Fundraiser for orphaned children of the slain Texas teacher has reached more than two million dollars.
On Tuesday afternoon, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos shot and killed 19 children and 2 teachers after shooting his grandmother in the face, crashing her vehicle outside Robb Elementary School, and storming the school with his AR-15-style rifle.
Among the victims of the mass shooting was fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia who died alongside her colleague, Eva Mireles, while protecting her students.
Following Irma’s death, her husband, Joe, who was also a teacher, was seen laying red roses at the memorial set up in his wife’s honor.
Just hours later, he died of a heart attack.
As Garcia’s family has since revealed, they believe Joe died of a broken heart after finding out that his wife of 24 years was killed in the school she had worked at for more than two decades.
It has since also come to light that the couple is survived by four children including Alysandra, 12, Lyliana, 16, Jose, 19, and Cristian, 23.
Since the tragedy that shook the nation, Debra Austin, Irma’s cousin, has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help out the children of the teacher couple.
“Irma was a wife, a mother of 4, a cousin, a sister a daughter, an aunt and a wonderful person … She loved her classroom kids and died trying to protect them. Please donate anything you can to help her family. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Garcia family for various expenses. Thank you and God bless,” the page reads.
“I am equally devasted to report Irma’s husband Joe has tragically passed away this morning (5/26/2022) as a result of a medical emergency. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers. I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life of more than 25 years was too much to bear.”
So far, Good Samaritans have already raised nearly $2.5 million for the Garcia family.
“Thank you so much to everyone that has donated to these amazing kids. You all are Rockstars in our eyes. The generosity of you all is awe-inspiring. There truly are wonderful and loving people in this world. We need more like all of you,” the family wrote in an update.
“Thank you for the love and prayers for all the victims of this senseless tragedy. Joe and Irma are looking down and smiling knowing these kids will be taken care of. God bless everyone affected by this horrific event and may God bless Uvalde, Texas. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.”
Our hearts go out to the victims of the shooting and their families.
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