Richard Sandoval

Mr. Richard Sandoval, age 68, of Gainesville passed away December 6, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.

Memorial Services will be held 2:00 pm, Monday, December 12, 2011 from the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home. Chaplain Jeff Thompson will officiate. The family will receive friends following the Service at the Funeral Home.

Richard was born March 3, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan and was the son of Alfonso and Consuelo Sandoval. Upon graduating from high school he attended Wayne State University in Detroit, and then went to work at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, where he worked 23 years before leaving the company as Manager of Technical Training. He then became a consultant to the telecommunications industry. He later became a contract training developer and instructor with Ameritech, where he met his future wife, Joyce. They were married in Texas on Valentines Day in 2002, where they lived briefly, before making Gainesville their home.

In 1983 Richard became ill with a heart that wouldn't work properly; but it definitely was a heart filled with love and caring; and he had a strong desire to help others in similar circumstances. He became a member of Mended Hearts with Northeast Georgia Medical Center and gave endless hours of kind words, answers, and encouragement to those who were suffering with heart related problems. He was very dedicated to Mended Hearts and served as president of the Gainesville chapter for two years.

Richard is survived by his loving wife Joyce Marie White-Sandoval; daughters Mary, Susan,and Elizabeth, son Albert; seven grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; stepson Jeffrey Roberts, brothers and sisters in law Ray and Colleen Bittner, Glenn and Donna Nelson; special cousins Lloyd and Mary Lou Shultz; and many cherished friends who loved him and his love of life.

In lieu of flowers the family has asked that contributions be made in Richards name to Mended Hearts Chapter 302, In Care of Volunteer Services, 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com., (770)967-5555.