Irma Garcia

Joe and Irma Garcia's love story stretched a quarter century, packed with barbecues, music, scenic country drives and the couple's four children.

It’s heartbreaking.” She lost her life to protect them,” Martinez said. The entire family, they’re all great people. Those were her kids, and she put her life on the line. “They’re great people. Together, the couple had four children: Cristian, 23; Jose, 19; Lyliana, 15; and Alysandra, 12.

Joe Garcia's wife, Irma Garcia, was one of two teachers who — along with 19 children — died Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

They instilled great values and morals in their kids." "They called the ambulance and I was told they couldn't bring him back. It just doesn't make sense," Martinez said. "What happened was my Uncle Joe went to go leave flowers for my Tia (Aunt) Irma, his wife, and whenever he got back, he sat down at the kitchen table with his entire family, and after 3 minutes, he just fell over. I'm told my mom was giving him chest compressions. "The pain doesn't stop," John Martinez tweeted at 1:03 p.m. Thursday, acknowledging the loss of both his aunt and uncle in a close-knit family.

Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia chose a few short lines to include on her school biography page, highlighting what she loved most: her husband, her four ...

"Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers," the GoFundMe post said. "The money will be used for any expenses needed for the future education of their children and for the family needs," the campaign said. "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."

The Texas school teacher's husband died 48 hours after was shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Fundraising pages on the GoFundMe site for other victims and their families have been verified. "I will start crying with the amount of help I've gotten from him," Martinez said. "They called the ambulance and I was told they couldn't bring him back. They instilled great values and morals in their kids." It just doesn't make sense," Martinez said. "What happened was my Uncle Joe went to go leave flowers for my Tia (Aunt) Irma, his wife, and whenever he got back, he sat down at the kitchen table with his entire family, and after 3 minutes, he just fell over.

Husband of Texas Teacher Killed Protecting Her Students Dies 2 Days Later: 'Broken Heart'. High school sweethearts Irma and Joe Garcia had four children ...

She was one of the funniest people I've honestly really ever met. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? "She was a mom to them as well." Adds Martinez: "She was a light in every room. She was a light to the world. She sacrificed herself."

The widower of a Texas elementary school teacher killed in a shooting has died of a heart attack days just days after his wife was killed.

Irma Garcia was a fourth-grade teacher who had been with the school for 23 years, according to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's website. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday, two days after his wife died in a mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the couple's nephew, John Martinez, and a close family friend confirmed. The widower of a Texas elementary school teacher killed in a shooting has died of a heart attack days just days after his wife was killed.

UVALDE, Texas – The husband of one of the teachers who was shot and killed at Robb Elementary School while trying to protect her students has also died, ...

“I have my eldest Cristian son completing Marine boot camp and another son Jose attending Texas State university University,” Garcia states on her teacher’s page. On Twitter, the couple’s nephew posted: “PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY, God have mercy on us, this isn’t easy.” Irma Garcia’s husband, Joe, “passed away due to grief,” a nephew posted on Twitter.

Joe Garcia died in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers -- including his wife of 24 years, ...

The teachers reportedly died trying to protect the children from the shooter. Joe Garcia died in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers — including his wife of 24 years, Irma Garcia, her nephew said on Twitter. The grief-stricken husband of a fourth-grade teacher killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre died of a heart attack just two days after the mass shooting, family said on Thursday.

Irma Garcia, fourth grade teacher killed in school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was married to her husband Joe for 24 years. He died two days after she was ...

“My little town is very tight now and I know many of her sweet students didn’t make it. I’m so sorry this happened to such innocent and beautiful souls,” Nevarez wrote Wednesday night. The husband of one of the fourth-grade teachers killed in the Uvalde school shooting Tuesday has died, according to multiple news reports and family members’ social media posts.

The husband of one of the teachers killed in a Texas school shooting this week collapsed and died on Thursday while preparing for his wife's funeral, ...

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The husband of one of two teachers who died in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has died, according to their nephew.

The family of Irma and Joe Garcia say they were high school sweethearts who had been together for more than 25 years.

"They were in front of my classmates to help," he said. According to the association, it is often misdiagnosed as a heart attack because of similar symptoms. Dying from grief, known as broken heart syndrome, is caused by a surge of stress hormones, according to the American Heart Association, that is usually caused by an emotionally stressful event. "No child should have to go through this," Martinez tweeted. "I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart," Irma Garcia's cousin Debra Austin wrote on a GoFundMe page. "...God have mercy on us, this isn't easy."

Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, one of the two teachers killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, died on Thursday of a ...

She would crack jokes at gatherings and sing her favorite classic rock tunes during parties, Mr. Martinez said. “I’m really in shock right now,” he added. Mr. Garcia, 50, had visited his wife’s memorial on Thursday morning to drop off flowers.

The husband of Irma Garcia, one of the teachers killed in the Texas school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde has died.

I don’t want to believe it," said Martinez. I don’t believe it. They leave behind four children, according to Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's website.

The husband of one of the teachers killed in a Texas school shooting this week collapsed and died on Thursday while preparing for his wife's funeral, ...

“I don’t even know how to feel. I don’t believe it. I don’t want to believe it” that Joe Garcia has passed away, Irma Garcia’s nephew, John Martinez, told NBC News.

The family of Irma and Joe Garcia say they were high school sweethearts who had been together for more than 25 years.

"They were in front of my classmates to help," he said. "No child should have to go through this," Martinez tweeted. According to the association, it is often misdiagnosed as a heart attack because of similar symptoms. Dying from grief, known as broken heart syndrome, is caused by a surge of stress hormones, according to the American Heart Association, that is usually caused by an emotionally stressful event. "I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart," Irma Garcia's cousin Debra Austin wrote on a GoFundMe page. "...God have mercy on us, this isn't easy."