Martin Garcia

Martin Garcia, A dedicated family man who loved to barbeque, work outside, and create things with his hands, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 15th, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family at his home in Kyle, Texas. He was 67 years old. Martin was born to Donaciana and Hermenejildo Garcia in Maxwell, Texas on July 29th, 1953. He was one of six children. He and his siblings were raised and romped around the Maxwell, Reedville, San Marcos area where he attended high school until he joined the US Army. While in the Army, Martin earned his GED and enjoyed army life until his discharge in July of 1979. He married and had one daughter, Nancy, but later divorced. He later met Cecilia Juarez and they married. Together they raised their two daughters, Deborah, and Jill, in San Marcos. Martin worked for the Waterworks department in Kyle for over 15 years. He loved his career with the Waterworks and used his knowledge and talents to help others who could not afford a professional to fix a water issue or lacked his level of skill. Martin loved to work with his hands. He had almost every tool available and enjoyed working outside in the sun, working hard to repair or creat...[more]

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omething. His skills evolved into woodworking where he would create custom decorated stools for his grandchildren, trinkets, and wall mounted bottle openers for his son's in law. Martin loved to barbeque and had four pits to meet his aspirations of being a pit master. Martin loved having his family around him and barbequing was just the excuse he could use to get them to gather at his house. His prowess at the pit made his house the gathering place for all his family and friends. Martin was a dedicated Catholic. He proudly wore his Fisher of men bracelet for all to see. Martin had his own style which included any form of clothing with US Army emblazed on it to his favorite fedora hat, which he would never leave the house without. He enjoyed Spanish and country music and had an extensive collection of CDs. He collected Army surplus, and anything John Deere related. He loved John Deere tractors so much that he would stop people operating these machines, just to talk with them about their loaders and equipment. Martin was always busy and just could not stay still. If he were not fixing or building something, he could be found washing laundry, cars, and anything else that could be washed, or he could be found at the store shopping. Martin had a full life, dedicated to his family. Martin leaves behind his loving wife of 37 years, Cecilia Garcia, daughter Deborah Garcia, Jill Garcia & husband Richard Reyna, Jr, Nancy Garcia Gonzales & husband Ramon Gonzales, III. He also leaves behind his Grandchildren Jariah Sandoval, Sierra Sandoval & husband Markus Velazquez, Erick Perez & Brianna Garza, Jaaziah Rane G. Perez, Aliyanna Journey Perez, Ariana Reyna & husband Julian Rodriguez, Arian Reyna, Bernadette Gonzales, Brittany Gonzales, Brooke Gonzales, Brandy Gonzales, Bethany Gonzales, Bailey Gonzales, Ramon Gonzales as well as greatgrandchildren Romeo Enrique Velazquez, Kano Rodriguez, Calixto Rodriguez, Malayna Gonzales, Lexeigh Gonzales, Bryan Gonzales, Margaret Gonzales. He will also be missed by his siblings, Sister Janie G. Ybarra, Francis G. Ybarra & husband Alfred, Lupe Alvarez & husband Jerry Alvarez, Sr. Rosalinda G. Cruz & husband Lucio Cruz. Brother Lewis Garcia as well as many nieces and nephews. Martin leaves behind a legacy of charity, hard work and dedication to his family which will be cherished by so many.