Birth date: May 16, 1961 Death date: Mar 4, 2018
Dr. Corazon Cruz Salvador was born on May 16, 1961 in the Philippines, and passed away peacefully on March 4, 2018 in Tacoma, Washington. She is survived by her loving husband, Edgar Salvador, and two sons, Jed Salvador and Nathan Read Obituary
As a Ward Administrator at Western State Hospital, had the great privilege to work every day side by side with the brilliant, kind, compassionate, incredibly hard working and funny Dr. Corazon Salvador. We laughed together, sat quietly together, and shared little pieces of our lives over the past year. I learned so much about psychiatry from her and was amazed by her power of observation and the ways she would tweak and adjust medications, sometimes with miraculous results for our patients. Dr Salvador was also deeply private and it felt like a gift when she would open up a little and share something about her home repair woes, a new vitamins she thought she would try or two sons (aged 16 and 24) who she loved fiercely and worried over as all moms do. When I said goodbye to her on my last day at WSH at the end of January we both cried and she told me I had become like a sister to her (to be fair she has many "sisters" and "brothers" at work who loved her as I did). I knew I was unlikely to see her again outside of work because we never progressed beyond "work friends" and losing her from my life was one of my few regrets about changing jobs. I was so devastated to learn that she became sick in February and already she is gone.
Today, I am thinking of our times together and most of all of her sons and husband who must be totally lost in an unfathomable world without her. I am remembering her smile and her patience and the way she would manage her irritation like an absolute saint; when someone pushed her to her limits she would say, "kindly, in the future, please do not..."
Tomorrow is never promised. Let's all, kindly, in her memory live today with that in mind ♥️
For the past year, I had the honor and privilege of working alongside Dr. Salvador as she led our ward treatment team. She was thoroughly professional and extremely hard working. She remained positive and patient when faced with the most trying clinical challenges. She once told me that she tried to act with each patient the way she would want a family member to be treated. As a colleague, she was smart, respectful, caring, kind and giving. In the face of constant pressure and change, she persevered day after day with a smile, sly humor and quiet fortitude. She is gone too soon but will not be forgotten as she was loved by so many. Nancy Larsen (ward psychologist).
Eternal Rest grant unto Dr. Corazon Cruz Salvador, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed especially the soul of Dr. Corazon rest in peace. Amen. - Ralph Renz Paras
Dr. Corazon Salvador was a special person and superb psychiatrist. In the short time that I got to know her it became evident that she always thought first of others before herself. Her devotion to the care of her patients was an inspiration to her colleagues. She will be sorely missed. Although she is now gone, the spirit of her compassion will continue to live in the hearts of everyone that she touched.
Blessings, Jim Polo
May your soul rest in peace in God’s abode tita Lita and perpetual light shine upon you. You will be remembered by us your family and loved ones who assure our prayer before the altar of the Lord.
I work at Western State Hospital and had the opportunity to get to know Dr. Salvador. She was just the sweetest person. She will be sorely missed by everyone who worked with her here at the hospital.
