Duane Charles Sachs

DUANE CHARLES SACHS

Passed away at his home in Temecula at the

age of 73 on November 3, 2008 after a 13

year battle with a rate form of blood cancer.

Duane was born May 10, 1935 in Fergus

Falls Minnesota to Lillian and Charles

Sachs who preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife Phyllis Swenson

Sachs, his daughter Jacquelynn Ann Sachs

Dasse, his son David Charles Sachs and

wife Judith, his grandchildren Katelynn

Ann Dasse, William Charles Dasse, Courtney

Lee Dasse and Olivia Katherine Sachs.

His sister Charlotte Sachs Faith, brother-in-law Lyle Faith and nieces

Kristine Faith Kucharik, her husband Tibor, Karey Faith and her son

Kyle.

Duane was a Korean War veteran, serving with the Nike guided missile

division in Maryland. After his 2 years in the service he had an

appointment to West Point but instead accepted a football scholarship

at the University of Colorado. He then finished school at the

University of North Dakota and was a member of the Sigma Chi

fraternity.

He married Phyllis Swenson June 18, 1960 in Madison, Minnesota

and several months later they moved to Southern California where he

was an assistant city engineer in Montebello and then accepted a job

with a valve manufacturing company in Newport Beach. He worked

for that company for 25 years moving first to Bellevue, Washington,

then Belmont California and in 1977 back to Southern California.

They lived in Costa Mesa and in 1989 moved to Fallbrook . He felt

like he had gone back to his Minnesota roots, buying a 5 acre ranch

and raising avocados. They lost their beloved home in the October

22, 2007 firestorm. They have resided near their children in Temecula

since then.

His devotion and love for his family always came first. There are many

fond memories of the family Sunday dinners at the ranch, the BBQ’s

and of course the Super Bowl parties.

20 years ago he and son David started their own company ACV

Systems doing sales and service work in the waterworks industry. Did

he retire? Never!

Three words to sum up his life: His love of family, God and country.

The Memorial Service and celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday,

November 11 (Veterans Day) at 11:00 AM at Christ The King

Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane, Fallbrook.

He will be buried at sea in a private family ceremony. The family suggests

donations in his name to Christ the King Memorial fund.