Pauline Velazquez Salinas

Pauline Velazquez Salinas, age 86, of Port Lavaca, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, after courageously battling pulmonary fibrosis for the last three years. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 from 5-7pm, with rosary being recited at 7pm at Richardson Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:30am at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, with burial following at Port Lavaca Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Roger Ray Hill, Anthony Gonzales, Darrik Salinas, Darren Salinas, Damen Salinas, Corey Lee Garcia, Isidoro Corona and Greysin Hill. Honorary pallbearers are Sylvia Salinas, Martina Zampila, Johnny Balboa, Pete Balboa, Becky Rendon, Patty Maldonado, Kathy Perez.

She was born January 26, 1937 in Palacios, Texas to the late Victor and Martina Velazquez. Pauline lived in Palacios during her teenage years. At the age of 19, she came to Port Lavaca and meet the love of her life, Reynoldo Salinas. They got married in 1957. They had four children from this union: Oscar in 1958, Olga in 1959, Christine in 1961 and after thinking that was it for her, little did she know seven years later her baby girl Monica would be born in 1968. She raised all of her children here in Port Lavaca.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Martina Velazquez; brothers, Alfonso Velazquez and Andy Velazquez; and sisters, Lupe Hernandez and Libby Balboa.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Reynaldo Salinas; her children, Oscar Salinas (Rita), Olga Flores (Abel), Christina Gonzales (Chris) and Monica Garcia (Sylvester); grandchildren, Deana Davis, Roger Ray Hill, Darren Salinas, Jamie Corona, Anthony Gonzales, Ariel Trevino, Corey Lee Garcia, Allie Gonzales, Savanna Garcia, Ashley Smith and Brandon Flores; great-grandchildren, Tori Trejo, Kaley Navarro, Kalub Navarro, Damen Salinas, Darrik Salinas, Aybrie Corona, Greysin Hill, Daylen Salinas, Draegin Corona, Gia Corona, Jilly Pauline Hill, Brody Garcia, Zayn Salinas, Nico Trevino and Issa Christine Trevino. She was our biggest cheerleader, our confidant and our best friend. She provided guidance and wisdom to help us navigate through life. Our mother was a source of strength and security and was always there for us in our time of need. She was a gift that life gives us and a blessing we will always cherish.

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