Guadalupe J. Garcia

Mr. Guadalupe J. Garcia, “Lupe” 82 of Stuart Florida, beloved husband, father, father-in-law, brother, uncle, cousin and friend passed away at hospice house of the treasure coast in Stuart Florida surrounded by his loved ones.

Lupe was born in Linares Nuevo León Mexico on May 20, 1941 to Pedro Garcia and Felicitas Gonzales Benavidez. Lupe crossed the Rio Grande with his mother and sister, Amelia, at a young age. The family settled in Elsa, Texas. Lupe’s mother was hardworking instilling this trait in him. He quickly learned hard work and honesty. Lupe was exceptionally smart and surpassed standards for a child of his age. Unfortunately Lupe left school at a very young age to become the protector and provider for his mom and his sisters. He worked as a cashier and bank runner for local restaurants and later traveled with his family working as a migrant traveling to wherever work was available. At age 17, Lupe met his wife, Alicia Gomez Garcia at a local dance and he decided to stay in Ohio. They married the following year and made their home in Napoleon, Ohio, where Alicia lived with her widowed mother Luz Gomez. Their wedding was a grand celebration for the family and he welcomed his mother in law to be a part of their lives. Lupe and Alicia were blessed with 4 children and shared 20 years together. Family was important to Lupe and he would help his family for most of his life.

While in Napoleon Lupe worked for Heller-Aller Company and Napoleon Products for several years. In the early 1970’s Lupe left the factory jobs and decided to go into the Railroad business. He started with Penn Central, Conrail and finished his career with R J Corman Railroad Company where he retired from. In all his jobs Lupe showed promise and quickly moved up the corporate ladder while helping friends along the way to start their own business’s.

Lupe loved all sports and would enjoy traveling to Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit to watch professional teams. One of his favorite hobbies became golf. In 1984, he started the Garcia Open and Scramble Tournament, initially being only for Conrail employees and friends. The tournaments became a huge success and continued on for 19 years, open to all railroaders including RJCorman Companies. The tournament grew 144 golfers and would be one of the events of the summer, never once having a rain out.

Lupe will be remembered for his no nonsense, kindness, humbleness, wisdom and selflessness and mostly for his love of his family. He will be truly missed and never forgotten.

He was preceded in his death by his parents, his wife and his mother in law.

He is survived by his four children Pedro Garcia, Elvia Garcia-Medrano, Cynthia Marie Garcia, Felix (Shahnoza) Garcia; grandchildren Virginia, Omar, Lupita, Felix Jr. and Mateo; great grand daughter Ava Grace Medrano.

Surviving also are Lupes sisters Amelia Garcia Salas, Oralia Sanchez, Juanita Gomez, Maria Arce, and Eva Rojas

A visitation for Guadalupe will be held August 11 2023 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. A rosary will be held at 6:30 pm at Aycock Funeral Home Young and Prill Chapel 6801 SE Federal HWY Stuart Florida 34997. A funeral service will be Saturday August 12, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Christopher Catholic Church 1201 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound FL 33455. A graveside service will occur Saturday August 12 from 11:30 to 12:00 at Fernhill Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum 1501 South Kanner Highway Stuart FL 34994.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.youngandprill.com for the Garcia family.