Yolanda Garcia Mckinney

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Baylor McKinney. Yolanda was the first-born child and only daughter of Jesus Trevino Garcia and Leonor Coronado.

She was a proud graduate of Providence High School and participated in many alumni activities with her classmates throughout the years. Shortly after graduating, she began her very long civil service career as a Clerk/Stenographer at Kelly AFB, and retired as an Executive Secretary from the El Paso Intelligence Center. It was at Kelly AFB where Yolanda met her first husband, Steve Peter Marioles.

Early on, Yolanda found her call to public service beginning with her job working for Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Later, after the loss of her second daughter, Rebecca, she worked with a parents' support group she had joined during Rebecca's illness to bring San Antonio its first Ronald McDonald House. Yolanda is recognized as an Honorary Founding Board Member for helping to bring the project to fruition.

After Yolanda married John McKinney in 1983, she dedicated herself to veterans and that remained foremost for the rest of her life. She worked with many organizations, including the American Legion Auxiliary and the El Paso Homeless Veterans Burial Project.

Over the last several years Yolanda spent many long hours researching her family history and was surprised to discover that she was a 10th generation San Antonian, beginning with the arrival of her Canary Islands Ancestors in 1731. She became a member of the Canary Islands Descendants Association and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, also joining that group as a volunteer.

Yolanda's survivors include her daughter, Letitia Marioles Riley; her five brothers, Jesse, Edward, Roger, Daniel, and John Garcia; several great-aunts and uncles; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. In addition to her husband, John, she was also preceded in death by her daughter, Rebecca Marie Marioles, and her parents, Jesus Trevino Garcia and Leonor Coronado.

VISITATION

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 20, 2011

BEGINNING AT

5:30 P.M.

PORTER LORING CHAPEL

ROSARY

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 20, 2011

7:00 P.M.

PORTER LORING CHAPEL

1101 MCCULLOUGH

MASS

WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 21, 2011

10:00 A.M.

ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH

804 RUIZ ST.

Rev. Jaime Renteria officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made to the Ronald McDonald House of San Antonio

Arrangements with

PORTER LORING

1101 MCCULLOUGH 227-8221