Rudy Garmendia

Rudy,

I hope you like the short stories I left for you. I am sure you will be smoking them in Heaven and if not, at least you will have a light! My Brother, from Khoury League to Columbus to working together, you truly became my man, with uncanny wisdom on what is truly important, FAMILY! Life like a good at Bat, you showed me how to take a pitch and wait for the right one. You also showed me how to swing away. You did Rudy and you hit it out of the Park. As I uncork a fine...

My deepest condolences...I have the greatest memories of joking around with Rudy when picking up my orders. I am still in shock myself...

Dear Nattie & The Garmendia Family,

In this time in which both of our families are in pain as a huge void has been left I find myself here having to write about my brother who took me under his wing and turned me into a man. With so many things that can be said about him the one word that will put all my feelings together is " RUDY ". That name alone speaks volumes and is endless. If there is one thing that this tragedy has helped me learn it is that I am the most lucky brother in...

To the Nattie and the Garmendia Family,
You are in our daily thoughts and prayers. May God give you the strength, courage, and faith to comfort all of you.

Dear Nico, Natty, AJ, Caro, and all those who Rudy loved most,
My heart goes out to all of you. Your dad, husband, son, uncle, brother, friend was a very special man. I will never forget seeing him every morning in the halls of STA or the cafeteria, doing what he did best: being a great father and husband and in the process, making everyone laugh. Know that since I found out there has not been a day I don't pray for you all; nor will I stop. This was the only way I could get a hold...

Maggi and Naty,
I cannot begin to understand the deep pain in your hearts while I feel the pain in mine. Both of you must know that I, too, lost a son when we lost Rudy. I'm thankful that I told him often that I loved him. I also told him that, to me, he was the perfect man…he was the perfect boyfriend to Naty…the perfect fiancé…the perfect husband…the perfect father…the perfect son (in-law). He’d say, “thank you man.”

Maggi and Naty, the empty feeling of his loss will...

What moves through us is silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or before you were ready to say goodbye but little by little we begin to remember not that you died but that you lived and that your life gave us memories to beautiful to forget. To Maggie Sr/Jr, Yvonne, Rodolfo Sr and his wife Natti and children and the entire family my sincere condolences and prayers.

Naty,
We have been remembering all the years we spent with you and Rudy, when you were both kids. We have been thinking of all the good times we had together with the Hurst Softball team and all the travelling we shared as a family. Words can not express the pain we feel for you and your entire family. Rudy was a "bigger than life" person and he will always be remembered as such. He was a very special friend to Jairo and we both feel like we saw you guys grow up before our eyes. We...

Maggie, Naty and the Garmendia Family,
I was shocked to read of Rudy's untimely passing. I have so many fond memories of the years we all shared together. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Abrazos,
Joe Sanchez