Our Dad, Valentine Ramos Garcia, was born on June 21, 1945 in Weslaco, TX. He was raised by his mother, Natividad Ramos Garcia, alongside his siblings, Margarita, Horacio, Yolanda, Juventino, and Federico. Growing up, they worked as a family as crop pickers, such as cotton, potatoes and tomatoes across the United States. Valentine made a life in Houston, TX working for over 48 years with the City of Houston’s Street Maintenance Department. He retired from the City of Houston in June 2011. Valentine had five children, Pete, Oscar, Bobby, Tracy, Adam and Omar. He was blessed with twelve grandchildren, Petey, Raymond, Rudy, Crystal, Clarissa, Priscilla, Nathan, Jacob, Sophia, Isabelle, Joel and Savanah. He was married to his wife, Maria Z. Garcia for 43 years. Dad enjoyed the outdoors; fishing and hunting. He also enjoyed sitting outside on a nice sunny day listening to his old country music songs and the oldies. Valentine passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 with his wife, Maria, by his side. He is preceded in death by his brother Juventino Ramos Garcia, his son Oscar Garcia, his sister Margarita Hernandez and his mother Natividad Ramos Garcia.
