Age 86.
By his family and many friends, he was affectionately known as Sam. For many years he diligently devoted his life and work as a civil engineer with the Louisiana Department of Highways.
He was a 1936 graduate of Arnaudville High School and was voted as co-valedictorian of his graduating class. Following high school, his journey took him to University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he attended college. Through the years, 1942-1945, he served his country diligently as a shipfitter-layout specialist/draftsman for Consolidated Steel Inc. in Orange, Texas. There, he devoted his time and energy to building ships for the U.S. Navy. He retired from the Louisiana Department of Highways on Dec. 31, 1973, as a senior project engineer with 28 years of dedicated service. He was a licensed civil engineer and land surveyor.
He was also a lifetime member of the Louisiana Highway Engineers Association, a member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Opelousas Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former president of the Bona Fidem fraternity and the Inter-Club Council (council of all clubs of Opelousas).
Salvador was very instrumental in obtaining a permit from the U.S. Corps of Engineers to build a bulkhead in Two O'clock Bayou to retain a suitable water depth in Three Mile Lake. Salvador can be characterized as a man of deep conviction, solid values and a man with a thirst for knowledge.
That thirst for knowledge led him to LSU, USL, Southwestern Louisiana Tech, T.H. Harris Trade School, and Louisiana Department of Transportation in Baton Rouge. After retiring, he worked for the town of Port Barre as a project engineer to contract relocation of gas and water lines.
By his family and many friends, he was affectionately known as Sam. For many years he diligently devoted his life and work as a civil engineer with the Louisiana Department of Highways.
He was a 1936 graduate of Arnaudville High School and was voted as co-valedictorian of his graduating class. Following high school, his journey took him to University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he attended college. Through the years, 1942-1945, he served his country diligently as a shipfitter-layout specialist/draftsman for Consolidated Steel Inc. in Orange, Texas. There, he devoted his time and energy to building ships for the U.S. Navy. He retired from the Louisiana Department of Highways on Dec. 31, 1973, as a senior project engineer with 28 years of dedicated service. He was a licensed civil engineer and land surveyor.
He was also a lifetime member of the Louisiana Highway Engineers Association, a member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Opelousas Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former president of the Bona Fidem fraternity and the Inter-Club Council (council of all clubs of Opelousas).
Salvador was very instrumental in obtaining a permit from the U.S. Corps of Engineers to build a bulkhead in Two O'clock Bayou to retain a suitable water depth in Three Mile Lake. Salvador can be characterized as a man of deep conviction, solid values and a man with a thirst for knowledge.
That thirst for knowledge led him to LSU, USL, Southwestern Louisiana Tech, T.H. Harris Trade School, and Louisiana Department of Transportation in Baton Rouge. After retiring, he worked for the town of Port Barre as a project engineer to contract relocation of gas and water lines.
Age 86.
By his family and many friends, he was affectionately known as Sam. For many years he diligently devoted his life and work as a civil engineer with the Louisiana Department of Highways.
He was a 1936 graduate of Arnaudville High School and was voted as co-valedictorian of his graduating class. Following high school, his journey took him to University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he attended college. Through the years, 1942-1945, he served his country diligently as a shipfitter-layout specialist/draftsman for Consolidated Steel Inc. in Orange, Texas. There, he devoted his time and energy to building ships for the U.S. Navy. He retired from the Louisiana Department of Highways on Dec. 31, 1973, as a senior project engineer with 28 years of dedicated service. He was a licensed civil engineer and land surveyor.
He was also a lifetime member of the Louisiana Highway Engineers Association, a member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Opelousas Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former president of the Bona Fidem fraternity and the Inter-Club Council (council of all clubs of Opelousas).
Salvador was very instrumental in obtaining a permit from the U.S. Corps of Engineers to build a bulkhead in Two O'clock Bayou to retain a suitable water depth in Three Mile Lake. Salvador can be characterized as a man of deep conviction, solid values and a man with a thirst for knowledge.
That thirst for knowledge led him to LSU, USL, Southwestern Louisiana Tech, T.H. Harris Trade School, and Louisiana Department of Transportation in Baton Rouge. After retiring, he worked for the town of Port Barre as a project engineer to contract relocation of gas and water lines.
By his family and many friends, he was affectionately known as Sam. For many years he diligently devoted his life and work as a civil engineer with the Louisiana Department of Highways.
He was a 1936 graduate of Arnaudville High School and was voted as co-valedictorian of his graduating class. Following high school, his journey took him to University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he attended college. Through the years, 1942-1945, he served his country diligently as a shipfitter-layout specialist/draftsman for Consolidated Steel Inc. in Orange, Texas. There, he devoted his time and energy to building ships for the U.S. Navy. He retired from the Louisiana Department of Highways on Dec. 31, 1973, as a senior project engineer with 28 years of dedicated service. He was a licensed civil engineer and land surveyor.
He was also a lifetime member of the Louisiana Highway Engineers Association, a member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Opelousas Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former president of the Bona Fidem fraternity and the Inter-Club Council (council of all clubs of Opelousas).
Salvador was very instrumental in obtaining a permit from the U.S. Corps of Engineers to build a bulkhead in Two O'clock Bayou to retain a suitable water depth in Three Mile Lake. Salvador can be characterized as a man of deep conviction, solid values and a man with a thirst for knowledge.
That thirst for knowledge led him to LSU, USL, Southwestern Louisiana Tech, T.H. Harris Trade School, and Louisiana Department of Transportation in Baton Rouge. After retiring, he worked for the town of Port Barre as a project engineer to contract relocation of gas and water lines.
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