Gene Garcia passed away on May 7, 2023. Gene was born on July 6, 1927, in San Francisco, CA to immigrant parents from Spain and Italy. He joined the Merchant Marines at age 17 and traveled the world as a young man. He went on to join the Air Force as an aircraft instrument technician during the Korean War. Gene had many careers including working for Douglas Aircraft, a Barber who eventually took over his father’s barber shop, and in the 1970’s became a successful Realtor. Gene enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading history, flamenco music, and home cooked Italian food.Â
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Gene is survived by his children Robert, Jeanette, Denise and Linda along with five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Gene‘s beloved wife Ann passed away in May 2016.Â
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A chapel service for Gene Garcia will be held at Sneider & Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral Home in San Mateo on Tuesday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m., followed by burial ceremony at the Italian Cemetery in Colma at 12:30 p.m.
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In lieu of flowers, donations in Gene’s memory can be made to the American Heart Association https://www.heart.org/
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