Hernando Garcia-Vasquez

Hernando Javier Garcia-Vasquez was born and raised near the beautiful mountains of Medellin, Colombia, the son of Antonio Garcia and Carolina Vasquez. Hernando had dreams of going to college in the United Sates to study Electronic Engineering. In his early years, he spent his time tinkering with electronics and mechanics and enjoyed relating to and training farm animals.
In 1958, he moved to San Francisco, California to pursue his career. Two years later his sister, Helena Garcia joined him in San Francisco and shortly after his parents did as well.
He studied at San Francisco State University and Healds College, and in 1963, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering. He was an assistant lab professor at Healds College when he met his beautiful future wife, Margoth Velez. They married March 8, 1969 in Bogota, Colombia and then enjoyed their honeymoon in Jamaica.
After the honeymoon, he and his wife moved to Dallas, Texas where they have remained and called home.
He loved his work and was very proud of it and the years he spent working at Rockwell International were particularly special to him. Throughout the years he worked on a variety of advanced defense systems that have kept this country safe.
He fathered three beautiful children and loved them dearly.
His greatest loves were electronics, computers, and soccer. He mastered electronic, mechanical, and electrical engineering and was an avid handyman and fixer-upper. He could fix anything, which made him a very good and popular neighbor.
He loved playing and watching soccer and did so his entire life....a love that he passed on to his children.
He always enjoyed a good steak and every Thanksgiving and Christmas he lovingly indulged in egg nog.
He was intelligent, capable, hardworking, loyal and strong willed. He had a distinctive love of science fiction - he never missed an episode or movie of Star Trek.

Hernando leaves behind his wife of 45 years, Margoth Velez de Garcia; his son Sergio Garcia-Velez; his son Andres Garcia-Velez; and his daughter Diana Garcia-Velez; and many friends around the world.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2700 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023.