Salgado, Sergio M., 1939-2021

Sergio Manuel Salgado was born on October 20, 1939 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. He was raised in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Salgado moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1950s and married Norma Reyes in 1963. The couple had three children, Norma, Alex, and Sergio “Checko.”

In addition to working in the hospitality industry in Las Vegas, Salgado was active in his community and was a writer and photographer. He wrote a weekly column for the El Mundo Newspaper titled "De Todo un Poco." He was a founding member of the Mexican Patriotic Committee and the Mexican Social Club. Sergio M. Salgado passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 3, 2021.

Sources:

“Sergio Manuel Salgado.” La Paloma Funeral Services. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://lapalomafuneralservices.com/6426-2

Sergio Salgado oral history interview, 2018 September 26. OH-03485. Audio recording. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1k160