Dr. Rudolph Salmeron Jr., age 80, of Chicago, IL and Tucson, AZ, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 in Tucson. He was born on April 20, 1937 in Chicago. He was a retired educator. Rudolph is survived by three daughters, Karyn Salmeron, Kathryn (Victor) Laureano, Lynda (Erik) Fuentes; and three grandsons, Victor Laureano Jr., Jacob Vazquez Jr., and Miguel Vazquez. He is further survived by his siblings, Robert (Roslyn) Salmeron, Mary Ellen (the late Louie Gomez) Gomez, Ralph (Susan) Salmeron, Patricia (Charles) Molter, Jacquelyn Salmeron, Yvonne (Larry) Smith, Richard (Ronda) Salmeron, and Raul (Tiffany) Salmeron; and many nieces and nephews. A visitation and funeral service are scheduled for Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with the funeral service commencing at 1:00 p.m. at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030. Interment will follow at Avon Centre Cemetery in Grayslake. Donations in his name may be made to the American Heart Association. For more information please call (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.