Julia Garza Medina was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on January 2, 1931 to Maria C. Valdez and Santos Garza.
She attended school at Cheston Heath, Northside, Roy Miller High School (Class of 1952), Durham and Del Mar College. She started to work when she was 11 years old at Texas Laundry and other laundries in town. She was a cashier and sales lady at Kresses, Levines, Fedway and Supermex on Old Robstown Rd.
She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Cirildo and Abel Garza; son, Nicholas Medina III; son-in law, Daniel Walters and great-grandson, Tristan Medina.
She leaves behind her husband, Nicolas Medina Jr; two daughters, Nancy Elizondo (Enrique), Cindy Walters; one son, Norman Medina (Patricia); 14 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Funeraria del Angel Memorial Holly on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm that same evening.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:00 am with interment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
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