Faye A. Garcia, 71, of Tampa passed away on May 30, 2025, at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Austin Texas on August 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Edmundo and Belia (Padilla) Arredondo. She graduated from University of Texas and worked as a Data Analyst for IBM for over 29 years. She was a baptized Catholic and gave of her time by volunteering as a girl scout leader.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Beatrice Euresti, her brothers, Charles Arredondo and John Paul.
She will be remembered and missed by her daughter, Ariel Kerish; grandchildren, Luke Kerish-Garcia, Jaden Kerish-Garcia and Isabella Kerish-Garcia; her brother, Michael Padilla; her sisters, Angelica Mondragon and Gabriel Padilla; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Service on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 1pm at the Blount and Curry Funeral Home at Garden of Memories in the Camelia Chapel and Inurnment will follow services in Garden of Memories.
