Michael Sanchez

Michael Aaron Sanchez, age 25, passed away on February 25th, 2021 in his Albuquerque, NM residence.

Michael was born on August 23rd, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Santa Fe High School and served in the U.S. Army after high school. He was a few short months away from finishing his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico with honors. Michael married his high school sweetheart, Nadine Sanchez, in 2019.

Michael is survived by his wife, Nadine Sanchez; mother, Debbie Crowley; adoptive parents, Shellie Sanchez and Alex Castillo; siblings, Jonathan Longerbeam, Chelsea Sanchez, Yahjaira Sanchez, and Maria Sanchez; parent-in-laws, Cecilia and Reid Rivenburgh; and several loving friends and family members.

Michael was incredibly loving and would often leave flowers and love letters scattered throughout the home for his wife to find. Michael was always one for adventure and would enjoy spending time in the outdoors and riding motorcycles. He loved animals, especially his two pups, Java and Luna.

He had a tenacious thirst for learning new things from writing computer code to make games, teaching himself to play the guitar, becoming an expert cook (to his wife’s delight), learning photography, and working on home improvement projects. He never lost a game of Monopoly. Ever. He often spoke fondly of the fun memories he had in childhood playing with his siblings Jonathan and Chelsea.

Michael will be forever missed by those who knew him.