There’s no such thing as retirement! Just ask David Sánchez. A long-time member of Shepherd of the Valley and devoted contributor to the Mission Committee, David recently published his memoir. Somehow he squeezed in hours of writing with delivery of food to the local food pantries, co-coordinating Angel Tree, serving on the Martineztown board, teaching chess to minors, serving on the Corrales Library board, and his beloved fishing.

The book chronicles Dave’s other (pre-retirement) life as a mathematician and the impact of his heritage:

Raised in a Mexican home in an Anglo neighborhood, David Sánchez was fair-skinned and fluent in Spanish and English when he entered kindergarten. None of this should have had any influence on the career path he chose, but at certain moments it did. With the birth of the Chicano Movement and affirmative action, a different and sometimes disturbing significance became attached to his name. Sánchez's story chronicles his life and those moments.

No matter how we transcend our origins, they remain part of our lives. This autobiography of an outstanding mathematician, dedicated to others, whose career included stints as a senior university and federal administrator, is also the story of a young man of mixed Mexican and American parentage.

We’re proud of you, Dave! Bravo!