This dedication page is for my father who is now with the Angels in Heaven.

MANUEL SOLIS SALAZAR
of San Antonio and Nacogdoches, Texas
February 06, 1912 - August 22, 2000

Chef Manuel Salazar was the Chef at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, Texas from 1949 to 1960. He is followed in death by his wife, Dora Magdalene Stokes Salazar and preceded in death by our brothers Marvin Ray and Robert Sheldon Watkins. Survivors include his sisters, Ida del Bosque and Felicia Salazar Greve of San Antonio, his sons Frank and Benjamin Salazar of San Antonio , and his two daughters, Dereth Magdalena Montero of Garrison, Texas and Marilyn Kay Whatley of Shreveport, Louisiana. Also his grandsons, Wyatt, Bobby, Aubrey, and Jeff. And his granddaughters Linnie, Ginger, Amanda, Linda, Diana, Debra, Sammie and Donna He was also preceded in death by his parents, Cecilio and Cesario Solis Salazar.

"Querido Papa, te estrano mucho"

ABOUT MANUEL SOLIS SALAZAR and DORA MAGDALENE SALAZAR

Magdalene and Manuel met and fell in love while working together at the Shamrock during the fifties. They both had a heart attack on the same day in August and were taken in separate ambulances to the emergency room of Memorial Hospital. My most poignant memory of them was when they reached out to hold each other's hand a moment before they rushed him into efforts to save him and bring him back. They both suffered from congestive heart failure. Manuel survived the crisis of the moment and after ten days he came home only to suffer a second fatal heart attack two days later. Magdalene is was still clinging to life by a thread for the next two years and we just lost her on October 30, 2002. But each day we had her with us was precious beyond words. And we are thankful for each day. Manuel was 88 and Mother left us when she too was 88.

GRAND-DAUGHTER LINNIE

Manuel's greatest comfort during those ten days while his life hung in jeopardy was his beloved grand-daughter, Linnie, who never left his side day or night and his daughter, Dereth who also stayed with him. My sister was home caring for our dear fragile Mother who was on oxygen 24 hours a day.

Do not search for us, we will find you.
Do not wait for us, we are here....all ready.
Do not whisper your name, we know it well.
We have loved you forever, time will tell....
We are your Guardian Angels.

Oh, I believe there are angels among us
Sent down to us from somewhere up above
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
To show us how to live
To teach us how to give
To guide us with the light of love.

Where there is love
There's an angel nearby.

Author Unknown

In Memory of Thee

Lost,
in the memory of Thee,
every place that I may go,
I see Thy face,
so calm,
so peaceful,
in Thy place;
though much too soon.

Even in my happy days,
are times that used to be,
I find myself,
lost,
in the Memory of Thee.

By Frances Irene Tolfa
Copyright 1985
Used with permission

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