Samuel Garza Gonzalez was just a toddler when he first gripped the wheel of a 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. With his feet on the driver’s seat, he peered over the dashboard and flashed a toothless smile.
That moment, and his father’s love for cars, fueled a passion for classic automobiles that stayed with him through his short life.
Garza Gonzalez, who went by Sammy, was 24 years old when he was killed in May 2022 in a drive-by shooting in Tacoma. Out of that tragedy, his mother, Elisa Gonzalez, created Unidas Por Vida, an all-women car club that helps families who have lost a loved one to homicide…