Raquel Garcia Torres passed away peacefully on July 12, 2023, surrounded by the warmth and love of her family. She was 78 years old. She was born to Andres and Victoria Garcia on August 8th, 1944, in San Antonio, Texas. Raquel is 1 of 11 children, including 5 brothers Andrew (Sonny) Garcia (Rita Garcia), William Garcia, Carlos Garcia (Santa Garcia), Geraldo Garcia, Robert Garcia, and 5 sisters Clara Garcia, Ester Ortega (Simon Ortega), Leonor Garcia, Yolanda Hernandez, Santa Stout, and she cherished the love and relationships she had with each sibling.
Raquel worked for the University of Texas Health Science Center, as a Microbiology Tech II, for 40+ years. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who laid the foundation of hard work and strong values for her family. She would always see the good in everyone and would do anything to help someone in need. She was a role model, a hero, and/or an inspiration to all who had the pleasure to know or meet her. Raquel enjoyed listening to Vicente Fernandez, Juan Gabriel, Antonio Aguilar, among others, playing bingo, having family gatherings, reading Stephen King and James Patterson books, and most of all spending time with and spoiling her grandchildren.
Raquel is preceded in death by her Son Joe Torres III and Daughter Cynthia Louise Garza.
Raquel is loved and will be missed by her Daughters Victoria Torres, Rachel DelBosque (James DelBosque), and Veronica Lozano-Valadez; Son Robert Alexander Diaz; 14 Grandchildren; 26 Great Grandchildren; 4 Great-Great Grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.