Dr. Alberto Sandino

Published 12:00 am Friday, January 22, 2010

NATCHEZ — Services for Dr. Alberto Sandino, 77, of Vidalia, who died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at his residence, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Laird Funeral Home Union Street Chapel with the Rev. John Collard III officiating.

Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday, both at the funeral home.

Dr. Sandino was born Aug. 17, 1932, in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, the son of Benjamin Sandino and Carmen Mejia Sandino. He was a member of the Abundant Life Church and was employed as a physician at Adams County Health Department for 20 years.

Survivors include his wife, Maura Sandino; one son, Alberto Sandino and wife, Ashley, of West Monroe, La.; one daughter, Karla Tucker and husband, William Jr., of Vidalia; and two granddaughters, Lauren Sandino and Jada Sandino.

Online condolences may be sent to www.lairdfh.com.