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Charlie Gili
October 10, 2024
Hello,
We wanted to let you know that we will be honoring and remembering your loved one this holiday season. We are sending Care Packages to our deployed troops in his name. Each package will carry the name, photo, service branch, rank and hometown of Jair DeJesus Garcia US Army Private.
We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from across the American youth hockey community, our family, friends and many others who support our mission.
We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you safe and strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of our US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign

my beautiful, beautiful son
Maria Avneri
May 23, 2015
Matthew Hickerson
May 23, 2015
Today I ran a four-mile race in East Northport NY entitled "I did the Grid" to honor fallen veterans. PV2 Jair Garcia's name was on my race bib. Please accept my deepest condolences and know he is not forgotten.
February 8, 2013
In memory & honor of Jair Garcia. He will always remain indebted to him for his service & sacrifice.
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Gaby Garcia
July 4, 2012
Happy 4th of July my so very handsome husband,I think of you and miss every single day.till we meet again.
One who as always loved you unconditionaly
March 3, 2012
Today you would have turned 33 years old, instead it has been 3 years, 7 months, and 3 days since I last heard your voice. As we continue mourning today we celebrate your life, Happy birthday, beloved.
gaby garcia
February 28, 2012
I miss you so much babe,I think of you everyday.I will allways love you and the time we had together.wait for me sweetheart.
Gaby Garcia
February 1, 2012
Today I really missed you.
his wife gaby
October 7, 2011
miss you playing the piano.I miss so many things about you.even though I moved on I can never ever forget you,you were such a big part of my life.I will think of you every day of my life until we meet again.
Ric Garcia
September 11, 2011
You are always on my mind . Miss you lil brother
gaby garcia
September 10, 2011
you LIVE in my dreams.
gaby garia
August 4, 2011
Like A ghost I flitter through the night,
keeping to the shadows and abhorring the light.
The night camouflages and no one can see
the shadow of the person that once was me.
The days lays me bare with no where to hide,
this raw pain that I feel inside,
You are no longer of this world,
you inhabit a place of no return,
no matter the tears or how much I yearn.
All I have left is your memories,
cherish it I will do,
but I would give everything I have for one more day with you.
So I will continue on living until the day you come for me and take me away.
Peggy Childers
August 1, 2011
To the family and friends of Pvt. Jair Garcia:
Please accept my remembrance of Jair on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
wife garcia
July 2, 2011
nice I lunch with you handsome .I miss you

i know you said you wanted me to buy a cayenne but i can't let go of our jeep.plus it's a good car.
wife garcia
July 1, 2011

it was so nice to have lunch with you.miss you my love.
wife garcia
July 1, 2011

it was great to see visit you.
wife garcia
July 1, 2011
Garcia
June 19, 2011
Happy fathers day
gaby garcia
June 16, 2011
Jair it's gonna be 3 Years and I still can't forget you.what I'm I suppose to do with out you? wait to be with you? for how long? I can't .
Joseph ..
May 30, 2011
I hope there is an In-N-Out up there...promise when its my turn to go...I buy you a #1 Dbl-Dbl !! Always in our hearts and Never EVER forgetting you...Forward the Big Red One!! 1IN 3Bde
gaby garcia
March 14, 2011
MISSING YOU MORE THEN YOU WILL EVER KNOW
Wife
December 31, 2010
happy to know I was your last call your last goodbye...your last I love you..
Gaby Garcia
December 28, 2010
I wish you were here...but I know you are gone till we meet again..I miss you and so does your family.
Gaby Garcia
December 7, 2010
Dinner and a movie for ad long as we both shall live! Missing you more then ever Jair.
Rick Garcia
November 30, 2010
Thinking about you. i've been having dreams of you, when you were small. I hate the holidays, was the only time of the year that i looked forward to going to Calif, to see my familiy, no i just don't want to go. There is not a day i don't think of you Jair. i remeber when you came to florida to stay with me. We built that gazibo together. Susan want's to rebuild it with cast stone, and i want to leave it alone. you and i built it, whith scrap wood we brought from work. I ve been maintaing it but she wants something better. what better then something you helped me build. The garden patch you build for onicka is still there. I put astone we brought from Georga on your boot camp graduation, it sits there as a reminder. you looked so pround that was the last time i saw you. I still have the shirt you gave me, i wear every time i go and vote and for your birthday. I miss you lil Bro.
If pain is weekness leaving the body. you are my only weekness. Your death has made me stronger, but i still pain inside.
Your Big Brother
Gaby Garcia
November 22, 2010
Only you
can make this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do and fill my heart with love for only you
Only you can make this change in me
For it's true you are my destiny
When you hold my hand, I understand
the magic that you do
You're my dream come true
my one and only you
I will miss you for ever
Happy anniversary baby.
gaby
August 31, 2010
I miss you so much.
Peggy Childers
August 3, 2010
To the family and friends of Pvt. Jair Garcia:
Remembering Jair on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Diana Kotrsombat
August 2, 2010
Another anniversary of your passing and we feel as hurt and empty by your loss as ever. You were a very special part of your little family. We always think of you and remember how funny lively and loving you were. We miss you JR!
gaby Garcia
July 30, 2010
though I saw you today
Gaby Garcia
July 22, 2010
i just want to see you JR!! i hate that you are gone,i hate that all i have are my memories and thoughts of us,i just hate it...i know you are gone but i just can not be happy with out you.....in several days you will have been gone for 2 years and it makes me so sad that i have to live with out you,and everything you and me had planned... I am crazy for thinking you can read this... I Love You for ever

