‘Broken Heart’ Killed Husband of Slain Uvalde Teacher, Family Says
The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead has claimed another life: Joe Garcia, the husband of slain teacher Irma Garcia, has died of what relatives described as a “broken heart.”“I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life of more than 25 years was too much to bear,” wrote Debra Austin, Irma Garcia’s cousin, on a GoFundMe page created to raise funds for the family. The couple is survived by their four children.Joe Garcia died on May 26 after a “medical emergency,” according to Austin’s fundraising page.Dying from what’s known as broken heart syndrome, also called stress cardiomyopathy, while rare, has been previously documented in people who are grieving a sudden loss of…