"Anne Marie, my sympathies. I always remember the stories you told of your husband when you and I were together at that conference in NM. He sounded like such a great guy, and he was lucky to have you as his loving wife."
In loving memory of
Jesus M. Cardenas
Jesus M. Cardenas passed away on September 15, 2009, joining his beloved mother Maria, into God’s hands. Jesus was a captain in the United States Marine Corp, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle. He is survived by his father Jesus; siblings Juana, Rosa Maria, Guadalupe, Alfredo and Carlos; his wife Anne Marie, his children Diego, Jesus, Ymiliana, Alejandra and Leticia; his grandchildren Dominick, Christian and Alicia and cherished nieces and nephews. Jesus was a community leader, a generous soul and a dedicated basketball coach. He will be missed by many. The vigil services will be Thursday, Sept. 24th at Hansen Mortuary at 8314 N. 7th Street from 5-8 pm with a recitation of the Rosary at 6:30 pm. Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 am at All Saints Catholic Newman Center, Tempe, with burial at the National Cemetery. Donations can be made in his name to the Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research Consortium.
Tributes
"I had the privilege of working with Jesus organizing Latinos in Pinal County in the 70s and 80s. He was successful in establishing the Pinal Hispanic Council which now services Latinos in that county. I will alway remember Jess for his vision and sense of fair play and his willingness to give of himself to help others. He is one of those quite leaders that served his community because it was the right thing to do and not for his personal aggrandizement. I will miss him and the Latino community will morn his loss."
"Great person. Warm and caring. Played basketball with him at Mesa College, during Sunday mornings, for a number of years. Will remember him fondly. Always had a good word to say. Tremendous competitor. I remember one Sunday morning he brought his dad in, to the gym. It was obvious that he had great love for him. And, it was evident that his dad was very proud of "Chuy"."
"To Chuy’s family, I had the privilege to play basketball with Chuy at MCC and Carl Hayden and he would even bring his kids. When Chuy was waiting for the next game he would work with his kids honing their basketball skills. Chuy was one of the "guys" and got along with everyone! I believe Chuy was a great father and friend and will be missed by those that he touched. God Bless you Chuy and my condolences to your family. Your friend- Manny"