Erwin Garcia Shares Details About the Late Wife, Children of Eddie Garcia
EDDIE GARCIA – Erwin Garcia spoke on the late wife and children of his father, veteran actor Eddie Garcia.
Eddie Garcia’s death is undeniably among the incidents that brought sadness and grief to countless hearts. Also called as Tito Eddie and Manoy, the veteran actor is loved by a lot of people.
Tito Eddie died due to cervical fracture he obtained from accident on the set. On June 8, he was taping for Rosang Agimat, his comeback project with the GMA-7, when the accident happened.
The veteran actor tripped on a cable wire during the taping. He was rushed to Mary Johnston Hospital and, later on, he was transferred to Makati Medical Center.
For twelve(12) days, Eddie Garcia was in a critical condition and in a comatose state. Prayers and expressions of love, support, and hope were showered for the veteran actor and his family.
On June 20, the saddest day for a lot of people came – Tito Eddie died. He had surely left a great mark in the Philippine entertainment industry having spent 70 years of his life with it.
With regards to the private life of Eddie Garcia, he has managed to keep it low-key amid his prominence. He has a former wife who died and he had three(3) children with her.
Based on an article on ANC, Eddie’s son Erwin Garcia shared that his father and his mother, Lucilla Scharnberg, met a barn dance at San Juan. She was a German-Cebuana.
Tito Eddie and his former wife had three children – Eddie Jr., Erwin, and Elizabeth. However, two(2) of the actor’s children died at an early age.
Eddie Jr. who was supposedly following his father in showbiz died of a motorcycle incident. Citing his interview with Ricky Lo, the veteran actor tagged his son’s passing as the biggest tragedy in his life.
“When my son, my junior and my eldest, died in a motorcycle accident. He was only 22. It happened in the 1970s. It was painful. I got over the pain by keeping myself busy. I felt a little guilty because the motorcycle was my gift to him. But that is life,” he said.
Based on the article, Eddie Garcia’s wife died of cancer and his daughter of heart attack. When asked about the veteran actor as a father to him, here’s what Erwin said:
“He is a very caring and loving father. He would always ask what I like to eat even when he was shooting on location,” he said.
On June 20, Tito Eddie died with his beautiful partner, Lilibeth Romero, being at his side. She has never left his side as he was fighting for his life. They were together for 33 beautiful years.
Paalam Manoy!