Carmen Mary Salazar

Carmen Mary Salazar LUBBOCK-Carmen Mary Salazar, 65, of Lubbock, died Friday, July 24, 2015. She was born in El Paso on April 20, 1950. She graduated from Lubbock High and attended TTU. She retired from the city of Lubbock in 2011. Carmen was a member of the Ladies LULAC Council 281 and a former YWCA Board of Directors member. She was the first Lubbock Hispanic Woman of the Year and member of Hispanic Association of Women. She was also member of several city boards under Mayor Alan Henry and president of the Fiestas del Llano in the late '70s. Carmen is survived by her mother, Carmen S. Salazar and her siblings from Lubbock: Lupe (Jaime Sr.) Garcia; Elizabeth Salazar; Brenda Salazar. Also, Clarissa (Jess) and children Paloma and Cruz Arter from Lincoln, NE, and John (Rosa) Salazar of Artesia, CA. Her nephews include Jaime Jr. (Mandy) Garcia and great-niece Adriana; Gaspar Garcia of Irving; Javier Garcia and great-nephew Presley; and Jason Salazar of Seattle. Her nieces include Alyssa Salazar-Austin of Arlington and Sandra Garcia. Carmen was a lifetime member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church where she was head of Lectors and longtime CCE teacher.