Fourth-grade teachers Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles were among the victims of the school massacre in Uvalde, Tex.
Both of the teachers were graduates of Sul Ross State University in Texas. Garcia earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in 1997, a university spokeswoman said, and Mireles earned the same in 2003.Garcia was in her 23rd year of teaching, all at Robb Elementary. She had won various professional honors, her son Jose Garcia said, and she even taught him in third grade one year.said Garcia, 19. “They were her lifeblood. She loved engaging with children and teaching them.
With her husband, Joe Garcia, the schoolteacher had two daughters and two sons, ages ranging 12 to 23. The couple often hosted their extended family, including nieces, nephews and cousins, for holiday meals. Then came the awful news of the shooting and the lockdown and agonizing hours of waiting. “It was very incoherent,” he said, “the way the whole day played out. I started getting worried. I texted her and never got a response back.”
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