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Palacios Lilia Nelda and Pedro Hilario Palacios died on January 1, 2010. Nelda Salinas was born on February 1, 1941 in Hebbronville, TX. She was born the middle of her 4 siblings, Frank, Margot, Veronica and Cynthia. She graduated from Hebbronville High School where she excelled in playing basketball, holding state records that remained unbroken for decades after her graduation. Nelda graduated from Texas A&I College in Kingsville majoring in Physical Education and Industrial Arts. She went on to be a teacher in Hebbronville and San Antonio schools. Pedro Palacios was born on July 22, 1939 in Laredo, TX. He was also the middle child of his 4 siblings, Elvira, Raul Jr, Gloria, and Gabriel. Pedro graduated from Martin High School in Laredo in 1957 and then went to Laredo Junior College as an Engineering major for two years. Pedro spent the next two years serving in the Navy on an Aircraft Carrier where he acted as a Radar Technician. After returning from the Navy, Pedro attended Texas A&I College where he graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree. Pedro had a successful career as an engineer working in the Civil Service for the U.S. Government. Nelda and Pedro met at college and were married five years later in 1967. Nelda was a friend of Pedro's younger sister. After the wedding they moved to Vallejo, California, where Pedro was stationed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Pedro had the dangerous job of working as a Test Engineer, which involved Sea Trials where he had to take new submarines out to sea for several days to make sure everything worked. During the eleven years in California, Pedro and Nelda had three children, Pete Jr., Marco Juliette, and Maria Mark Burke. The Palacios family moved to San Antonio in 1981. They were both very active in the Catholic Church throughout their lives. Nelda and Pedro enjoyed working with Catholic Charismatic Renewal groups and Healing Ministries. They were members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes, TX, where they both served happily as Eucharistic Ministers. Pedro and Nelda truly loved spending time with family and friends. They enjoyed annual Palacios Family reunions in Port Aransas and numerous Salinas family gatherings. They were overjoyed to become grandparents in the summer of 2010, with two grandbabies on the way. Nelda and Pedro were preceded in death by their parents, Frank and Hortensia Salinas, Raul and Elvira Palacios, brother Frank Ernest Salinas, and brother-in-laws Manuel Gutierrez and Ruben Resendez. Visitation will begin at 5pm on January 6, followed by the Rosary at 7pm. Funeral Mass will be celebranted at 10am on January 7, with a reception to follow the burial. All services and the reception will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Helotes, TX.The Family requests donations be made to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center or Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

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Lilia Nelda Palacios

February 1, 1941 - January 1, 2010