MY FAMILY"S STORY

Hilario Garcia my great great grandfather immigrated to the United States primarily from Northeastern Mexico primarily Ciudad Guerrero, Tampico as a young boy for decades him and his family just usually brought their sheep to graze in the San Diego area. He was the first of the family to settle in America in San Diego TX on a ranch my family still owns today It's mainly still used as a family resting place. 

My great great grandfather and great great grandmother on my great grandfather's side of the family

MY GREAT GRANDFATHER AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER (my family tree was from her side of the family)

A FAMILY LEGEND we have is about my grandfather when he ran for precinct chairman in the late 1950's and won!! (woot woot!) The man he ran against however was one of the subordinates of George Parr nicknamed the Duke of Duvall County. He was the political boss of the county for decades he also was reponsible for Lyndon Johnson getting elected senator in 1948 Infamous Box 43 by manufacturing votes. Which just happened to be destroyed in a mysterious fire before an investigation could take place. Parr and his people contested my grandfather's election and he testified in court and was cross examined by Percy Foreman. Anyhow my grandfather ended up still getting elected, but soon left the county and politics because he realized how politics worked. Years later however George Parr committed suicide before he could be arrested on criminal charges. Its more of a family historic story of a great man in are family

    



  



MY GRANDFATHER!!!




FAMOUS PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY

Orlando Garcia- Federal Court judge in San Antonio TX Sonny Melendez- DJ

MY FAMILY only has Native American (Apache) and Spanish Blood on both sides.


My granfather witnessed
the Great Depression
WWII (he and all his brothers fought in it as well)
He saw JFK the day before he died in San Antonio
Lived to see 16 presidents
He saw the first trip to the moon
saw Normandy
the battle of the buldge
the breaking of the siege of Baston
He was 4th armored division of the 3rd army under George Patton.

MY GRANDFATHER'S PURPLE HEART!!!!





MY GRANDFATHER's BATTLE AND CAMPAIGN RIBBIONS!!

MY Tio Rafael served in the army

My tio Amado was a medic in the army he actually ran into my grandfather in England 

My tio Manuel served in the army

My tio Pedro served in the Marines during Vietnam he was to young to fight in WWII

My Tia Estefana was the first in our family to attend college she attended the University of Texas in Austin (To MY Father's dismay Go AGGIES!!!)

MY GRANDFATHER WITH HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS