- Date Of Birth: July 15, 1951
- Date Of Death: September 18, 2015
- State: Illinois
Praxedis Salazar, 64, of Galesburg, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg.
Praxedis was born on July 15, 1951 in Sabinas, Hidalgo Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the son of Praxedis and Mauricia Ledezma Salazar. He married Elia Hilda Cruz on September 11, 1967 in Laredo, TX. He is survived by his wife, Elia of Galesburg; one son, Praxedis G. (Alicia) Salazar of Lawrence, KS; two daughters, Irma M. (Samuel) Garcia of Galesburg and Elia H. (Armando) Salazar of Topeka, KS; ten grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Juan Antonio (Carmen) Salazar of Rosenberg, TX; three sisters, Martha (Juan) Cruz of Galesburg; Enedelia (Ciro) Gonzalez and Estella (Luis) Vedia; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Praxedis worked as a machine operator for 30 years at BNSF. Praxedis enjoyed his family and loved having his grandchildren around when he could. He enjoyed watching television especially baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals.
