Remembrances of Those We Have Lost

NOWCastSA launched this section to recognize those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus, as well as people who have died of other causes. We are providing this as a free community service.

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Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come

Written by Alexa Ura on May 31, 2022 - 12:08pm

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune UVALDE — She had three names joined like charms on a bracelet. Amerie Jo Garza was laid to rest Tuesday before the eyes of God, her broken family, a shattered town and a shamed nation. It was three weeks to the day after her 10th birthday. On a sunny Tuesday… Read More

Colonel Ronald M Groomes (U.S. Army Retired), passed at 93

Written by Tracey A. Groomes on April 5, 2023 - 1:58pm

Ronald Milton Groomes, son of the late Malachi and Margaret Lee Groomes, was born on December 25, 1929, in Trenton, New Jersey and entered into rest on March 23, 2023, at San Antonio Military Hospital. He resided in the San Antonio area for more than three years. Funeral service will be 11 a.m.… Read More

Jesse Treviño, an artist who changed the face of San Antonio, dies at 76

Written by Vivian Lopez on March 1, 2023 - 1:57pm

The beloved local artist is best known for his vivid paintings of westside life and for landmark works of public art throughout the city. He aspired nearly every day of his life to be San Antonio's Artist, we will miss him more than words can convey. -Read Jesse’s full obituary at Legacy.… Read More

Johnnie Eugene Miller 10/18/27 - 12/28/23

Written by Yolanda Miller on April 2, 2023 - 6:40pm

Johnnie Eugene Miller was born on October 18, 1927, to John Henry and Adele Hysaw Miller in the Denver Heights neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas. He attended nearby schools, including St. Peter Claver, Cuney Elementary, and Frederick Douglas Middle School. Johnnie graduated from Phillis Wheatley… Read More

Irma and Joe Garcia, a teacher and her heartbroken husband, are buried together in Uvalde

Written by Alexa Ura on June 1, 2022 - 5:09pm

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune UVALDE — In the days following the school shooting at Robb Elementary, the streets of this small town were lined by sets of 21. The 21 bows of gauzy ribbon tied to the thin posts of a black iron gate. The 21 candles glowing from the window ledge of the historic… Read More

Layla Marie Salazar, a sweet and cheerful track star who loved to have fun, dies at 11

Written by Sofia Briones on June 14, 2022 - 1:17pm

Layla loved to swim and dance. And she could really run. The 11-year-old won six races in a recent field day and took home blue first-place ribbons. Now she would “run with the angels,” said her father, Vinnie Salazar. He would “jam” with his daughter to “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses on… Read More

Eva Mireles, an outstanding wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, and educator, dies at 44

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 6, 2022 - 4:44pm

Mireles worked as an educator for 17 years. Many in the small-knit community of Uvalde have been her students. Mireles’ husband, Ruben Ruiz, is a school police officer. He ran an active-shooter drill at the local high school just months ago, according to the school district’s Facebook post. The… Read More

Eliahna Amyah Garcia, a sweet girl with a beautiful soul, dies at 9

Written by Sofia Briones on June 14, 2022 - 8:07pm

Eliahna knew she wanted to be a cheerleader, her dad, Steven Garcia, told the Today Show. She loved basketball and making TikToks. “Eliahna was such a sweet girl with a lovely and beautiful soul,” a GoFundMe page in her honor says. “She would light up everyone’s world with big smiles and big hugs… Read More

Maranda Gail Mathis, a kind student with a love for mermaids, dies at 11

Written by Sofia Briones on June 14, 2022 - 1:41pm

Next to the memorial for Maranda at the town square are piles of bouquets and two gray teddy bears. Someone who signed as Khloe wrote to Maranda in the center of the cross: “In our last time together, we were happy.” Someone else had drawn small butterflies. Leslie Ruiz, a friend of Maranda’s… Read More

Alexandria Rubio, an athletic and intelligent fourth grader, dies at 10

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 6, 2022 - 4:51pm

There was a lot Alexandria was looking forward to: practicing softball and basketball with her father, playing volleyball in the seventh grade and learning about feminism. The fourth-grader got straight A’s in elementary school and had just been awarded a good citizenship award. “Our baby wanted… Read More

