Helping families deal with illnesses and other issues.

Welcome to the Reginald Punwasi Foundation!

With respect to the great work Reginald was dedicated to, we decided to start this foundation to help provide services to individuals suffering from illnesses, poverty, and lack of other essential resources. Our intent is to continue his life mission by trying to help others in need. We hope you take the time to get to know Reginald and eventually contribute!

We will keep this site updated with activities and events related to the foundation and provide full exposure to where your much-appreciated donations are going.

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December 15, 2022

In memoriam: Jason Garcia

Jason Garcia was born a guardian angel, throughout his life he has been the guy who saves lives

He just lost the fight against an enemy that we all fear and only the lucky avoid- cancer. His life of service began in 1992 at the age of 18 as a Bacliff volunteer firefighter and four years later became a paramedic. In 1998 he welcomed his first child, Erin, into the World. She has recently become the mother of his first and only grandchild, a son, Kasey. Seeking to serve his country he enlisted in the US Army in 2000 becoming a Combat Medic Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division attaining the rank of Staff Sargent, and was among the first boots on the ground when the Global War on Terrorism began in Afghanistan, and later jumping from a C-17 into Mosul Iraq. In his total of four deployments he fearlessly faced enemy fire to ensure his wounded brothers and sisters would see their families again, and helped recover the fallen to ensure no man or woman would be left behind.

In 2006 after returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom he welcomed another daughter, Naomi, to the family. Naomi is currently in high school and will graduate with the class of 2024. Beyond his two tours in active war he was also deployed to The Republic of the Congo, and also the Bahamas where he participated in a multi-agency effort to intercept and take down drug traffickers. Upon returning again to the States, he was honorably discharged from the military and soon resumed his roles as a firefighter, paramedic, and father.

In the years since his service to our nation he has never slowed in his service to his fellow citizens. Jason has taken multiple of hospital positions ranging from direct patient care to Emergency Management Coordinator/Life Safety Specialist, regardless of the role it has always been a job that puts the well-being of others above his own. In his time away from work he is still a volunteer firefighter and first responder with the Bacliff Volunteer Fire Department. Seeing opportunity to maximize his service to his community, Jason took it upon himself to revive Bacliff VFD’s first responder program.

In addition to being the director of the first responder program he is also the teacher and holds classes to keep members trained in CPR and other basic skills to aid the citizens of Bacliff. In the three or so years since restarting the program, Jason has been personally responsible for the positive outcomes for thousands of people in the Bayshore who don’t even know his name! Jason’s most recent employment has been with HCA Airlife as a Flight Paramedic- his dream job!!

OCtober 21, 2021

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