanches and his wife Margaret, sister Gail and her husband Dan Dziuba, brother Jeffrey Sanches and his wife Karen. David will also be lovingly missed by his four grandchildren Olivia and Sophie Paulk, Jake Seabaugh, Madison Seabaugh as well as various nephews and nieces. David will also be missed by his loyal and faithful, four-legged companion, Rin (aka Girly Girl). David proudly served as the Plant Manager of International Power America – Hayes Energy Plant in San Marcos for the past nine years. David was a loving and devoted husband and father, brother, uncle and friend. His smile, laugh and humor in the face of life’s adversity will be missed and honored by his family and friends. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 21^st at Pennington Funeral Home in San Marcos with visitation beginning at 12:30pm. A burial will follow on Thursday, January 22^nd, in his birthplace of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of David K. Sanches to the SPCA Animal Shelter of San Marcos (or to any local SPCA shelter).

Athletic Network Footnote: David is one of three brothers who played Baseball for the Ragin’ Cajuns in the early 1970s.

To view David’s Profile chick here: http://athleticnetwork.net/site.php?pageID=55&profID=3467

To view the 1973 Baseball Team, click here: http://athleticnetwork.net/site847.php#  David is in each of the three pictures.

David was one of my former students and he was a pleasure to have in class. 

Special appreciation is extended to Joseph "Chip" Sanches who provided the information for this posting. Chip is a brother and was a teammate on the USL baseball team.

Peace, Ed Dugas