Marina Santana Garza
Devoted Mother, Wife and Sister
Born: April 26, 1929 Baytown Texas
Died: May 24, 2003 Baytown Texas

Marina Santana Garza was born in Baytown, Texas, on April 26th, 1929, to Eugenio and Maria Gutierrez Santana. She was the eldest of seven brothers and sisters: Mike, Henry, Eugene Santana and Hortencia Bowers, Armandina Gebbhard and Ofelia Yepez. She died May 24th, 2003, at 1:10 AM in her hometown of Baytown, Texas, with her son, John Garza, daughters Belinda Garza and Leticia Lancaster, and youngest sister Ofelia Yepez by her side. Marina graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and went on to Lee College. Marina worked as a seamstress all her life and created many beautiful things with her hands; she was an accomplished craftsperson. She loved dancing and enjoyed music. Her son John remembers, "She grew the largest roses I have ever seen, even to this day." She loved life but most of all her greatest joy was her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be missed for her girlish laughter and love for the beautiful things of life.

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