Rafael B. Garza

Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas Rafael (Ralph, Shorty as he was also called) Benavides Garza, 58, passed away on July 18, 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 16, 1967 in Alice, Texas to Isidro and Maria Olga Garza. Rafael was a character from a very young age. He loved playing with his brothers, Isidro and Saul and picking on his sisters, Mary, Connie and Olga. He was very mischievous and enjoyed making faces during family photos. Rafael was a kind and hardworking man. Rafael began his career in the oilfield at a young age. He was a dedicated, loyal and a hardworking man. He knew his job and took pride in his work. He was also a true jack of all trades, he enjoyed helping others and always willing to lend a hand. If someone needed something fixed, Rafael was your man. Rafael loved spending time outdoors fishing and hunting. Many family trips included going fishing. He also enjoyed playing the maquinitas. Rafael was loved by all who knew him. He never met a stranger. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered for his kind heart, and generous spirit and the many lives he touched. Rafael was preceded in death by his parents, Isidro and Maria Olga Garza, paternal grandparents, Isidro and Eulalia Garza and maternal grandparents, Isidro and Josefa Benavides. Rafael is survived by his son, Rafael (Ralphie) Garza Jr., sisters, Mary Garza, Connie Garza and Maria Olga (Mark) Deleon, brother Isidro (Rosa) Garza Jr, Juan Saul Garza. Nephews, Isidro Garza III, Oness Garza, Juan Saul Garza Jr, and Lucas Deleon, nieces, Clarissa (Adan) Olivarez, Roxanne Garza, Liana (Joel) Menchaca, Samantha (Hector Liguez) Menchaca, Natalie (Mark) Fuentes, Sidney (Sam Trejo) Garza, Gianna Deleon. Great nephews, Matthew Luna, Myles Olivarez, Mannix Garza, Elias Garza, Hector Liguez III, Jet and Ares Trejo and Great niece, Maya Olivarez. Pallbearers will be Ralph Garza Jr, Juan Saul Garza, Michael Salinas, Ruben Bernal, Mark Fuentes, Oness Garza, Moses Ruvalcab, Leandro Lichenberger. Honorary Pallbearers will be Isidro Garza Jr. A visitation will be held Friday, July 31, 2026 from 10AM to 11AM with a rosary to begin at 11AM in the Roberson Funeral Home Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, July 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with a burial to follow in the Roberson-Collins Memorial Cemetery. Services entrusted to Roberson Funeral Home Alice, Texas.

Rafael B. Garza

October 16, 1967 - July 18, 2026