ABEL GARZA ZAPATA Abel Garza Zapata was born in Mexico on August 8, 1954 to Guillermo Zapata and Librada Garza. Abel passed away in Bowie County, Texas on November 2, 2012. Abel was raised in Mexico and when he was fifteen he moved to Dallas, Texas. Abel moved to Kaufman in 1989 where he operated his own automobile repair shop at his home. Abel married Maria Anita Rodriguez on September 21, 1972 in Falfurrias, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his wife: Maria Zapata of Kaufman, sons: Abel Zapata of Kaufman and Alejandro Zapata of Houston, daughter: Sandra Moore of Kaufman, grandchildren: Christopher, Chelsea, Benjamin, Sofia, David, Emiliano and Maximiliano, brothers: Daniel Zapata of Mexico and Job Zapata of Mexico, sister: Carolina Reza of Houston and many other relatives and friends.