Eliahna A. Torres, a softball player with a dream of making the all-star team, dies at 10

Written by Sofia Briones on June 15, 2022 - 12:45pm

Eliahna wore the number four on the softball field. She loved the sport and was in contention for a spot on the city all-star team. She was looking forward to her last Little League game of the season after school on Tuesday. Two Little League teams in the area played a game in honor of her… Read More

Jackie Cazares, a free spirited soul who was always willing to help others, dies at age 9

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 3, 2022 - 11:59am

Her family members describe her as a girl full of life who brightened the day of people around her. “Jackie was the one that would go out of her way to help anyone,” Jackie’s father, Jacinto Cazares, told ABC News. “It gives me some comfort that she… would have done something to help her… Read More

Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, an Uvalde student who loved her family, dies at 10

Written by Sofia Briones on June 14, 2022 - 3:20pm

Nevaeh, whose name is “heaven” spelled backwards, now flies with the angels, her cousin Emily Grace Ayala wrote on Facebook. “It just feels like a nightmare that we cannot wake up from,” another cousin, Austin Ayala, told The Washington Post. “Her siblings have to wake up every day knowing that… Read More

Alithia Ramirez, a caring and talented artist, dies at 10

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 6, 2022 - 4:53pm

Alithia loved to draw. She had submitted a drawing to Doodle for Google, her father, Ryan Ramirez, told KSAT-TV. She shared her love for art and soccer with her best friend, Nico Escalante, who was struck and killed by a car in Grand Prairie last year. Alithia tried to use artwork to provide… Read More

Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, an honor roll student with a loving family, dies at 10

Written by Sofia Briones on June 15, 2022 - 2:02pm

Annabell was a quiet child and an earnest student, having earned her place on the school’s honor roll. She was cousins, classmates and close friends with Jackie Cazares, another victim. “We are a very tight family,” Polly Flores, Annabell’s great aunt and Jackie’s aunt, told The New York Times… Read More

Uziyah Garica, a loving, outgoing, and energetic child, dies at 10

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 5, 2022 - 9:12pm

Uziyah last visited his grandfather Manny Renfro in San Angelo during spring break. They threw a football together, and Renfro was teaching him pass patterns. “Such a fast little boy and he could catch a ball so good,” Renfro told the Associated Press. “There were certain plays that I would call… Read More

Jose Manuel Flores Jr, a baseball player who loved video games, dies at 10

Written by Sofia Briones on June 14, 2022 - 4:15pm

Jose was a good brother. He would try to help take care of his infant brother. His sister Endrea Flores, who is 9 months younger than Jose, said her brother would always play with her and support her. Jose’s mother said he was her “little shadow” and would help her around the house. Jose wanted… Read More

Irma and Joe Garcia, a teacher and her heartbroken husband, are buried together in Uvalde

Written by Alexa Ura on June 6, 2022 - 5:03pm

Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, a student from Robb Elementary, dies at 10

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 6, 2022 - 4:28pm

Jayce would always bring the neighborhood kids to his family home, just a block away from the elementary school where he was killed. The yard was often packed with children, his grandfather, Carmelo Quiroz, told USA Today. The 10-year-old would make his grandparents a pot of coffee every morning… Read More

Xavier James Lopez, a stylish honor roll student with a love for art, dies at 10

Written by Sofia Briones on June 14, 2022 - 4:53pm

Even at 10 years old, Xavier could pull off a stylish outfit, complete with a button-down shirt and clean Adidas sneakers. He could also put on a show for the cameras. He would dance to Colombian songs and do face masks with his mom on her TikTok account. “He was funny, never serious, and his… Read More

Maite Rodriguez, a kind, ambitious, and friendly animal lover, dies at 10

Written by Vivian Lopez on June 6, 2022 - 4:31pm

Green was Maite’s favorite color. She was always sporting her pair of lime green Converse tennis shoes. She had hand-drawn a heart on the right shoe. Her mother, Ana Rodriguez, said Maite would always get chicken strips with a side of sliced jalapeños when they went to Whataburger. She described… Read More