Daniel GARCIA

1988 - 2023

GARCIA, Daniel Joseph 35, of Tampa, Florida, passed away on December 25, 2023, from unknown causes. Daniel was born on October 11, 1988 to Teresa Jo Garcia and David Jinks in St. Petersburg, Florida. Daniel considered Tampa, Florida home and graduated from Freedom High School in 2006, he went on to become a serviceman of the United States Air Force. His love of Tampa included Tampa Bay Buccaneers and TB Lightning. After the Air Force, he worked with his family in construction and air conditioning. In year 2019, Daniel became reacquainted with Andrea "Andie" Blatt, in Tampa and were married August 5, 2020. Daniel and Andie gave birth to an adorable and happy son, Milo Thomas Garcia. He and Andie dreamt of all the places they would travel and the adventures they'd experience as a family. Daniel was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Fernando R. and Joanne C. Garcia. He was survived by his wife, Andrea Blatt Garcia; and his son, Milo Thomas Garcia; paternal grandmother, Naomi Gaddis; mother, Teresa J. Garcia; father, David Jinks; stepmother, Brandi Jinks; and two brothers, Cody and Dylan Jinks, and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Services will be held at Bay Pines National Cemetery on January 22, 2024 at 2 pm. The service will be followed with a joyful Celebration of Life directly following at Bayou Country Club in Seminole, Florida. If you would like to make a donation to Milo's college fund in lieu of flowers, please send to Andrea Garcia, via Venmo @Andrea-Blatt-2 with a note: for The Andrea Blatt Garcia Family Trust.