Valeria Ana (Salazar) Russell

Valeria Ana Salazar-Russell, 42, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Friday, December 18th, 2020. Her life will be celebrated at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel on Saturday, December 26th at 12:00 PM Noon with a Committal Service to follow at Laurel Land Memorial Park.

She is preceded in death by her father, Paul Lopez Marquez, Jr. and her uncle, Juan Antonio Salazar, Jr.

Valeria is survived by her children, Jonathon Michael Clark and Ashleigh Elizabeth Clark of Fort Worth; Mother, Diana Elizabeth Salazar of Roanoke; Dad, Jacob Rodriguez of New Braunfels; Sister, Kristina Rodriguez of Fort Worth; Step Father, Lonnie Schronk of Roanoke; Step Sister, Alissa Kilgore of Grandview; Brother, Jesse Marquez of San Antonio; Aunt, Esperanza Salazar-Rauda of Houston; Grandmother, Maria Cristina Gonzalez of Dallas; Grandfather, Paul Marquez Sr. of Dallas and many other beloved relatives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Valerie grew up loving music and singing in the children’s choir at church. From a young age, she loved to sing and learned how to read music by taking violin and singing lessons. Valerie graduated from Grapevine High School in 1997 and soon after began a 21-year career at Sprint. Her passions ranged from music to cooking – and was a big time sports fan! But, her most favorite role was being a Mom! She made it to every school activity, every taekwondo class, every choir concert. Valerie was a strong advocate for the rights of children with Autism - she always stood up and fought to ensure that her beloved Jonathan received a fair, quality education and the best opportunity to realize his full potential and dreams. Everybody who knew Valerie, knew that she loved her Cowboys, Rangers, and Mavericks. She attended home games, World Series games, and NBA Championship games! Val would cook for home games - and those were fun times! She would cook for her family and friends because she enjoyed making people happy with food! Her passion for cooking, softball, and supporting Ashleigh was so strong that she led the Trinity High School Booster Club for the entire four years Ashleigh played softball … running the concession stand during home games, making street tacos, and breaking fundraising goals all four years! Most of all, Valerie loved her kids, they were her world…and she theirs.