Victor Salinas

June 4, 1946 - June 4, 2012

Victor Salinas, 66, of Hoopeston, IL, passed away at 7:50 P.M. Monday June 4, 2012, at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, IL. He was born January 16, 1946 in La Grulla, Texas, the son of Eliverio and Olga (Lopez) Salinas. He married Carolina Colunga on November 21, 1965 in Hoopeston, IL. She survives in Hoopeston. He is also survived by: four daughters, Martha Alicia (Jerry) De La Cruz of San Juan, TX, Diana Estella Salinas of North Port, FL, Idalia Salinas of Tinley Park, FL and Irma Linda (Ruben) Vasquez of Kaiserslautern, Germany; two sons, Victor Salinas Jr. of Hoopeston, IL and Julian (Araceli) Salinas of Hoopeston, IL; three sisters, Gloria Salinas Martinez, Susana Salinas and Rosita Salinas; four brothers, Eligio (Maria) Salinas, Eliverio (Brenda) Salinas, Rogelio (Esmeralda) Salinas and Lioniel Salinas; tens grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in by his parents and one brother Argelio Salinas. Victor worked at Joan of Arc, which later became Hoopeston Foods, in Hoopeston, IL. He was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hoopeston and also a member of the Moose Lodge for many years. He loved music, dancing, cooking, crossword puzzles, gardening, working on cars and especially enjoyed getting together with family and friends.