JR at fort hood a day before he deployed..
Gaby Garcia
July 22, 2010

jair grilling
gaby garcia
July 22, 2010

Gaby Garcia
July 22, 2010
jair i still miss you more then ever,still wish you were coming home,still wish i could see you and noah...I will see soon...
Sarah Streb
July 8, 2010
We think about you often. Sometimes, when we pass a place, where we know you have been and when we laugh. I think about you when i think of my little boy Matthew, who is also gone. You and Gaby always hung out at Kester. We had some great times together with the fam. You will be missed always and never forgotten. ******Always wishing you and Matthew here****

Small shrine for my Brother
Ric. Garcia
July 4, 2010
Day like today makes me proud to be an American, but it also makes me sad, I know you are in a better place, looking upon us all. as this day goes by, and people look at fire works, a proclame America's freedom. We know for a fact that it comes at a cost. Although, you are not amoge us any more, you are always in our hearts and minds, and on a day like this you gave your life, but as your family, we gave up a son, a father , a brother, a nephew, and a great friend.
Jair i miss you, our Mom miss's you, your personality, and memory, keeps us going, and inspires us to keep going on.
Luve you lil Bro.
Ricardo Garcia
June 7, 2010
Jair Mom was sad on sunday, her birthday was on saturday, she did not get the call from you, saying "where are you taking me for lunch"
Little Bro she misses you, and so do I i missed your call for my birth day too
April 16, 2010
on august 1,2010 it will be 2 yaers since you left jair we miss so much
his wife g.garcia
December 30, 2009
I still miss you.I just can't believe you will not come home to me.another year with out you,wow i dont know how i'm gonna do it.I wish you were here next to me.
love you allways

Jair and Me at the beach he was about 12
Ricardo Garcia
December 7, 2009

my brothers and I with mom
December 5, 2009

december 2009
December 5, 2009
Kathy Sanchez
October 9, 2009
Jair is being a year since you left but in our hearts still feels like it was yesterday, I just want to remind you that we miss you more than you can ever imagine, please keep watching over my sis she misses and needs your conmfort, wishes everyday she could wake up from this nightmare...Please take care of matthew too i know that you are right where he is at give him lots of hugs and kisses..
Thank you for all the good times, all those laughs and jokes, you are one of a kind and still alive in our hearts you spirit is always with us.
We love you and miss you very much!!
your wife gaby
September 12, 2009
Not a day goes by JR that i don't think about you.
You were my soulmate, and my everything.I have missed you so much.The times we spent together i will never forget.Although our time together cut short you will be a part of me forever.I will love you until i can't love anymore.
WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER.

this is one of my favorite pics of jair & his brother eddie.
September 12, 2009

jair and his soccer friends
September 12, 2009

jair and his grandfather
September 12, 2009

we love and miss you
September 12, 2009
CHARLES MOORE
August 27, 2009
iam so sorry to hear about the loss of garcia,we went through basic training together.my heart goes out to his wife and family that i know he loved so much,and he died doing what he loved to do,
BROTHER IN ARMS
Debbi
August 13, 2009
Jair, it's been a year since you left God's earth and became one of His angels. I pray that your family has been comforted by His amazing love and healing He offers each of us.
If ever they need a place to share the love and grief they feel I hope that they will reach out to the many support groups there are for those of us Gold Star Families.
http://goldstarfamilysupportgroup.com
In memory of my son
SPC Harry (Buck) Winkler III
KIA 11/12/2006 Samarra, Iraq
CO-A 2/505th PIR 82nd Airborne

