Dennis Raphael Garcia, AWA, is a retired attorney and teacher. Garcia earned his law degree at the University of Kansas and his Bachelor’s degree in Business at the University of New Mexico.
He practiced civil and criminal law, and served as a Judge Pro Tem in Magistrate Court. He taught government and law at a public high school in Tucson, Arizona.
A gifted storyteller, he details in Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia, the inspiring and unique experiences of his first cousin, Ernest Garcia. While setting the background of Ernest’s success,
Garcia recognizes the sacrifices and hardships of his immigrant grandparents. Garcia’s research chronicles their family’s past and their migration from Mexico to Kansas more than 100 years ago. Like his grandparents and parents, Garcia believes that an education is the strongest social justice equalizer.
In support of this belief, he has spent his life working to protect the rights of others and educating the future. Formerly a Kansan, he now lives in the Washington, D.C. area.