She was born in the province of Cebu in the Central Visayas Region of the Philippines on May 15, 1943. Salvacion graduated from and received a Business Administration Degree from San Carlos University. She was married to Doyle Dean O’Bannon on May 1st, 1971 and was blessed with a son shortly thereafter. Salvacion had a successful career in Immigration as an Officer in Charge with 22 years of service. Everyone knew her; she couldn’t go anywhere without being recognized. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and had a passion for God, family, friends, animals, and gardening.
Sally is well known in the Asian-American community. She served as a Board Member for the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber, as a Board Member of The Philippine Community Center Incorporated, and participated in many Filipino Cultural events and charity fundraisers. Sally is a faithful devotee of Santo Niño de Cebu and is an active parishioner of St. Joseph's Catholic Church Richardson-Garland.
She was preceded in death by her father, Tatsusaburo Nakamura, her mother Gorgonia Villaruz, her sisters Lourdes Kato, Germana Villruz, and Fe Villaruz.
She was survived by her son, Julian (Bobbi) O’Bannon; grandchildren, Jacob O’Bannon and Grace O’Bannon; and two nieces Maryann Tanabe and Maria Gracita Pinto.
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