Sue passed away at St. Joseph Hospital from heart and kidney complications on November 15, 2022. She was 62.

She was born to Maryann and Concepsion Sanchez Jr in Encino, Calif. on March 2, 1960. She moved with her family to Eureka in 1969 on her ninth birthday and remained for 53 years.

She attended local schools — Worthington, Zane, Eureka High, and College of the Redwoods. She was married to Dave Morgan for 25 years, until his passing in 2009. They had two sons, Steve and Brad.

Sue was a preschool teacher for many years, being with children was one of her favorite things. As her sons went through local sports, she was their biggest fan, attending all their games sitting in the front row cheering every player on, while their dad was filming every game. If she wasn’t in the front row, she was volunteering in the snack bar or keeping score for another game. Sue loved supporting all local sports and kids who wanted to play the game.

Sue loved arts and crafts and especially drawing her colorful freehand designs. She also loved her weekly lunches with her granddaughter Allie and watching her grandsons play their sports, continuing the family traditions. She never missed a family gathering, as being with her family was most important to her. The joy of her life had been to see her sons marry and become parents, making her a G-ma, as her grandchildren called her.

She leaves behind her two sons and their families, Steve and Whitney, grandsons Parker and Dawson. Brad and Kathy and granddaughters Allie, Kayla, and Taylor; her stepdaughter Lynzi; her mother Maryann and stepfather Bill Smith; sister Leslie and Alex Albright and brother Danny and Pilar Sanchez; stepsister Carla; nephews Vinny Sanchez, Travis Adams; nieces Brittany Sanchez and Terra Adams; sister in-law Melanie Morgan Gosselin and nephews Mike, Travis and Will Morgan and niece Crystal Morgan Mayberry; and sister-in-law Laurie Sanchez. Many more aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father Concepsion Jr., her brother Mark Sanchez, husband Dave and brother in-law John Morgan, grandparents Sam and Lee Basso and Peggy and Concepsion Sanchez Sr.

The family would like to thank all the medical professionals who helped Sue for many years with dialyses weekly and all the care they showed her. She will be missed and remembered often for her warm heart and witty remarks.

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