Brother Armando Garcia, FSC, of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, died on April 5, 2024, at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. He was 92 years old.
FUNERAL ARRANGMENTS
Funeral arrangements for Brother Armando are pending.
MILESTONES
Born: August 29, 1931, Los Angeles, CA
Entered novitiate: February 11, 1952
Received habit: August 14, 1952
Final vows: June 22, 1958, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
EDUCATION
B.A., Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, 1957
Certificate, Applied Linguistics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1963
M.A., Applied Linguistics, Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Madrid, Spain, 1968
Diploma, Theology, East Asian Pastoral Institute, Manila, Philippines, 1975
ASSIGNMENTS
1953, Scholasticate, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, student
1957, Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco, CA, teacher
1957, Cathedral High School, Los Angeles, CA, teacher
1960, Normal Superior Nueva Galicia, Guadal, Mexico, student
1961, Saint Mary’s High School, Berkeley, CA, teacher, prefect
1964, Bacolod City, Philippines, missionary, teacher, vice president
1967, Casa Central, Madrid, Spain, student
1968, La Salle High School, Bacolod, Philippines, principal
1974, East Asian Pastoral Institute, Manila, Philippines, student
1975, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, instructor
1975, Cathedral High School, Los Angeles, CA, teacher
1978, Above and, Centro La Salle, Tijuana, Mexico, founder/director; (Summers 1979, 1980, 1981)
1979, Above and, Latino Youth Ministries, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA
1981, Centro La Salle, Tijuana, Mexico, teacher
1985, Cathedral High School, Los Angeles, CA, sabbatical
1986, Above and, Instituto Miguel Hidalgo, Los Angeles, CA, founder/CEO
1996, Above and, Sabbatical
1997, Justin Community, Napa, CA, research
1998, Latino Adult Institute, founder/CEO
2003, Holy Family Community, Mont La Salle, Napa, CA, Latino Adult Institute
2007, Provincialate Community, Napa, CA
2009, Above and, Latino Community Educational Outreach, Napa, CA, retired
2022, Holy Family Community, Napa, CA, retired