Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Services for Senator Jorge Luis Garcia will be as follows:
Visitation will be at Carillo's Tucson Mortuary, 204 S. Stone Avenue, just south of downtown, on Thursday, October 21st, from 5-10:00 p.m. The rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m.
A Funeral Mass will be held at Saints Peter and Paul Parish, 1946 E. Lee Street, located across from UMC on the Northeast corner of Lee and Campbell Avenue, on Friday, October 22nd at 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, Jorge would want donations to go to organizations that help others. The designated charities are the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Tucson (www.svdptucson.org) and Catholic Tuition Support Organization (www.ctso-tucson.com).
UPDATE: The Arizona Republic today has a nice editorial tribute to Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia (Hello? Is anyone home at the Arizona Daily Star?) He was a champion of the little guy:
Arizona has lost a quiet champion of the little guy.
Jorge Luis Garcia, the state Senate minority leader, looked out for children, underserved Arizonans, the sick and the forgotten.
He was, as one lawmaker put it, "the anchor" for the caucus, keeping his fellow Democrats firmly grounded in the needs of the Arizonans they represented.
The Tucson legislator's commitment showed in his regular occupation: director of social services for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. He was running for the Arizona Corporation Commission when he died of heart failure last Friday at the age of 57.
At the Legislature, Garcia was tireless and willing to work across the aisle. He didn't seek the political spotlight or tailor his positions to fit the polls. He was hard-working, principled and resolutely independent. More than once, he cast the sole Democratic vote for a bill.
The closing to his e-mails was always the same, no matter how contentious the issue: "Have a peaceful day."
Garcia once named his mother as his biggest influence, with her credo: "You got to do the right things in life and you got to work hard." He followed that philosophy fully. Arizona is better for his leadership and his example.
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