A light has been extinguished from this world but will forever burn brightly in our hearts. Alejandro Sanchez passed away on October 21, 2015. He was 67 years of age. Alejandro was born on April 13, 1948 in Mexicali, B.C. Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in 1968. Alejandro was employed by Imperial Irrigation District until his retirement on 2005. He is survived by his wife, Maria Teresa Sanchez; his children, Alex and Iva Sanchez, Beatriz Flores, Cindy and Rudy; grandchildren, Alexandria Sanchez, Patricia Flores Esquer, Amber Sanchez, Alexxa Sanchez, Kenneth Sanchez, Andrew Sanchez, April Sanchez, Alyssa Sanchez, Sativa Ruiz, Rudy and Tommy; parents, Cecilia Preciado and Pablo Preciado; siblings, Sonia and Paul Bugarin and Pablo Preciado Jr.; 3 great-grandchildren.