Gregorio Carmona Garcia Jr. was born on July 11, 1937, in Lubbock, TX and passed away in his home on February 6, 2026, in Irving, TX. He was a big man with a big heart and loved his family deeply, especially his grandchildren. He was affectionately known as Wello by his nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Greg was a proud Marine and served as combat engineer in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959 (Lance Corporal E-3). His final resting place will be in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Greg grew up in Lubbock where he met his wife of 64 years, Odilia Urias Garcia. They had four children: Lanny, Gary, Dina and Greg III. Wello loved to tell boxing stories. One of his proudest moments was winning the 1954 Golden Gloves State Championship in the welterweight division. He had many jobs over the years and a hard work ethic. He moved his family to Irving in 1971 and worked for Polaroid Corporation for 17 years until his retirement. He was a loyal employee and never missed his children's sporting events. In his later years, he enjoyed playing golf and was a marshal at Twin Wells Golf Course. He spent many hours drinking coffee and telling stories at the Irving Senior Center. He is survived by….

CHILDREN

Lanny Garcia and wife Pamela J (PJ)

Gary Garcia

Dina Bravo and husband Ruben Gonzales

Gregorio "Greg" Garcia III and wife Andrea

GRANDCHILDREN:

Niki Sotkovski and husband Curtis

Tiffani Werner and husband Bryan

Zach Garcia

Alex Garcia and wife Jordan

Gary Garcia Jr. and wife Miranda

Miguel Bravo and wife Madilyn

James Pedro (JP) Garcia

Julie Bravo

Jacob Garcia

GREAT GRANDCHILDREN:

Jaxon, Madox, Lexington, Nixon, Paxli Sotkovski

Scarlett, Charlotte Werner

Carter Kelly

Ella, Averie, Miles Bravo

Ava Grace Garcia

Donations in Honor of Mr. Garcia can made to: Irving's Heritage Senior Center, 200 S. Jefferson St. Irving, TX 75060. 972-721-2496

Celebration of Life Service Thursday, Feb 26,12:30 pm Colonial Funeral Home of Irving.

A reception will be held after the service from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at The Nelson Golf and Sports Cub.

4200 N. MacArthur, Irving, TX 75038