Obituary
Salvador Baquera, known to most as Sal or Chava, entered eternal rest on Friday, May 17th, 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 30th, 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
