She was born December 18, 1971 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the daughter of Anastacio Garcia and the late Rose Garcia. She was the eldest of one sibling.
She graduated from Calallen High School and shortly thereafter joined the US Air force as a medic. Most accomplishing of all, she became a doting mother of four.
Thereon, she took up a job as a CNA at the Trisun Nursing Home, caring for the sick and feeble when not with her family.
She is survived by her husband, Juan Avila; children, Clarissa and Catelin Barrera, Samantha, Johnny, Casey and Michael Avila; father, Anastacio Garcia; brother, Sam Garcia; sister-in-law, Sara Garcia; nieces and nephews Sammy, Sunday, Manuel, Marcus, and Luke.
Visitation will be held at Memory Gardens Funeral Home on Sunday, September 9, 2018 with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm that same evening. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter Prince of the Apostle Catholic Church on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with inurnment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
