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Donna EscarEno

Donna EscarEno

Donna Escareno, 92, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Longview, TX. Dominga Arguelles was born the daughter of Francisca Martinez and Anastacio Arguelles on September 13, 1930. Donna, as she would later be called, would be their sixth child. Both her parents came from the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Working with the railroad, Mr. Arguelles moved his family to various railroad towns up through Texas, Oklahoma and finally settling in Eureka, Kansas. It was there in Eureka that Donna and her siblings grew up and attended Eureka schools. Donna played clarinet in the high school band. Donna met her future husband in Eureka. Pete Escareno was the oldest son of the only other Mexican family in Eureka.

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