Texas A&M University President's Mardi Gras Ball

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Cecilia Garcia Akers and Jim Akers attended the Texas A&M University President's Mardi Gras Ball on February 15, 2014

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Hector's History Lesson

Check out the wonderful spread by the Corpus Christi Caller Times.

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Letter to the Editor: Gratitude for Dr. Hector birthday celebration

 — Cecilia Garcia Akers, San Antonio

Gratitude for Dr. Hector birthday celebration

The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation expresses our deepest gratitude toward all of our sponsors, donors, family and friends who attended our events January 13-17 celebrating the official 100th birthday of Dr. Hector P. Garcia. 

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A powerful video presentation by Nadia Tamez-Robledo on Dr. Hector P. Garcia's 100th Birthday Celebration.

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As 100th anniversary birthday approaches, Hector P. Garcia remembered as humble and dedicated man

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For all the accolades Dr. Hector P. Garcia earned during his life, those to whom the American GI Forum founder was close remember him above all as the anniversary of 100th birthday approaches as a humble man with a sense of humor who lived to serve.

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Jimenez: Corpus Christi needs a proper place to recognize Dr. Hector P. Garcia

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For all his fame, for all his honors, for all his looming presence in the national history of civil rights, we ought to remember most of all that Dr. Hector P. Garcia was one of our own. He lived his entire adult and professional life in Corpus Christi.

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