After shedding his spouse and new child son in a crash, a landscaper’s work and religion helps him overcome grief
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ONE’S MIND TO WORK AND TRUSTING IN FAITH. LANDSCAPER SERGIO GARCIA PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON LANDSCAPING AT A HOME IN GALT THE WORK HELPS TO KEEP HIS MIND OFF A CAR WRECK IN MEXICO THIS PAST JANUARY THAT KILLED FIVE MEMBERS OF HIS AND HIS BROTHERS FAMILY, INCLUDING SERGIO’S WIFE AND INFANT SON. >> MY BROTHER FELL ASLEEP, I THINK. THERE WERE SIX IN THE TRUCK, AND I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO SURVIVED. >> SERGIO WAS SERIOUSLY HURT, INCLUDING A BROKEN LEG, AND EVEN THOUGH HIS GRIEF IS OVERWHELMING, SERGIO WANTED TO GET BACK TO WORK, EVEN IF IT MEANT FINISHING THIS JOB ON CRUTCHES. I TRIED TO BE BUSY SO I DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS, WHICH IS SO SAD. >> SERGIO’S WORK ETHIC HAS IMPRESSED OF THE HOMEOWNER. >> HE WAS HEARTBROKEN AND BROKEN PHYSICALLY, AND FOR HIM TO KEEP GOING, WHAT HE TOLD ME WHEN I ASKED HIM, HE TOLD ME THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR HIM. SERGIO HAS WORKED THROUGH THE PAIN OF A BROKEN BONE IN HIS BACK AND FOUR RIBS. >> SHE GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO START THE JOB, SO HERE I AM. >> THE DESIRE TO GET BACK TO WORK AND FINISH WHAT HE STARTED DOES NOT SURPRISE HIS SURVIVING DAUGHTER JASMINE. >> I WORK HERE IN TOWN, AND I MENTIONED THAT. THEY SAY, ARE YOU RELATED TO SERGIO? HE IS PRETTY KNOWN AROUND TOWN. >> ONE MAN’S DESIRE TO WORK THROUGH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PAIN TO FINISH WHAT HE STARTED AND TO KEEP HIS MIND ON THE TASK AT HAND WITH THE HOPES OF AVOIDING THOUGHTS OF THE TRAGEDY. WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING? >> I DON’T KNOW. I LIKE MY CUSTOMERS. I LIKE TO FINISH WHAT I PROMISE. >> WILL HERYFORD, KCRA THREE NEWS. LISA: SERGIO’S OLDEST SON SERGI
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After shedding his spouse and new child son in a crash, a landscaper’s work and religion helps him overcome grief
Up to date: 11:12 AM CDT Could 7, 2023
Landscaper Sergio Garcia put the ending touches on new landscaping at a house in Galt, California, on Thursday.The work, he says, helps to maintain his thoughts off of a automobile wreck that occurred in Mexico this previous January that killed 5 members of his household, together with his spouse and toddler son.Garcia sustained a damaged leg within the crash, and although his grief is overwhelming, he says he wished to get again to work — even when it meant ending his job on crutches.Watch the video above for extra on this story.
Landscaper Sergio Garcia put the ending touches on new landscaping at a house in Galt, California, on Thursday.
The work, he says, helps to maintain his thoughts off of a automobile wreck that occurred in Mexico this previous January that killed 5 members of his household, together with his spouse and toddler son.
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Garcia sustained a damaged leg within the crash, and although his grief is overwhelming, he says he wished to get again to work — even when it meant ending his job on crutches.
Watch the video above for extra on this story.
