Funeral of Eugene Sanchez

"Eugene Sanchez, he was a calm, collected, and quiet man. Though he was as God made him, he was indeed a good man and an even better friend. Without him, we may not have had victory over the cruel Four Families Cartel, it was his intelligence and ingenuity that got us as far as we did. He did not deserve to go in this way, he deserved the long and tranquil life he so desired. We now commit his soul to rest, in the graceful arms of our Lord God Almighty. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. Watch over our brother Lord, and those of us left behind, Amen."

- The eulogy delivered by Joseph Everest VI The funeral of Eugene Sanchez took place in Marine Park, Brooklyn on September 20, 1984 after Eugene was killed during the Battle of Manhattan.

Prelude
Just as the Battle of Manhattan began, Eugene Sanchez was the first causality, killed by a bullet to the head from Alfred Rossi, the commander of the Loyalist's Militia. In the heat of the battle, Joseph and Reese were forced to abandon the house and engage the Militia head-on, leaving behind Sanchez's dead body. Once they were a safe distance away, Joseph ignited the Fusion Pulse reactor and blew the house up, however, Sanchez's body was still intact, due to a energy skin-based shield that he developed to make his body impervious to extreme heat. Once Joseph realized that Eugene's body would still be intact and in the wreckage of his house, he, along with Adande Mahli and Craig Samuels, set out to recover Eugene's body.

However, they were not the only ones who knew about Eugene's body shield, as they encountered Niles Caruso, Rossi's right hand man, who was sent to seize Sanchez's body so that they could study his brain and obtain his knowledge, including the location of the Long Island Mercenaries Guild's base. Though it was difficult, Everest, Mahli, and Samuels managed to defeat and kill Caruso and get Sanchez's body back to Brooklyn for a proper burial. They then began burning all of Eugene's personal effects, as was his final wish, and effectively erasing all evidence of his connection the downfall of the Four Families cartel. After ensuring that Eugene's name would not be defamed, they readied his body for burial.