James Patrick Garcia

Peacefully and surrounded by his family, James Patrick Garcia passed away on Tuesday, November 22^nd at the age of 70 after a brief illness.

James was born in Bossier City, LA at Barksdale Airforce Base on May 13,1952 and enjoyed the rest of his life in Shreveport, LA with his wonderful family and friends. He graduated from Fair Park High School in 1971, and it was here that he would meet his love and life partner, Charlotte. They were married in 1973 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church and went on to raise a beautiful family that was his forever heart and soul. James worked as a Manufacturing Technician for Western Electric, AT&T and later Avaya. His later ventures in life included studying AutoCAD at Bossier Parish Community College and owning two small landscaping and vending businesses. He was an avid sports fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the LSU Fighting Tigers, but his true passion in life was making memories with his loved ones. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. His peaceful and gentle spirit will continue to live on in the many hearts that he touched throughout his 70 years with us.

He is preceded in death by his parents, James Monroe Garcia and Rose Lee Garcia. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 49 years, Charlotte Garcia; children: Wesley Garcia (Lori); Melanie Hernandez; and Tiffany Snow (Josh); grandchildren: Gabriel Garcia, Mika Garcia, Bianca Casas, Alexa Garcia, Ava Hernandez, Emma Hernandez, Isabella Hernandez, Scarlett Snow and J.J. Snow; brothers: Ronnie Garcia and Allen Garcia; sisters: Mary Kershaw, Deborah McEntyre and Lisa Cloud; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The visitation will be held on Sunday, November 27^th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr. in Shreveport. The funeral will be held on Monday, November 28^th at 1:00pm at St. Mary’s of the Pines Catholic Church, 1050 Bert Kouns-Industrial Loop in Shreveport. Officiating the service will be Father Mark Watson. Burial will immediately follow at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4000 Meriwether Rd. in Shreveport.

Honoring James as pallbearers will be Timothy Anderson, David Bardwell, Brandon Cloud, Jason Ebarb, Gabriel Garcia, John Michael Garcia, Joseph Garcia, John Jacobson, Michael Kershaw and Josh Snow. Honorary pallbearers will be his loving granddaughters.

The family wishes to thank both Dr. Wang and Dr. McDonald and their staff at the Willis Knighton Cancer Center and the entire ER and ICU staff at Willis Knighton North.