Maria passed away on March 22, 2019 from Alzheimer's Disease, peacefully in her home with family by her side. She was born on April 20, 1937 to Josefina and Baltazar Garcia in Brownsville, Texas and was the last surviving child out of 11, 6 sisters and 4 brothers.
Maria was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Andres Garza and is survived by her 6 children: Mary Elizabeth Rodriguez and her husband, Armando, Belinda Torres and her husband, Jay, Andres Garza and his wife, Angelina, David Garza and his wife, Norma, Alex Garza, Hektor Garza and his fiancé, Ana Macias, and 13 grandchildren.