Hector Eulogio Garcia Islas

Bryana I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved husband Hector. I have thought of you on occasion wondering why you no longer attend Cross of Glory. I hope you are surrounded by loving, supportive people to help you through your sorrow. God bless you.

-Tammy Williams

Hector became a coffee buddy shortly after we met at NorthHaven Church. We developed a friendship based on discussions of social and generational issues in the structure of our common goal to try our best to represent our faith in the world around us. There were no pauses in the conversations as Hector brought forth nuances of thought developed in his varied roles in life trying to help people in need or getting people of different opinions to seek a common way. This world needs more people like Hector.

The OLLI community is saddened to learn of the passing of Héctor Garcia. Héctor was an active OLLI member and course leader. He added tremendously to the OLLI community, bringing wise insights and thoughtful perspectives to dialogue in our courses. We will miss him!

Hector was a splendid person--brilliant, kind, warm, and dedicated to serving the community, with a special regard for his fellow immigrants, and other undeserved minorities. A teacher, a community activist, a published author... and a dear friend to our family. He is missed. My son Ajani and I will look back fondly on the bike rides we took with Hector and his wife Bryana, and I will always remember the ideas he shared with me about cultural complementarity, ideas that eventually Hector captured in the book he wrote.

Our deepest sympathies to his wife, and also to his son and other family members.

I remember how kind he was and how he helped organize activities in St Paul when a team from our sister church in Culiacán came up here for a mission trip. And he was always willing to help me with my Spanish. I will miss him a lot.

I first would like to express my admiration for this quiet but impressive man. I met Hector when he was head of Chicano Latino. I was very much aware of his strength but not until I read this obituary did I realize the depth of this man. I truly feel blessed to have met him. May we all honor him and carry on with his legacy.

Hector was a brilliant man, a kind and cherished friend.
Byron and Cheryl Bennett

He was my mom´s, Alicia Wilson, favorite cousin and she felt he was more brother than cousin. I didn´t see him often growing up as we lived in WA St but when he did visit my memories are of a very sweet and loving man. He enjoyed walking everywhere. I even named my first doll from Mexico, a boy doll, after himStill have him too! I´m pretty sure my mom was amongst the first to welcome him home in heaven. I will always remember his smile and gentle spirit.

Héctor invited me to support the proposed creation of the NAFTA with the US, Canada, and Mexico - back when it was first being considered. Hector believed that, to be successful, such an agreement would require mutual understanding and respect among all the parties. That´s what Hector stood for: mutual respect and the complementarity of different cultures.