Arturo M. Salinas

Arturo Salinas, 92, was welcomed into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on Friday, February 21, 2025. Arturo, or Tury as his friends called him, was born on January 3, 1933.

Tury graduated from Bowie High School in 1951. The month after he graduated, he joined the United States Air Force to proudly serve his country. While Tury was on leave, he met the love of his life, Ruth. They got married on December 28, 1957 and together they raised three daughters.

Tury worked as a bookkeeper while going to college. He attended Texas Western College, which is now UTEP, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and his teaching certificate. He then went on to earn his Master’s in Guidance and Counseling. He began working at El Paso Independent School District first as a teacher and later as a counselor until he retired in 2002.

Tury loved traveling with his wife, Ruth. He particularly loved going to Las Vegas where he always made sure to play the Wheel of Fortune slot machine. He loved his family and would frequently invite his family on road trips or other fun adventures. Tury loved Mexican food and he loved extra hot chili; the hotter, the better! He particularly loved his two granddaughters and was always available to help them with their homework or to pick them up from school.

Tury is preceded in death by his loving wife of 59 years, Ruth Salinas. Tury is survived by his children, Norma Salinas (Sam Vasquez), Leticia Alvarez (Fred Alvarez), Monica Salinas (Marcel Pierel), as well as his granddaughters Kristine Alvarez, Natalie Alvarez (Max Morales) and his sister Carmen Galindo (Ramon Galindo, Sr.) as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

Pallbearers will be Sam Vasquez, Mario Saenz, Steve Benskin, Max Morales, David McGuire, and Charles Thaddeus McGuire.

Honorary pallbearers will be Fred Alvarez, Marcel A. Pierel, Kristine Alvarez, Natalie Alvarez, and Ramon Galindo, Sr.

Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM with a Rosary at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, March 05, 2025 at Sunset Funeral Homes - East, 750 N. Carolina Dr. Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 PM, Thursday, March 6, 2025 at St Raphael Catholic Church, 2301 Zanzibar Rd. Interment will follow at 1:30 PM at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson, where Tury will be laid to rest with his wife, Ruth.

In lieu of flowers, please honor Tury’s life and legacy by making a donation to the Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org or to your favorite charity.