Mario A. Garza was born on June 10, 1947 in Los Saenz, Texas to Santos and Eustolia Garza. Mario passed away on May 24, 2019 at the age of 71 after a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
Mario graduated from Roma High School in 1966 and served his country in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, where he was awarded the Purple Heart during his service in Vietnam. Upon his return from Vietnam, he married his high school sweetheart, Estela. They were married for 46 years before she proceeded him in death in 2015. They had three sons. Mario started a successful business, Superior Vinyl Tops, then later joined the U.S. Postal Service as a mail handler where he retired in 2009.
He is survived in death by his three sons Mario A. Garza Jr. (Leticia), Alex Garza (Lydia), and Cesar J. Garza (Yolanda); three grandchildren, Miranda Clarissa, Isabella Evalise, and Javier Mateo and many close friends he considered family.