Ismael M. Garza Sr.'s Obituary
Ismael M. Garza Sr, passed away May 27, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Francisco and Juanita Garza April 1, 1931 in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Welo loved his ranch going out there and enjoying life. He had a passion for music, carpentry, plumbing and being a mechanic. He worked offshore in Louisiana and in California. His children remember going to Michigan to pick strawberries when they were small. Ismael would let the kids spend summers in Mexico with their grandparents which they enjoyed. He is preceded in death by his wife Francisca Garza and is survived by children: Ismael and wife Rosina, Joel and wife Nellie, Rodrigo and wife Lupe, Adriana Garza, Susana Salazar, Higinio and wife Virginia, Jose Luis “Bear” and wife Lisa, Sergio, Martina and husband Lawrence Estrada, Rebecca Garza “Tia Loca” and Martin; grandchildren: Melissa, Roman, Ramiro, Christian, Brian, Natalie, Miranda, Rodrigo II, Jenny and husband Jaime, Jason and wife Christina, Nikolas and wife Gabriela, Crystal and husband Gene, Nathan, Otilio Alejandro III and wife Michelle, Augusto, Angelica and husband Roy, Kevin, Natasha and husband Alex, Maribel, Francisco, Luis, Esteban, Alyssa and husband Roland, Lawrence Jr and wife Mona, Alfonso, Jonathon and wife Laura, Christopher, Vanessa “Nena” Great grandchildren: Cisco and wife Andrea, Arianna, Alessandra, Adriana, Justize, Oscar, Joel, Isaac, Lily, Santiago, Kylie, Diego, Chayla, Rodrigo III, Jacob, Madilyn, Peyton, Isabella, Vianney, Nylah, Dominik, Xandria, Gianna, Shawna, Zane, Andrew, Logan, Ariella, Sebastian, Alex Jr., Arianny, Julian, Camila, Layla, Giovanni; great great grandchildren: Jocelynn, Sophia, Alexander: Brothers: Jesus, Israel, Juan Antonio, Roberto, Francisco and Jose Luis; Sisters: Estelita Martinez and Lile Montemayor
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