Tech industry, family honors David Monroe’s legacy at memorial
David Monroe worked on inventions like the cellphone camera, but he would also share his tools and knowledge with the community.
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Conjunto music icon Flaco Jiménez dies at age 86
Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez, a San Antonio native, accordionist and songwriter who became an icon in the world of conjunto music, died on Thursday at age 86 following a lengthy illness. Family members posted about Jiménez’s death on his official Facebook page, saying he was surrounded by loved ones “and will be missed immensely.” “Thank you…
Award-winning author Paulette Jiles, longtime Texas resident, dies at age 82
The onetime San Antonian is considered a contemporary master of the western novel and was greatly influenced by living in rural Texas.
San Antonians react to killing of Las Palapas founder Ron Acosta
The Tuesday slaying of Las Palapas founder Ron Acosta has sent waves of shock and grief across the San Antonio restaurant community and beyond.
Rosemary Kowalski dead at 100: ‘The food and catering business in heaven just got a lot better’
Rosemary Kowalski is one of the few women who have been inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. She celebrated her 100th birthday in September.
Former Mayor Howard Peak, who championed trails and aquifer protection, dies at 75
Howard Peak championed plans to protect San Antonio’s water resources, including a 2000 sales tax measure to buy land over the Edward’s Aquifer.
Military veteran slept on a downtown bench for years. San Antonians remember his faith and set up memorial fund.
Until he got sick, Paul Holmes declined shelter from all those who offered, but he provided wit and wisdom for anyone who would listen.
Joseph Pierce elevated San Antonio culture through a lifetime of Black cultural advocacy
During a lifetime of dedication to medicine, literature, arts and sports, Joseph Alphonso “Joe” Pierce Jr. quietly changed the culture of San Antonio. Pierce died Aug. 29 at age 89, leaving a legacy that includes helping elevate the San Antonio Spurs to National Basketball Association championship level, bringing a culture-changing exhibition of Black art to…
Mary Rose Brown, a ‘servant leader’ who helped shape Haven for Hope, dies at 68
The San Antonio leader has a long list of proud accomplishments, but her love for her children and work with Haven for Hope topped that list.
Carlos Alvarez, whose generosity shaped San Antonio, dead at 73
The businessman who brought Mexican beers Modelo and Corona to the U.S., made the Texas town of Shiner synonymous with a craft brew and gave millions of dollars to support arts and education in San Antonio has died.
Texas Public Radio CEO Joyce Slocum, praised for her ‘ambitious vision,’ dies at 66
Joyce Slocum, a lawyer and former NPR executive, had led Texas Public Radio as president and CEO since 2014.
Through grief and rain: How this year’s homeless survey honored Billy Mahone’s legacy
This was Anissa Mahone’s first time participating in the count, but the evening carried a special significance since she lost her husband, Billy, last year
Joe ‘Jama’ Perales remembered as talented West Side Sound musician devoted to family
Joe “Jama” Perales, a vocalist and bassist with the Royal Jesters and other West Side Sound bands of San Antonio, died Jan. 14 at age 74.
