HM 34 — KEN SANCHEZ, IN MEMORY

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 34HONORING 54THKEN LEGISLATURE-SANCHEZ STATEAND OFRECOGNIZING NEWHIS MEXICOOUTSTANDING -SERVICE SECONDTO SESSION,ALBUQUERQUE'S 2020WESTSIDE INTRODUCEDAND BYTO G.NEW MEXICO.

Andrés5 RomeroWHEREAS, andKen AntonioSanchez, Maestasa 6lifelong 8resident 10of AAlbuquerque, MEMORIALspent HONORINGover KENforty SANCHEZyears ANDon RECOGNIZINGthe HISWestside OUTSTANDINGuntil SERVICEhis TOdeath ALBUQUERQUE'Son WESTSIDEJanuary AND1, TO2020; NEW MEXICO.

14and WHEREAS, Ken Sanchez,was a lifelonggraduate resident of Albuquerque, spent over forty years on the WestsideWest untilMesa hishigh deathschool onclass Januaryof 1,1974; 2020;

and eWHEREAS, tKen 17operated WHEREAS,the KenGilbert wasSanchez atax graduateaccounting offirm theon Westwest MesaCentral highavenue schoolin wAlbuquerque land nwas dalso 18the classpresident of 1974;Ken Sanchez and associates realty;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, Ken operatedhad the Gilberthonor Sanchezof taxserving accountingthe ipublic as a eBernalillo rcounty 20commissioner firmfrom on1995 westto Central2002 avenue in Albuquerque and wasas alsoan theAlbuquerque acity tcouncilor mfor mdistrict 211 presidentfrom of2005 Kenuntil Sanchezhis andsudden associatespassing; realty;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, Ken hadserved the honor of serving the public as a c e s k 23 Bernalillo county commissioner from 1995 to 2002 and as an e a n b 24 Albuquerque city councilorcouncil forpresident districtin 12010, from2014 2005and until2018; his u [ sudden passing;

and .217032.1 WHEREAS, Ken served as Albuquerque city council president in 2010, 2014 and 2018;

and WHEREAS, in addition to other boards and committees, Ken was appointed to the Albuquerque-Bernalillo county water HM 34 Page 1 utility authority and was elected chair in 2012;

and WHEREAS, among his many efforts, Ken worked with the community, the city council, mayors, governors, legislators, e e 17 other elected officials and local businesses to bring much- e e n d 18 needed economic retail development to the Westside, offering = = l ] 19 more jobs and places for people to shop near their homes;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, Ken worked with the Westside community and t e a t legislators on a number of projects, including fire station 7, m m 21 e d r e 22 the Patrick J.

Baca library, the university of New Mexico c e r c 23 family health clinic, the Central and Unser transit center, the e a n b 24 nuevo Atrisco development and the Unser crossing project;

and u [ WHEREAS, other projects Ken supported include improvements .217032.1 - 2 - at the Taylor Ranch library, the Joan Jones community center at Pat Hurley park, the renovated West Mesa community center and the Nusenda community stadium;

and WHEREAS, Ken cared about parks and places for families to spend time and worked on infrastructure needs as well as HM 34 Page 2 recreational needs throughout the city;

and WHEREAS, Ken supported public improvement districts, including the lower petroglyphs public improvement district, as well as a medical campus for the underserved areas of the e e 17 Westside;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, Ken enjoyed spending time with people over salsa = = l ] 19 and chips with a cold iced tea;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, Ken lived to watch his granddaughter play t e a t basketball and enjoyed seeing his grandson starting to master m m 21 e d r e 22 the game;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, Ken enjoyed spending time with his partner, e a n b 24 Cynthia, in their backyard;

and u [ WHEREAS, Ken's love was basketball, although he enjoyed .217032.1 - 3 - watching, following and talking about all sports;

and WHEREAS, Ken is survived by his daughter, Jaclyn Sanchez-HM Zamora,34 Page 3 Sanchez-Zamora, and her husband, Juaquin;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Ken Sanchez be e e 17 recognized for his outstanding service to Albuquerque's e e n d 18 Westside and to New Mexico;

and = = l ] 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be a l r i 20 transmitted to the family of Ken Sanchez.

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