in a post<\/a>. “We were so incredibly proud to watch him grow and become a leader this past year, something we know meant so much to him.”<\/p>\nArticle continues below this ad<\/p>\n
MySA reached out to Garza’s older sister, Paola Garza, to learn more about the young man’s life, including his work ethic and future ambitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He would work six days out of the week. If Chick-fil-A\u00a0was open on Sunday, he probably would be there working,” Paola Garza said of her brother during a phone interview. “When he had his free time, he would try and detail cars or cut grass. Like, whatever could get him money, he was doing that.”<\/p>\n
She went on to mention that Garza had ambitions to join law enforcement one day, noting that he dressed up as a police officer for three consecutive Halloweens when he was younger and that he proudly drove a retired police vehicle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alejandro Garza learned to live life on his own terms<\/p>\n
Paola Garza remarked on many aspects of her brother, Alejandro Garza, from his mischievous childhood personality to his love for his friends to his knack for picking up new skills easily. She said that, growing up, Garza would often look up to and imitate her ways of being and remained a loving brother even as he matured and gained more independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He’s my only brother, so I did everything with him. When he was little, he always wanted to do every single thing I was doing. Like, if I was carrying a bag of popcorn, he needed to be carrying that bag of popcorn too,” Paola Garza said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he grew older, Garza lived life on his own terms, exploring and pursuing his interests with the same dedication he later showed in his work. Playing drums, working on cars and spending time with his friends were among his favorite hobbies over the years.<\/p>\n
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“His friends said that he was like the father figure of the friend group. Like, if anybody had questions for advice, they would go to him,” Paola Garza said. “Everybody could always count on him, like he was always there.”<\/p>\n
Garza was dedicated to his role at Chick-fil-A<\/p>\n
Chick-fil-A’s Facebook post went on to describe Garza’s personal and professional growth within the company. It also highlighted the fun he brought to his various roles, including dressing as the store’s cow mascot to greet customers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He was our friend. He was deeply loved and built friendships throughout our entire restaurant. We laughed with him, worked alongside him, depended on him, and made so many memories with him. Our restaurant will simply never be the same without him,” the post said. “Forever loved. Forever missed. Forever remembered.”<\/p>\n
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An online obituary<\/a> for Garza further noted his dedication to his job at Chick-fil-A, adding that he took pride in his work and was known for his ambition and determination. The obituary said that, in addition to his job, Garza enjoyed spending time near the water, where he often fished.\u00a0<\/p>\n“Those who knew him will remember him as a very happy, goofy, fun, and enjoyable person who brought joy to those around him,” the obituary said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alejandro Garza seen with his car, which he took pride in maintaining.\u00a0 Courtesy of Paola Garza On September…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[847,820,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-447600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-mysanews","tag-mysastaff","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}