Memorial service, with full military honors, for SFC (Retired) Salvador C. Reza will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2022, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Daniel Litchford, Comanche County Memorial Hospital Hospice, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

SFC (Retired) Salvador C. Reza, 90, of Whittier, California passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at his home in Lawton, Oklahoma.

SFC (Retired) Salvador Castillo Reza was born the fifth of seven children in El Paso, Texas to Francisco and Josefina (Castillo) Reza on July 17, 1932. He attended grade school in Whittier, California before joining the Army at age 15 in 1947. He married his first wife Dolores Conwoop in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1949 and later married his second wife Eglantina Flores in Whittier, California in 1974. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills and worked as a postal worker for The United States Postal Service for 15 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the Army and Army Reserves for 45 years until his retirement in 1992. He then became a top recruiter for the Army. While in the United States Army, Salvador earned the following awards, the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal (2nd Award), Korean Service Medal w/1 Bronze Star, UN Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars, Army Service Ribbon, NCO Professional Development Ribbon-1, Drivers Mechanic Badge, M16 Rifle (Expert), Hand Grenade (Sharpshooter), Kuwait Liberation Medal, and the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal.

Salvador is preceded in death by his first wife, Dolores Reza and his wife of 42 years, Eglantina Reza.

Salvador is survived by his children, Josephine Smith, Tony Reza, Ramona Urbach, Diana Albertson, Cecilia Reza, Donna Cothren, Christina Maietta and Rosalva Reza-Estrada.

The family of Salvador wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Stroud, Dr. Brittingham and all the hospital and hospice staff at Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Carter Healthcare who served him very well.