McCaleb Funeral Home

On Monday, May 16, Sulema Salinas of McAllen passed away in her sleep during a deathbed vigil after battling the illness of diabetes. Sulema was born on April 13, 1947. She overcame much adversity as a migrant farmworker in California and Arizona. She had a threading disability of Dyslexia, yet graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Woman's University in 1970, fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming an educator and coach. In 1970, she returned to Weslaco to be near her family and began a 35-year career in education. She taught the first decade under Coach Cleckler. In Mary Hoge Junior High. She followed that up by moving to McAllen and teaching for 25 more years. She coached...

A full and generous life drew to a close with the passing of Alfredo Martinez Sr. on Thursday, April 28th, 2022 at the age of 81. The son of Jesus Martinez and Mercedes Gonzalez, Alfredo was born on July 11, 1940 and raised in Mercedes, Texas. Alfredo met Esmeralda in the spring of 1963 and they attended the junior-senior prom together; they were joined in matrimony the following year. After graduating from Mercedes High school Alfredo studied at Pan American College in Edinburg, Texas. Alfredo started his career in sales with Lacks Furniture and Montgomery Ward also holding a second job at TexSun Company in Weslaco. After the peso devaluation he left sales and was employed by Church's...