Obituary

Salvador Baquera, known to most as Sal or Chava, entered eternal rest on Friday, May 17^th, 2024, after a long battle with complications from Parkinson’s disease.
 
Sal and Rose Helen met in 1970 while working at El Paso Natural Gas together. After dating for a mere two weeks, Sal proposed, and they were blissfully married the following year.
They were blessed with three children: Michelle Denise Bocanegra (Joe), Michael Scott Baquera, and Alexandra Rose Baquera-Munoz (Miguel). Their grandchildren: Abigail Rose Padilla, Ariel Celeste Alvarez (Oscar), Mercedez Azul Chavez, Yakov Menachem Esparza, Amrit Rina Esparza, and one great-grandchild, Rebecca Alvarez.

Sal and Rose’s favorite song, “Contigo Aprendi”, beautifully encapsulates the love they shared throughout their 53 years of marriage.
“Aprendí…que puede un beso ser más dulce y más profundo

Que puedo irme mañana mismo de este mundo;

Las cosas buenas ya contigo las viví

Y contigo aprendí

Que yo nací el día en que te conocí”
 
Visitation and Celebration of Life to be held at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish on Thursday, May 30^th, 2024, beginning at 9am with a Rosary at 10:30 am and a funeral mass at 12:00 pm. The procession will continue for interment at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery at 1:30 pm.
For more information, please call 915-532-1856

Parish address: 408 Park St. El Paso, TX 79901