Vincent "Vinny" Juan Sanchez

Funeral Mass of Chrisitan Burial for VINCENT “VINNY” JUAN SANCHEZ, 45, will be held 10am Saturday June 27, 2026, at the Saint Rose Catholic Church with Father Ray Moss officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited 6:30pm Friday June 26, 2026, at the church. Vincent Juan Sanchez, known to everyone who loved him simply as Vinny, passed away at his home in Torrington, Wyoming on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com Born on July 17, 1980, Vinny was raised in Torrington, where he built a life with his hands, working as a welder in the railroad, a trade that suited a man who was strong, capable, and never afraid of hard work. That same spirit carried into everything he did. If something was broken, Vinny fixed it. Family and friends knew that calling Vinny meant the problem was as good as solved. He was loud. He’d be the first to tell you so and probably talk over you while doing it. But that voice, that energy, filled every room he walked into, and rooms felt quieter without him. Vinny loved to tell stories, loved to laugh, and loved even harder than he laughed. In his final years, Vinny fought private battles that were not easy, and that ultimately took their toll. But the man his family knew was generous, funny, fiercely devoted, and full of life. His sons Xavier and Anthony, were the truest measure of his heart. He loved his dog Jett with that same fierce devotion; Jett was his shadow, his companion, his best friend. When Vinny wasn’t working or wrenching on something that needed fixing, you might find him at the gym, behind a set of records spinning rap music, or planted in front of the TV cheering on his Denver Broncos and Atlanta Braves, loyalties he held with the kind of conviction that wasn’t up for debate. Vinny was baptized Catholic, and while his faith was his own and private, he carried within him a belief in something greater, a love for family, for people, for life, that reflected the best of what faith can produce in a person. He was preceded in death by his father, Jesus Sanchez. He is survived by his mother, Anita Sanchez; his daughter Daisha Sanchez and grandson Amari; his sons Xavier and Anthony Sanchez; and his siblings Rachel Martin, Christopher Sanchez, Vivian Lulow, Damian J. Sanchez, Emilio Sanchez, and Rikki Sanchez. Vincent Juan Sanchez was one of a kind. The world was louder with him in it, and it will never be quite the same without him.

Vincent "Vinny" Juan Sanchez

July 17, 1980 - June 21, 2026