Mrs. Connie Garcia was born on May 6, 1924, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to Alfredo Flores Reyes of Floresville, Texas, son of Jose Maria Reyes and Juliana Flores, and Petra Paredes Garza, daughter of Ezequiel Garza of Piedras Negras and Concepcion Fernandez Paredes. She married Theodore Tejeda (Ted) Garcia in Houston on Ground Hog Day, February 2, 1944.
Connie came to La Porte, Texas at the age of 2, where she grew up and went to school with the other Reyes family members. She was close to her first cousin, Roy Reyes, who would be a life-long part of her adult life, known as Uncle Roy. She moved to Houston in 1942. She had many small jobs and made many friends including Pauline Silva Perales, Margaret Luevano Mares, and Peggie Andretti. Later, she worked as a Spanish language translator in the new Polio ward of the old Jeff Davis Hospital. Connie trained as a dental assistant and worked in the 1960’s with Dr. Jahnn. She continued working into her later 60’s as an accountant until she retired.
Connie Garcia was preceded in death by her husband, Ted T. Garcia in 1999, her parents, sisters-in-law Dora G. (Charles) Hernandez, Tilly (Mike) O’Pry, and Betty Smiley (Louis) Garcia, and brothers-in-law, Charles Hernandez, Fred T. Garcia, Louis T. Garcia, Mike J. O’Pry, and Madeo “Mayo” T. Garcia, and daughter-in-law Rachel Cuellar (Ralph) Garcia and grandson Ralph T. Garcia.
Connie Garcia is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Connie Jean and Alejandro (Alex) Coronado and sons and daughters-in-law Ralph Leslie Garcia and Loretta Orozco Garcia, Frederick “Fred” Garcia and Janne E. Lanzoni and Stella Ponce all of Houston; grandchildren and spouses Anthony D. Garcia-Lanzoni , Samantha “Samm” Osborn, Benjamin T. Garcia-Lanzoni, Priscilla Mensah Garcia-Lanzoni, Leslie G. Martinez, Jose Martinez, Tanya C. Cantu, Michael “Mike” Cantu, Alexander “Xander” Coronado, Susana Coronado, Jennifer Coronado, Pedro “Pete” Aldape, Catherine “Cathy” Coronado, Candice Coronado, Raul Zelaya. Great-grandchildren Markus Martinez, Natalie Martinez, Michael Cantu II, Madison “Maddie” Cantu, Natalia Cantu, Alexander T. Coronado II, Levi Coronado, Presley Coronado, Easton Coronado, Arabella “Bella” Aldape, Emma Zelaya, Luke Zelaya; Great-great-grandchildren Victoria Coronado, Adriana Coronado, Jacob Cantu; Sisters-in-law Yolanda (Mayo), Angela “Kika” (Fred), Bobbie (Sal) and brother-in-law Salvador Garcia.
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