U.S. veteran Chuck Sandoval, 59, of Brighton, died June 15, 2009, in Brighton.

He was born Sept. 23, 1949, in Denver, to Margarito and Mary F. (Sisneros) Sandoval. He was a 1968 graduate of Brighton High School and attended tech school for two years. He married Yolanda “Lollie” Chavez June 26, 1988, in Brighton.

Chuck was a warehouse supervisor for Sam’s Produce Inc. in Denver for 32 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army for service in the Vietnam War. He earned a Purple Heart. Chuck was a member of the Brighton VFW, the Brighton Eagle Lodge and the Riverdale Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Survivors include his wife; sons, Michael Sandoval and David (Miranda) Allen, both of Brighton, and Richard (Lisa) Allen of Bellevue, Neb.; mother-in-law, Tina Grimm; brothers, Kenneth (Susie) Sandoval, Allen Sandoval, Lyle (Michelle) Sandoval, Adrian (Sophie) Sandoval, Duane Sandoval and Eric (Shelly) Sandoval, all of Brighton; sisters, Maxine (Joseph) Morales and Valerie Sandoval, both of Brighton; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by daughter, Ashley, in 1988.

Memorial service was June 18 at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home in Brighton and a graveside service followed at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Denver Hospice, P.O. Box 1140, Englewood, CO 80150.