Jose Sandoval

July 1, 1955 - July 3, 2017

Jose Sandoval, 62, of Apple Valley, died July 3rd, 2017. He was born to Ramon and Maria de Guadalupe Sandoval on July 1, 1955 in Jalpa, Zac. At the young age of 5, Jose began working in farms harvesting corn in order to help his parents provide for a family of 11. He continued this until 1972 when he came to California. Jose returned to Mexico briefly and spent time in San Antonio before permanently returning to California in 1975. Working many jobs from security to construction, his most notable was woodwork where he discovered a natural talent being able to build tables and benches from scratch. Jose met the love of his life Sandra in 1984 and got married in 1987. The two began their family with the birth of Ramon in 1989. They later gave birth to two additional children, Brenda in 1990 and Enrique in 1995. Jose is survived by his wife Sandra and three children: Ramon, Brenda, and Enrique.