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Salvador Tirado, Jr. was born April 21, 1976 and passed away at the age of 45 on Saturday, March 12, 2022. He was a humorous and loving husband, son, big brother, father, and friend to many. Sal is survived by his wife, Christian, his daughters, Alyssa and Kristina, his sons, Salvador III, Alexander, and Joey. His parents, Salvador, Sr. and Rosario and his sibling’s sister, Suzy and brother, Steven and his family. Sal is preceded into death by both sets of grandparents.
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Kim Howard Mc- Gowan, age 67, passed away after a long and well lived life. Kim enjoyed working at Cedar Shack and the Elementary School in Bandera after spending time being a photographer, horticulturist, woodmaker, Head Maintenance for several businesses, so many other adventures within his life. He loved to read, cook, garden, and hunt. He was always the brightest smile in the room, and he always made sure to make you laugh. Kim made everyone feel loved and always lent a helping hand when it was needed. He will be sorely missed.
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Ralph Stricker, 67, passed away quietly at his Lakehills home on March 7, 2022.
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Constance Elaine Smith passed away at Cibolo Creek Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Boerne, Texas on February 21, 2022. A celebration of life will be held on March 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar at 307 11th St. in Bandera, Texas.
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Ken Donley passed away on February 14, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hexham, England on July 23, 1953, to William and Heather Donley.
Read moreCarl L Johnson, age 68, of Sonora Texas passed into his Heavenly Father’s arms on Monday, 2/21/2022, at home with family by his side.
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THOMAS SNIDER Helen Elaine Thomas Snider, 94, of Utopia, TX passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gainesville, TX on September 30, 1927, to Sam C. Thomas and Helen Hammack Thomas, Elaine was the first of four beautiful children, three girls and a boy. She attended primary and secondary schools in McKinney, TX graduating from McKinney High School in 1945. While in high school, Elaine enjoyed business classes preparing herself for post-secondary job opportunities at the VA and then as Secretary to the Dean of Agriculture at Texas A&M University. Elaine married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life upon his return from the European Theater and World War II in 1946, adding one child, a daughter, to their family in 1950. The brightest stars in Elaine’s life were her much loved family. Her daughter presented her twin grandsons and the children they provided to further enrich her life, four baby girls and one baby boy. Her greatest joy was seeing them pull into the driveway in “the Country” for a visit. Life was never sweeter than being surrounded by her precious family. Elaine was a professional Homemaker and she took her profession very seriously, making a lovely home for Joe and daughter, Sandie. Church was always at the center of this family with many of her closest friends being her church friends. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School, Bible School and being in assorted Bible Study groups including Delphians and small studies at church. One of her most significant opportunities for service was sitting on the Sabinal Canyon Museum Board as a Founding Member in 1989, serving on the Board until 2014. Hours of gathering items on loan to the museum, cataloging them and then preparing displays brought Elaine great pleasure. She also was the Volunteer Coordinator recruiting and training the Museum Volunteers for service was her special gift.
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Constance “Connie” Elaine Adamietz Rodriguez of Bandera, Texas, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at her residence at the age of 70. She was born on December 12, 1951, in Bandera, Texas to Dorothy Mazurek and Henry Raymond Adamietz.
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