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Husband of teacher who died in Texas shooting ‘died of grief’

Relatives have informed that Joe Garcia, the husband of teacher Irma Garcia, passed away today. He is said to have died of a broken heart after losing his wife last Tuesday.

21 victims

Irma Garcia was shot dead in her classroom on Tuesday while protecting her students. 19 students and 2 teachers were killed in the shooting.


Irma and Joe had been together since high school and married for 24 years. They leave behind four children aged 13, 15, 19 and 23. “My heart is breaking”, reacts a cousin of the couple on social media.

Elementary School

The shooting took place last Tuesday at a primary school in the Texas town of Uvalde. Salvador Ramos, 18, shot and killed 21 people in a classroom.


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