‘Joe died of a broken heart’: Husband of beloved teacher killed in Texas shooting dies two days later
Two days after Garcia’s death, her husband, Joe, suffered a fatal heart attack, the Archdiocese of San Antonio told CNN. The pair’s family says he died of a broken heart.
“Joe and Irma Garcia were parishioners of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, and Irma was a leader in a woman’s ministry there,” Jordan McMorrough, a spokesperson for the archdiocese, told CNN on Thursday evening.
The archbishop met with Joe Garcia on Wednesday afternoon, McMorrough said.
‘Joe died of a broken heart’
“Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers,” the GoFundMe post said. “I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life of more than 25 years was too much to bear.”
“Lord god please on our family, my tias husband passed away this morning due to a heart attack at home he’s with his wife now, these two will make anyone feel loved no matter what they have the purest hearts ever I love you sm tia and tio please be with me every step of the way,” the tweet said.
CNN has reached out to the Garcia family for additional comment.
They were high school sweethearts
The GoFundMe post, originally set up after Irma Garcia’s death and later updated, called the teacher “sweet, kind, loving,” and added she died protecting her students.
“She sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom. She was a hero,” that campaign said.
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