Maxine L. Silva
Dec. 19, 1915 - Nov. 12, 2013
Namesake of Maxine L. Silva Magnet Health School for Health Care Professions
Maxine L. Silva, a relentless lifelong champion of public education in El Paso, Texas,
had been in failing health in recent years, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in her sleep at the age of 97.
She is credited with helping to lay the groundwork for a health-care magnet school at Jefferson High,
that is now the Maxine L. Silva Magnet High School for Health Care Professions.
had been in failing health in recent years, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in her sleep at the age of 97.
She is credited with helping to lay the groundwork for a health-care magnet school at Jefferson High,
that is now the Maxine L. Silva Magnet High School for Health Care Professions.