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Francisco Javier Salinas

1953 - 2021

Francisco Javier Salinas obituary, 1953-2021, McAllen, TX

BORN

1953

DIED

2021

FUNERAL HOME

Hawkins Funeral Home - Weslaco

2222 East Business 83

Weslaco, Texas

Francisco Salinas Obituary

McAllen - On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, Francisco Javier Salinas, loving husband and father of two children and grandfather of seven children, passed away at the age of 67.

Francisco was born on June 30, 1953, in McAllen, to Guadalupe Garcia Salinas and Guadalupe Gonzalez Salinas. He was a long-time resident of McAllen where he worked as a mechanic and ran an air condition repair business. He raised two children, Nery S. Alanis, and Francisco Salinas, Jr. He delighted in the company of his wife, Blanca A. Salinas.

Francisco enjoyed sipping his coffee at the quintessential Rex Café in downtown McAllen where he gathered with friends and savored life.

Francisco is preceded in death by his father, Guadalupe Gonzalez. Salinas, his mother, Guadalupe Garcia Salinas, his sister, San Juanita S. Gonzalez, and his brother, Tito Salinas. Francisco is survived by his children Nery and Francisco, Jr.,and his seven grandchildren. Also surviving Francisco are his brothers Arcadio Salinas, Jesus Salinas and Oscar Salinas and sisters, Connie S. Alanis, Olga S. Rodriguez, and Irma S. Chavez.

Viewing will be today Friday, February 19, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hawkins Funeral Home in Weslaco will coordinate the services.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Monitor on Feb. 19, 2021.

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