Phillip Sanchez Jr., 14, passed away on March 14, 2018, in Mesa. He was born on May 22, 2003, in Winslow. Holy Rosary for Phillip will be recited at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Winslow with Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Desert View Cemetery. He loved football (his favorite team was the Arizona Cardinals), fishing, playing basketball with his little brother, playing X-Box and camping with his family. He also liked swimming in the creek and had just learned how to dive. He is survived by his parents, Phillip Sr. and Denise Sanchez; sister, ShaVaughn (George) Fariah; brothers, Shaquille Lockett and Zackary Sanchez; paternal grandparents, Raymond and Josie Sanchez; maternal grandparents, Cliff and Louise Bufford; and many uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his uncles, Albert Sanchez and Paul Sanchez; great-grandparents, Johnny and Elma Sanchez; great-grandpa, Thomas Yellowhair; cousin, Laelia Richards; and great-great-grandma, Zonnie Grant.
