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Viola Garcia (Simonson)

April 16, 1930 — June 25, 2016

 

 

Viola (Simonson) Garcia

April 16, 1930 ~ June 25, 2016

 

Viola Garcia, passed on in the early morning hours on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Viola was 86 years young. Viola was born on April 25, 1930 in Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York. She was the third child born of seven children. Viola was not only a wonderful and loving mother, but she was also an advocate and founder of the Association of Retarded Children in 1960. It was because of her works with the association that we now have Special Education, Special Olympics, and many many other fantastic programs that are accessible and available to all peoples with special needs so they many live more independent lives.

Viola is survived by her three sons Kenneth, John, and Michael Shanahan; her three sisters Cathy Winding, Diana Brennan, and Barbara Wilson. Her spirit is reunited with her first born son Robert Benjamin Shanahan Jr., her parents Irving and Viola Simonson, her brother George Simonson, and sisters Mary Collum and Rita Stascavage.

There will be a Memorial Service for Viola on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Grand View Cemetery. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.

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