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Bobby Garcia
Bobby Layne Garcia, 52, passed
away on April 5, 2007, in
Jacksonville, Fla. He was born
Oct. 29, 1954, in Huntsville,
Texas to Bobby "Chico" Garcia
and Elizabeth Hernandez Garcia.
Bobby Layne was an Eagle Scout,
a gifted artist and loved
playing baseball and rugby.
Bobby Layne graduated from
Huntsville High School in 1973,
participated in the marching
band, playing the tuba and was a
Hornet baseball player. After
graduation he attended Texas A&M
his freshman year and was a
member of the A&M band. In 1974
he received his Congressional
Appointment to the United States
Naval Academy and attended the
Naval Academy. He graduated from
Texas A&M University in 1978.
Bobby Layne married Kate Higgins
in 1983 and together they have
four children, Alexander Garcia
(22), Nicholas Garcia (20),
Olivia Layne Garcia (18) and
Jamie Garcia (11). Bobby Layne
worked twenty years for the
United States Postal Service. He
was a strong Christian man,
loved serving God and attended
the Jacksonville Church of
Christ. Bobby Layne was preceded
in death by his father, Bobby
Alexander "Chico" Garcia. He is
survived by his wife and
children; his mother, Elizabeth
H. Garcia; his grandmother,
Librada Hernandez; four
siblings, John Garcia, Rebecca
A. Zuniga, Genevieve "Ginny"
Mayes, Larry A. Garcia; and
numerous aunts, uncles, cousins,
and friends. Services were held
in Jacksonville, Fla. on April
7, 2007, at the Jacksonville
Church of Christ.
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