@ days after my brother died, my Mother recieved this e-mail from him.
August 4, 2009
Ricardo Garcia
August 3, 2009
Its been over a year since my brother died. It is not getting better, but it's good to know he is not forgotten.
Don't be sad for my brother, he is in a better place, be sad for us his family, because we miss him
Prvt 2 Jair de Jesus Garcia
3-3-79 / 8-1-08
But forever in our hearts
Sleep well littel brother
Diana Kotrsombat
August 3, 2009
This week has been specially hard as we commemorate the one year anniversary of Jr's passing. I hurts so much not to have you with us. We cherish our memories of you and think about you every day. We miss you JR.
Peggy Childers
August 1, 2009
To the family of Pvt. Jair Garcia:
Jair gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

mom holding my nephew named after my brothe Jair
April 11, 2009

This is my Mom holding my nephew named after my brother Jair
April 11, 2009
proud wife of jair garcia
January 14, 2009
I got this email from my husband jr a day after he was killed.i just wanted to share it with anyone who wants to read it.i love you for ever jair.i miss you so much.i know one day i will see you again.
..................................................
I love you for being extra special in my life, for always excepting me, and never giving up on me. You trully are the definition of a best friend, lover, wife, and as soon as i get out of this place. The best mother any child would have. I am proud to call you all of these. And will continue to be proud and happy to honor you now and forever.
Your the greatest thing thats ever happened to me
I love you
JAIR"DEJESUS"GARCIA
P.S. MISSED YOU TODAY ALOT
Tom Gugliuzza-Smith
January 8, 2009
My heartfelt sympathy to the Garcia family and friends in the loss of Jair. I did not know Jair, but my heart is broken and I am saddened for your loss of such a fine young person and hero. May God bring you peace in your heart as you reflect on all the wonderful memories you hold so close. Please know that you are in my heart and prayers. My heart was touched by the many wonderful/beautiful things written about you and from the moving tribute. Jair you are my hero and you will NEVER be forgotten.
I send each of you a hug from the most inner part of my heart.
Love and Peace
Tom
"TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS
OF THOSE YOU LEAVE BEHIND
IS NEVER TO DIE"
~Robert Orr~
Kenna Larra
December 19, 2008
We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families at this time. This is a Nonprofit Organization to honor are Soldiers!
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Sincerely,
Kenna

This is one of Jair's favorite poems.It was read at his funeral.
December 14, 2008

Rick and Gaby and Jair's caskest
December 5, 2008

December 5, 2008

December 5, 2008

This was the worst day of my life i will never forget this moment.My life was changed for ever.
December 5, 2008

December 5, 2008

My husband Jair came home
December 5, 2008

Jair in Afghanistan
December 5, 2008

Jair and Ugalde Afghanistan
December 5, 2008

Jair and Ugalde on their way to Afghnistan
December 5, 2008

JR and Noah
December 3, 2008

Our trip to Catalina Island
December 3, 2008

Jair and Gaby at the Beatles LOVE show
December 3, 2008

Jiar and Gaby
December 3, 2008

Our last Christmas together
December 3, 2008

Good times in vegas
December 3, 2008

I miss you Jair
December 3, 2008

Allways the comedian
December 3, 2008

Jr loved soccer
December 3, 2008

JR and Noah
December 3, 2008

Our trip to Catalina Island
December 3, 2008

Jair and Gaby at the Beatles LOVE show
December 3, 2008

Jiar and Gaby
December 3, 2008

Our last Christmas together
December 3, 2008

Good times in vegas
December 3, 2008

I miss you Jair
December 3, 2008

Allways the comedian
December 3, 2008

Jr loved soccer
December 3, 2008

Greenleaf and Jair after many shots
December 3, 2008

Kirk and Jair at Fort Hood
December 3, 2008

My own U.S Soldier miss u jair
December 3, 2008

Jair and his weapon
December 3, 2008

Proud U.S INFANTRY MAN, 'Infantry all the way hooooaaa"
November 28, 2008

Jair and Gaby so happy
November 28, 2008

Happy 5th year wedding anniversary
November 28, 2008

11/22/03 Mr & Mrs Jair de Jesus Garcia
November 28, 2008

Sarah me Jair and matt
November 26, 2008

our wedding day i love you baby
November 26, 2008

we were so happy i miss him so much
November 26, 2008

Jair and me,my mother gave me oway.
November 26, 2008
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