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Emergency responders in Uvalde, Texas
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Joe Garcia laid flowers for his wife on Thursday morning and died a few hours later, according to the New York Times.
Joe Garcia died of a heart attack at the age of 50.
The newspaper relies on information from his nephew.
Garcia wasn't a celebrity, but his death still made headlines.
Because he was married to Irma Garcia, one of two teachers who lost their lives in the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
There, on Tuesday, an 18-year-old literally executed 19 children and two teachers with a semi-automatic rifle.
The crime, like many before it, has fueled the political debate about gun laws in the USA and has dominated reporting.
The Garcia couple have been married for 24 years and have four children, the eldest of whom is 23 and the others are teenagers, according to the newspaper.
Irma Garcia had taught for more than two decades, and her family described her as an incorrigible optimist.
After the primary school was shot, Irma Garcia's body was found in a classroom, holding children in her arms.
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