El Paso Community College sign interpreter to retire after 35 years; daughter follows footsteps

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso Community College (EPCC) sign interpreter will retire after 35 years of service to her community and reflects on her journey of sign language interpreting with her daughter.

Adriana Garcia, a sign language interpreter at EPPC, announced that she will retire from the college on July 31, after 35 years of service, according to the news release.

She began working with EPCC in 1990, initially pursuing automotive studies, according to EPCC.

When Garcia saw an interpreter in one of her classes for the first time, it changed the course of her education, EPCC said…

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