San Antonio biz journalist Sanchez dies

Sandra Lowe Sanchez, the special report editor for the San Antonio Business Journal, passed away from complications due to cancer early Tuesday morning, Jan. 25.

A story on its site states, “Sandra, or Sandy as we called her in the newsroom, was a long-time journalist, beginning her career in the Boston area in 1984 where she worked for various community publications, including the Dorchester Community News and The Tab. In 1987 she took a job with the daily Eagle Times in Claremont, N.H., and about a year later moved across the border to the Southern Vermont Bureau of the Rutland Herald — the second largest newspaper in that state.

“Sandy, a graduate of the University of Maine, moved to San Antonio in 1990 and worked for a short time as a reporter for the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. The following year, she was hired by the San Antonio Business Journal as its banking and insurance reporter. Sandy covered that beat for three years, until 1994, when she was promoted to special report editor for the paper.

“In that position over the past 17 years, Sandy helped to craft the voice of the paper by developing and overseeing the editorial production of the newspaper’s numerous special reports and special publications, including one very dear to her heart, the 40 Under 40 special publication, which honors San Antonio’s up-and-coming business stars.”