Pacheco, Alma 2019-05-11
Conducted on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of San Ignacio, Alma Pacheco shares her memories about the church and the lifelong importance of religion in her life. She talks about being born in Mexico and moving to Fort Stockton at the age of 16. She tells how she found her first husband and helped him with their company Pan American Metals before she sold the company after he passed away and raised her children alone for a few years. During this time the church played a larger role in her life, and she worked as a cafeteria worker to support her family. She would meet her second husband, who helped put her children through college. Together they own and operate the Steak House Restaurant in Fort Stockton. She also talks about her father’s side of the family being relatives of Captain McNelly of the Texas Rangers.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Alma Pacheco
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Date: May 11, 2019
Location: Fort Stockton, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 00:58:41 (58 minutes)
Abstract
Various events San Ignacio hosted; Death of first husband; being sole provider for her children; Father Cowan consoling her children after husband’s death; Her father’s uncle, a Texas Ranger named Captain McNelly; Manage day-to-day aspects of life as a widow; Pan American Metals and recycling steel
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/375705 >
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