Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Salinas, Daphne Marie Willis February 1, 2007
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The Berrien Press - February 14, 2007
The Berrien Press -- Daphne Marie Willis Salinas, 70, died February 1, 2007 in 
Boerne, TX.
 She was born in Valdosta on July 14, 1926, and is preceded in death by her 
parents, James "Jack" Alton Willis and Katie Marie Jacobs of Enigma and by her 
grandson, Grant Jacob Spachek.
 Survivors include brothers and sisters, Wayne Therman Willis and wife, Peggy, 
of Tennessee, James Ronald Willis and wife, Anne Marie of Texas, Benny Joe 
Willis and Wife, Frances of Alapaha, Barbara Ann Wilkerson and husband, John 
of Tennessee, and Patricia Willis and life-partner, Felecia Miller of 
Virginia; Children, Rose Marie Salinas of Virginia, Kathryn Elizabeth Padilla 
and husband, William Michael, Debra Lea Spachek and husband, Donald Eugene; 
grandchildren, Michael Lee Salinas and wife, Shanna, LeeAnna Marie Padilla, 
Casey James Spachek, Joshua William Spachek, Travis Jordan Spachek, Lauren 
Elizabeth Spachek and great-granddaughter, Kelly Leeanne all of Texas.
 Daphne graduated from Berrien High School in 1955. In 1956, she married 
Arturo Salinas of Kingsville, Texas. She traveled with her career Air Force 
husband raising their daughters around the world in England, Belgium, France, 
Germany, Portugal, the Azores, Spain, the Canary Islands, Washington D.C. and 
Fort Worth/Del Rio/San Antonio, Texas.
 She received her registered nursing degree in 1980 at San Antonio College and 
served as an OB-Gyn and oncology nurse for University Health Hospital for 18 
years. She retired in 1998 due to her first bout with breast cancer.
 Daphne loved traveling, country music, dancing, the arts, crocheting, sewing, 
quilting, embroidery, photography and antiquing. But her passion was 
genealogy. Her travels and relentless research have brought together family 
from all over the country of all ethnic backgrounds. As part of her efforts, 
in February 2006, Daphne and daughter, Kathryn, were inducted into the 
Daughters of the American Revolution, and Debra and Rose will follow suit 
soon. From cancer on the homefront, handing out drinks and hugs at the 
Pentagon's ground zero, racism in her backyard, to ensuring success for her 
family, Daphne was a fighter. She will be remembered for many things but most 
importantly for her quiet strength, smiling grace and great capacity for love.
 Funeral services were held February 6 at 10 a.m. at University United 
Methodist Church.
 Interment was in Mission Burial Park North.
 Mission Park Funeral Chapels North was in charge of arrangements.

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