Israel Garza Obituary
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Felipe Rodriguez
July 17, 2024
You are a true testament to the definition of a hero. God bless you always for your sacrifice.
Mike Gibson
January 9, 2018
A true Hero! May you Rest In Peace and please let your family rejoice in knowing what a true hero you were. All gave some and some gave all.
Justin Caskey
December 20, 2017
Rest in Eternal Peace, Brave Soldier. Your sacrifice won't ever be forgotten.
You always said that you would be famous.
Raenee Mata
November 27, 2017
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Israel (left). Jorge Diaz (right) the actor playing Israel
Raenee Mata
November 27, 2017
Charlie Gili
November 26, 2017
Hello,
We realize that we are very late to express our deepest condolences, but we wanted to let your family and friends know that we will be sending Care Packages to deployed troops this week and we'll be dedicating several of these to your loved one. Each package will carry the name, photo and the hometown of Israel Garza US Army Specialist. 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. We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you safe and strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of the US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign
Justin Caskey
November 20, 2017
Rest in Eternal Peace, Soldier. Forever a Hero.
April 26, 2012
Because you walked the streets of war, you are now walking the Golden Streets of Heaven. You Are Gone But You Will Never Be Forgotten. Thanks for your service. Sheila
mom
April 15, 2012
I love you and miss you
Peggy Childers
April 11, 2012
April 4, 2012
To the family and friends of Spc. Israel Garza:
Always remembering Israel. "Some gave all."
April 5, 2011
Your missed , and your a Hero in every body's eyes and heart, especially for Jesus! Love you cousin. your cousin , Irene Wilson
raenee mata
April 4, 2011
you always followed your own path...and now youre on a different journey. i hope to see you again one day. maybe you can show me around.. love you and miss you cousin..i wish we had more time..
Paula Cheyne
April 4, 2011
You will always be missed Israel and so deeply missed by your loved ones. Your whole extended family is so proud of you. xxx
Ginger Mankowski
April 4, 2011
To the family and friends of Spc. Israel Garza:
Please accept our remembrance of Israel on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Ginger Mankowski/Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Anita Mata
March 20, 2011
Missing you always..
Nicole Mata
March 19, 2011
Aww I love my cousin he will always be a hero in my eyes
mom mata
March 19, 2011
i miss baby boy ='(
L Neal
March 18, 2011
To the family of Spc. Israel Garza:
Please know that just as your loved one remains in your hearts and minds; his sacrifice, and that of your family, remains with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God bless and keep you always.
Peggy Childers
April 4, 2010
To the family and friends of Spc. Israel Garza:
Remembering Israel 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
Christy Garza
December 8, 2009
Hey brother, you are missed and loved everyday. I think how life would be if you were still here, i will never forget you. love your big sis
Guadalupe Garza
November 8, 2009
You are always in my heart, everday, night , and minute I think of you. Thank you so much for the precious memories, and for our beautiful boys. Thank you so much for everyones support and kind words.
Kenna Larra
October 27, 2009
”Honor and Remember” - “Project Compassion” We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families of our fallen heroes. War does not discriminate – It breaks our hearts to see the faces of the fallen. We want to give this gift to you. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Over 1,800 portraits have been completed and shipped to the parents and or spouse - at no cost as this is a gift from one American to another!
Contact us directly at [email protected] or go to www.heropaintings.com . If you have already had a portrait completed, we pray that you are enjoying the portrait and God Bless You.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
Kenna
Sylvia Macias
October 15, 2009
Dear Dinah, This is Robert's mom, I need to get in touch with you to get a picture of Israel for an artist that is doing portraits of the guys that died that day on April 4th, 2004. Pleas email me so I can give you my number. I want to help this artist to get this project done for our boys so they won't be forgotten. Thank you, hope to hear from you soon.
DINAH MATA
July 9, 2009
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU MY SON ...IOVE AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH...AND THANK YOU ALL WHO WILL NEVER FORGET MY SON..SPC.ISRAEL GARZA..MOM DINAH MATA
Peggy Childers
April 4, 2009
To the family of Spc. Israel Garza:
Israel 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
R Collis
July 27, 2008
It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Spc Garza. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that Spc Garza knew that there are people in America who respect his great courage in serving as a member of the US military. Although I did not know him, I know that he must have been a very special person to be willing to do something that most Americans will never have to experience, and for that we can never say thank you enough.
Thank you Spc Garza!
THOMAS BALDWIN
May 25, 2008
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY... I KNOW YOU WHEN YOU WHERE A CHILD AND NOW GOD HAS TAKEN YO INTO HIS KINGDOM.... THANK CARE... SEE YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE....
Betty Frye
April 5, 2008
My deepest condolences to the family.May God comfort you in this time of indescribable pain and grief. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
~*Home*~
Debra Estep
April 4, 2008
To the family and friends of Israel.
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.
The Wind on The Downs
“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”
(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )
Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….
“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”
I did not know Israel, but he is my hero. If you would like
a copy of the drawing I posted here, please contact me
and I will email that to you.
xo xo
Deb
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL
www.remembering-the-fallen.blogspot.com
March 23, 2008
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Spc Garza!
August 9, 2007
There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.
Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.
I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON (KIA on 07/06/07) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.
REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!
PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)
July 9, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Spc Garza and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Garnet Jenkins
April 4, 2007
To the Garza Family;
May the Peace of God and the memories of Spc. Israel Garza,
remain in your heart always.
A Multitude of Thanks, for Israel's Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.
Please know how deeply sorry I was, to learn of the loss of this Brave Young Soldier.
Those who Made this Ultimate Sacrifice, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Tony Huett
March 7, 2007
Thank you Israel Garza. Your name will live on as someone who has fought for the freedoms that so many take for granted.
Michael Garcia
October 19, 2005
You will never be forgotten and thanks for making it safe for me and my family to sleep safe at night. Sgt Garcia 2d Tank Battalion 2d Marine Division "Masters of the Iron Horse" OOHHH_RRAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Margaret Vela
May 26, 2005
Israel and your Family, I am Margaret Vela, wife of Joe Vela. He is a cousin to Israel's mom and Joe was also a Vietnam veteran. WE OFTEN THINK OF YOU AND THE PAIN YOUR FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH. WE WON'T FORGET YOU. WE HONOR YOU AND ALL OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS THIS AND EVERY MEMORIAL DAY.
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