DODGE CITY- Frank T. Sanchez, 93, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains at Dodge City. He was born on October 2, 1917 at Dodge City, the son of Soledad and Florentina (Tovar) Sanchez. Our dad was proud to be an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad employee, as was his father. He started at a very young age as a bell boy at the Fred Harvey House. On October 18, 1936 he married Marcelina Padilla. She preceded him in death on October 29, 2006. He worked at various departments of the railroad and many years at the "round house", where he maintained the trains. Frank was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, starting at the Mexican Village, and later was an usher for the church when it moved to Avenue J. Frank and his wife started the luncheon plan "Fuse Program" - Friends United to Serve the Elderly, and they served for many years at this. He was an avid collector. Collecting was his destiny; belt buckles, books and anything involving railroad history. This was a life that was lived doing the best that he could for his family. He will be missed by all.

He was a member of Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Dodge City.
Survivors include a daughter Lena LeFort of Windsor, Colorado; three sons, Jerry Sanchez and David Sanchez both of Dodge City, and Richard Sanchez of Wichita; two brothers, Louis Sanchez and Isaac Sanchez; two sisters, Trinie Gietzen and Anita Morales; 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69 years, an infant daughter, Terresa and his son Frankie Sanchez, a casualty of the Vietnam War; three brothers and five sisters.

Funeral service will be held at Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Ted Skalsky
officiating. Burial will follow at Greencrest Cemetery in Dodge City. Vigil service will be held at Swaim Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 7:30 PM. Visitation will be at Swaim Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 from Noon to 7:30 PM. Memorials can be made to Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in care of the funeral home. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guest book at www.swaimfuneralhome.com.