[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E443-E444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF MAYOR HECTOR F. GARCIA

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 12, 2018

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the life of Mayor 
Hector F. Garcia. Mayor Garcia served the City of Watauga for more than 
29 years. He passed away this year at the age of 78 after a lifetime of 
service to his community and our nation.
   Mayor Garcia and his wife Wendy first moved to Watauga in 1968 to 
raise their family. In 1979, Mayor Garcia began his service as co-chair 
of Watauga's first charter commission. He was elected to the city 
council in 1980 and served until 1986. In 1994, he chaired the Zoning 
Board of Adjustment. Two years later, he was elected mayor of Watauga 
and served until 2002. After a brief hiatus, Mr. Garcia was elected for 
a second time as mayor in 2013 and served until his death.
   In 1958, Mayor Garcia joined the U.S. Air Force and served our 
country for more than ten years. Following his service, he worked for 
General Dynamics, now Lockheed Martin, for more than 35 years. 
Initially hired as an aircraft assembler, he rose within the company, 
retiring from the the engineering and planning department.
   A lifelong North Texan, Mayor Garcia selflessly served not only the 
City of Watauga, but

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our entire community. He will be deeply missed. I extend my deepest 
condolences to his wife Wendy, their family, and all who knew him.

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