Friends, family remember Austin Police Detective, who was killed in the event of a non -working accident

Austin, Texas – A Austin police detective was put to rest on Friday.

Friends and family of the detective Israel Garcia gathered to his funeral- before a procession of officers who accompanied Garcia's body to the Bannockburn Church in South Austin. “Not once did he complain that he was forced to change his schedule. He always appeared with a smile on his face,” said Officer Tessa Lantsberger of the crowd. “Izzy was the kind of person who could speak to anyone, and it always felt like he had known her for several years.”

Some of his closest friends and family members praised the 54-year-old as an unforgettable presence of the police and as a family man, father and stepfather of four children. For me, Israel was primarily a stepfather. However, words cannot describe how much he was for me. However, words cannot describe how much he was for me. He was a friend full of humor, serious if necessary, informative when I was ignorant, ”said his stepson Sam.

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Garcia was also a husband, a son and a brother and brother-in-law. Kyle Robertson was both a brother -in -law and an employee in Austin's police department. “He was instrumental in the fact that I joined the police department. In fact, he was the reason why I came to Austin in the first place, which in turn delivered so much success in my life and was allowed to do so many things for my family.”

Garcia died last weekend with a motorcycle accident-at that time was not free of service. His death was a shock for those who came to mourn him – and to mourn the defeat against the police department. “There are a lot of things that Israel loved. As a police officer of Austin, there was definitely one,” said Robertson.

Detective Garcia was buried in a private ceremony and rested on Lockhart.