Robert Sandoval

Robert Sandoval, 65, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Robert was born April 29, 1954 in Walsenburg​, CO to the late George and the late Mary Sandoval. He graduated from Pueblo East High School and then served in the Army as a Military Police, in the1st Armor Division, 54th Military Police Co. and earned a National Defense Service Medal. Robert worked as a steel worker for Colorado Fuel & Iron ​Corporation (CF&I). An avid outdoorsman, Robert enjoyed fishing, camping and hunting, as well as ​playing slot machines, keno and bingo in the Las Vegas casinos. Robert loved spending time with Jason. They went fishing, hunting, and just enjoyed each other’s company laughing, eating, and telling jokes. His BabyGirls – Jayde and Dezi meant the world to him. Robert is predeceased by his brothers Simon Sandoval, Edward Sandoval, Frank Padilla, Eugene Padilla, and his sisters Lucy Bobian, Josephine Pacheco, and Georgia Fuentes. Robert is survived by wife, Maxi Sandoval; sons Lucas Sandoval and Jason Garcia; grandchildren Jayde Fox (Max Fox) and Dezirea Garcia; ​brother Paul Sandoval and sisters Donna Foote and Irene Jeppsen; numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins; dogs Pip, Daisy, and Cookie and cat: Buster (Robert enjoyed pulling Buster’s tail). These are his granddaughter’s pets, but he always wanted to be at their home spending time with them. Special thank you to the Las Vegas VA Hospital, DaVita ​Centennial Dialysis Center, Kraft-Sussman Funeral Services and American Legion Post #2 in Pueblo, CO. Burial will be at the Pikes Peak National Cemetery on Friday, July 24th 2020 at 3:00pm, 10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80925 with a reception to follow at the American Legion Post #2 at 5:00pm, 701 W 9th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003. The Last Request Please don’t say I gave up, just say I gave in. Don’t say I lost the battle, for it was God’s war to lose or win. Please don’t say how good I was, but that I did my best. Just say I tried to do what’s right, To give the most I could, not to do less. Please don’t give me wings or halos, that is for God to do. I want no more than I deserve, no extras, just my due. Please don’t give flowers or talk in harsh tones. Don’t be concerned about me now, I’m well with God, I’ve made it home. Don’t talk about what could have been, it’s over and it’s done. Just see to all my family’s needs, the battle has been won. When you draw a picture of me, don’t draw me as a saint, I’ve done some good, I’ve done some wrong, So, use all your paint, not just the bright and light tones, use some gray and dark. In fact, don’t put me down on canvas, paint me in your heart. Don’t just remember good times, but remember some bad. For life is full of many things, some happy and some sad. But if you must do something, then I have One Last Request. Forgive me for the wrong I’ve done, And with the love that’s left, Thank God for my soul’s resting. Thank God for I’ve been blessed, Thank God for all who loved me. Praise God who loved me best.