is housed at the UTRGV Edinburg Campus library. The archive was unveiled publicly in 2012. He resided in McAllen, Texas, with his wife Lucille until his death on March 13, 2017, of kidney failure. He is buried at the Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen, Texas. See also List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress References External links Congressman de la Garza's Congressional Papers at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Digitized files from Congressman de la Garza's Congressional Papers Eligio de la Garza - Legislative Reference Library of Texas |- |- |- 1927 births 2017 deaths 20th-century American politicians American politicians of Mexican descent United States Army personnel of the Korean War Deaths from kidney failure Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Texas Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Military personnel from Texas People from McAllen, Texas People from Mission, Texas St. Mary's University School of Law alumni United States Army officers United States Navy sailors People from Mercedes, Texas