Cynthia Sanders
October 30, 1958 — February 25, 2013
Cynthia Cyn L. Sanders, of Cibolo, Texas, passed away February 25, 2013 due to cancer. She was fifty-nine years of age. Cynthia spent thirty-two years as a civilian with the United States Air Force (USAF) retiring in 2010 at Brooks City-Base, Texas. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Terry Sanders (Lt Col., USAF, retired). Cynthia was born October 30, 1953 in Tucson, Arizona to Thomas (Lt. Col., USAF, retired) and Cecilia Griffin. Thomas lives in Colorado and Cecelia preceded Cynthia in death. Other surviving family members include a sister, Gayle (Griffin) Carroll of Ohio, and a brother, Thomas Griffin and sister-in-law, Nancy Nemec Griffin in Colorado; a sister-in-law, Jillian Irvin of Colorado, a brother-in-law, Trent Sanders, and numerous nephews and nieces. Cynthia graduated from Wright State University in Ohio with a major in economics and also obtained a masters degree there. She was stationed at bases in Ohio, New Mexico, and Texas during her career. After her retirement, she continued to be a life-long learner, taking classes and pursuing interests in weaving, Southwestern Indian art and pottery. Those of us in Cynthias immediate family knew her as a very caring person, extremely competitive and generous to a fault. To Her colleagues she was extremely competent, always demanding their best and always ready to lend a helping hand. But, to all she was generous, caring, nonjudgmental and a wonderful person to be with. Cynthias strong desire to succeed and her respect of others combined to produce a very successful life and career. She received many accolades and awards during her military career. She held many positions of leadership in the contracting and personnel field and in the Air Force Inspector Generals Office. However, once she mastered an assignment, it was time to move on. She was always looking forward to the next big challenge, to the next opportunity to learn, to grow and to meet new people. The thing she enjoyed most was working with the people that she supervised. She relished the role of mentor the most. Cynthia always was looking for ways to pass her experience on to the next generation. She was committed to their successes and the responses she received were stellar. They continually received promotions and awards for their work. More than any other award Cynthia received; she considered this her greatest accomplishment. The seriousness with which Cynthia approached her work reflected her deepest beliefs. Cynthia believed that our most enduring influence is our ability to love and care for one another. Her most endearing legacy is the power of her gentle and caring nature. Cynthia was always willing to see the good in each person. All of us in her family know well her gentle touch and support she gave to all of us. She celebrated our successes and cried with us when we were in pain. We miss her so very much. However, we know that after a final two-year battle with cancer she is resting in a much better place. All of her family hopes your memories of Cynthia will bring to all of you the warmth and affection she radiated. Following cremation, services in Colorado are tentatively scheduled for some time in mid-June 2013. The time and date of the service will be posted here. If you would like to be notified of these dates and times you may go to www.schertzfuneralhome.com or send the request to
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