In heartbreaking news the husband of one of the teachers murdered in the Texas School massacre has died of a heart attack.
His family said he died from a broken heart.
According to Fox – Family members say Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, died Thursday – just two days after his wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire.
Mrs. Garcia was one of two teachers, along with 19 students who were killed in the deadly massacre.
The couple was married for 24 years and leave behind four children.
BREAKING: Family members tell me Joe Garcia, the husband of Uvalde teacher Irma Garcia, just died of a heart attack. The couple had been married 24 years and has 4 children. Irma was shot and killed Tuesday trying to protect her 4th grade class. #breaking #Uvalde pic.twitter.com/X9CrD3ppXS
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) May 26, 2022
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Also devastated to report Irma Garcia’s husband, Joe, has died of a heart attack two days after the Uvalde school shooting killed his wife, another teacher and 19 children.
They were high school sweethearts. They leave behind four children. https://t.co/8M3psBcc9u
— Jamie Landers (@jamielandersx) May 26, 2022
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EXTREMELY heartbreaking and come with deep sorrow to say that my Tia Irma’s husband Joe Garcia has passed away due to grief, i truly am at a loss for words for how we are all feeling, PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY, God have mercy on us, this isn’t easy pic.twitter.com/GlUSOutRVV
— john martinez ❤️🔥 (@fuhknjo) May 26, 2022
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My Tia Irma and Joe garcia were high school sweethearts and leave behind 4 beautiful children, their ages being 23, 19, 15 and the youngest only being 13 years old, no child should have to go through this, my heart breaks for them
— john martinez ❤️🔥 (@fuhknjo) May 26, 2022
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I am just outright devastated for this family.
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Irma Garcia died in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday. Two days later, family says her husband Joe Garcia has also died. Four children have just lost both their parents.
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I’m sending them all my love. https://t.co/2mNpNkPBaB— Amanda Henderson (@AmandaHTV) May 26, 2022
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Joe Garcia dying of a broken heart after his wife was killed protecting her students, and subsequently orphaning their 4 young children, is just about the saddest thing I’ve ever heard in my life. I’m really so shaken. I hope this children have community and support around them
— beast?!how dare you? (@rich_white_lady) May 26, 2022
This is beyond devastating.
