A life spent in service

AGIF state chairwoman is honored by organization

In a quaint home on S. Mitchell Street, one woman lives a life that continues to exert a dynamic force for good in all matters that seek to benefit veterans in this community and the state.

In her home, resplendent with water fountains and a healthy magnolia tree she and her husband, Freddie, planted years ago, Sylvia Garza, in her 80s, is not a bragging woman, and yet, she could be. Her husband is known to many in the community as the proprietor of Freddie’s Auto Repair. Both were born and raised in this community, and share a love for the people and the life they have built here.