Mourners Say Goodbye to Uvalde Teacher and Her Husband

Mourners Say Goodbye to Uvalde Teacher and Her Husband
Two women comfort each other during the burial service for Irma Garcia and her husband Joe Garcia at Hillcrest Cemetery in Uvalde, Tex., on June 1, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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UVALDE, Texas—Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia—who died in the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas, grade school—and her husband, Joe—who died two days later from a heart attack.

Nineteen children and two teachers—Garcia and her co-teacher, 44-year-old Eva Mireles—were killed May 24 when an 18-year-old gunman burst into their classroom. The litany of visitations, funerals, and burials began Monday and will continue into mid-June.