FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — 17-year-old Gabriel Garcia Jr. lost his battle with cancer on July 16. He was a Sunnyside High School student who is remembered for his big smile and big heart.
“I found him, almost unresponsive one night, and we went into the ER,” Gabriel’s mom, Crystal Martinez, said.
Fresno teen dies after battling cancer, fundraiser now for funeral expenses
Martinez tells YourCentralValley.com that her son took his final breath in her arms.
“We’ve seen that he looked a little bit different. I told my sister to scoot him over. And I got in there and I held him. And I just told him, you know, when you see Jesus run to him,” Martinez said…