This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marcenath Surnames: Garcia, Cuellar Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newmexico.counties.donaana/5053/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Longtime Grant County resident Calixto P Garcia, local Plumbing Contractor and beloved friend, passed in his sleep on December 16, 2010, at age 74. Despite having had a stroke nearly three years earlier, he spent his last week-as he had most of his life-in good spirits, and giving people a friendly greeting. Calixto "Cali" Garcia had lifelong ties to the area, and had grown up in Central (now Santa Clara), NM. He was born in El Paso, Texas on September 21, 1936 and his parents (Calixto & Trinidad Garcia) settled in Central soon afterward. Cali served in the United State Air Force for five and a half years, and after he earned an honorable discharge in 1959. Later he sought work and settled down in California for some time. He longed to return to a slower pace and familiar faces, and in 1979 he did, moving to Albuquerque, where he earned his plumbing license and honed his trade. He would later move back to the Grant County area, where his "Cali's Plumbing" trucks or vans were a regular sight around the local area. His interests included family, fishing, working hard, and visiting with friends. He was a devoted father and son (spending much time and energy as a caregiver to his mother, after the passing of his father). Mr. Garcia is survived by his mother Trinidad, wife Millie of the family home in Mimbres, four brothers: Manuel, Joseph, Ernesto, and Roque; three sisters: Jennie Zamora, Frances Beltran and Maria Elena Garcia; three sons (Daniel of California, Cali of Virginia, and Steven of California), Daughter Lorna Cuellar of California, step children (Bonnie, Rodney, Linda and Randy) and their spouses, as well as his many grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on December 21, 2010 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.