Who Was Irma Garcia? Teacher Killed While Protecting Students In Texas Shooting

Who Was Irma Garcia? She was one of the two teachers murdered in the recent mass shooting in Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas. The tragic news of her husband Joe Garcia's passing surfaced on the internet today, 2 days after the incident.

Irma Garcia, was one of the two teachers who was killed while saving lives, along with 18 students, at the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. On May 27, 2022, two days after her death, Irma Garcia's husband Joe Garcia, who was her high school sweetheart, reportedly died from a heart attack. Although the family members called his cause of death, a “medical emergency.”

The details of the death were revealed by Irma's cousin Debra Austin on the GoFundMe page. Before Joe’s heart attack, a Houston news station KHOU-TV reported that journalists had seen Joe dropping flowers at a cross with his wife’s name on it.

Who Was Irma Garcia? The Teacher Go Selflessly Gave Her Life Protecting Students

Irma Garcia who was shot, died while she was sheltering students from the shooter, Salvador Ramos. It is reported that Irma and Joe Garcia were high school sweethearts, and were together for 30 years since, married for 24 years. Revealing the news her cousin stated-, “I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life…was too much to bear,” The couple’s nephew John Martinez tweeted, “My Tia Irma and Joe Garcia were high school sweethearts and leave behind 4 beautiful children, their ages being 23, 19, 15 and the young only being 13 years old, no child should have to go through this, my heart breaks for them.”

Irma Garcia's bio at the Robb Elementary School reads- 'I am Mrs. Garcia and I will be one of your 4th-grade teachers this year. I am so excited to begin this new school year already! I want to share some fun facts about myself, This will be the beginning of my 23rd year of teaching. All of which have been here at Robb Elementary. have been a Co-teacher for 5 years now with Ms. Mireles. My husband's name is Joe Garcia. We have been married for 24 years and have 4 children.

She had joyfully added, "I love to BBQ with my husband, listen to music, and take country cruises to Concan' I have my eldest, Cristian, completing Marine boot camp and another son Jose attending Texas State University. My eldest daughter Liliana will be a sophomore in high school and my youngest Alysandra will be a 7th grader this year."

Irma Garcia (48) and Joe Garcia (50), have passed away in the span of two days, leaving behind four young children from their 24 years of marriage. Teachers Garcia and Mireles have been praised for their selfless bravery as they were seen trying to shelter their students from the bullets, putting their own lives at cost.

Her nephew John Martinez stated that the police found her "embracing children in her arms pretty much until her last breath. She sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom. She was a hero."

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