Samuel Garcia-Ortiz Jr 1984-2012

GARCIA ORTIZ

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/26/2012 at 10:54:56

Sioux City Journal
June 28, 2012

Samuel Garcia-Ortiz Jr., 28, of Sioux City died Friday, June 22, 2012, in Sioux City.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City, with the Rev. Anthony Espinosa officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m., at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service Friday at church. Condolences may be posted online at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Samuel was born on April 5, 1984, in Jerecuaro, Gto, Mexico, to Samuel and Alicia Garcia-Ortiz. Sam moved from California to Sioux City in 1995 and graduated from West High School. He worked for Toys-R-Us, Long John’s Silver, Klinger Construction and mostly recently for Tyson.

Sam loved fishing and hanging out with his friends.

Survivors include his father, Samuel Garcia-Ortiz Sr.; a sister, Ana Alicia Gonzales and her husband, Juan Manuel-Gonzalez; paternal grandmother, Esther Camacho Garcia of Jerecuaro, Gto, Mexico; and four nephews, Jose Manuel Gonzalez, Angel Gabriel Gonzalez, Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Yan Carlos Gonzalez.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Alicia; and an infant niece.