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Mario Flavio Garcia

68 years old · died December 24, 2020 · Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego County, California

Mario Flavio Garcia, 68, worked as a computer specialist with Sutter Health earlier in his career, was married with two children, and coached youth soccer, according to the Sacramento Bee. He died on December 24, 2020, while in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, at an outside medical facility where he was receiving treatment after being held at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said he died of complications due to COVID-19, and that he also had lung cancer as a significant underlying condition.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him).

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