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Garland Pack Jr.

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July 9, 1965 ~ May 21, 2025

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Garland E. Pack Jr., 59, of New Braunfels, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 after a quick and courageous fight with cancer. He went to Heaven peacefully with his family by his side.

Garland, also known as GPack, Bubba, and 6-Pack, was born on July 9, 1965 in Beaumont, Texas. Garland grew up in Port Acres and graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1983. In 1984, he met his beloved bride at Tyler Junior College, where he was President of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

Garland pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications at Lamar University and became a caseworker for Texas Child Protective Services. After 13 years of fiercely advocating for his children and families, Garland turned his focus toward his own family and became a stay-at-home father until his youngest child graduated high school. Garland enjoyed laughing, good food and beer, exciting adventures, music, and most of all, spending time with his loved ones.

Garland is preceded in death by his parents, Garland Pack Sr., Darold Frederick Sr., and Anita Joyce Frederick. He is survived by his devoted wife of 36 years, LaDonna; children, Austin and Savanna; and siblings, Rhonda Pack Hall, Darold “Fred” Frederick Jr., and Roy-Winston “Boogie” Frederick.

Garland loved loud, played hard, and lived life big. Our lives have been touched by his presence and will forever be altered by his absence.

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Visitation: Saturday, May 31, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Lux Funeral Home & Cremation Services
1254 Business 35 N.
New Braunfels, TX 78130
830-624-0500
https://www.luxfhcares.com/

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Service: Saturday, May 31, 2025 11:30 am

Lux Funeral Home & Cremation Services
1254 Business 35 N.
New Braunfels, TX 78130
830-624-0500
https://www.luxfhcares.com/

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Cemetery: Saturday, May 31, 2025 1:00 pm

Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
2951 TX-46
New Braunfels, TX 78130
830.609.4906

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    • Garland you were such a cool dude to know in middle and highschool. I am praying for your family and friends. I raise a glass of beer in your honor today sir.

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  2. Our condolences and Prayers are with you, Garland will be deeply missed. 🙏🏻💙🕊

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  4. My thoughts are with you I pray peace and comfort comes to you. Memories are made to help you at times like this lean on those.

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  5. My deepest condolences in this time I really enjoyed Garlands posts on Facebook from his beer enjoyment .Rest easy my Friend SFA alum always

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  6. Garland has always been so sweet, kind and caring. He was a wonderful man who could always make me smile. My condolences to the Pack family ❤️

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  7. My deepest condolences 💐 to the Family & Friends of Garland. Thank You Garland for all the memories growing up with you and the rest of the Port Acres Community. Rest easy Buddy, until we meet again. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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  9. Our Deepest Condolences to Garland family and friends .he was a nice , sweet nd cool person to work with …our dollar tree family will miss him ….sending Prayers of comfort 🙏✝️🕊️

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  10. I’ll always remember Gpack coming to see mine and Savanna’s shows and supporting us. He really was a special guy. I will miss his light and presence. I will miss seeing his Facebook posts. Rest in peace, Garland. 🩷
    The Heaths up in WA are all thinking and praying for you.

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  13. My heart hurts so much for all of the family. Garland was always a happy heart, a jokester and a realist. I feel so glad to have known him and to remember him in all his Garland ways!!! I love you all and I am praying for you constantly!!!

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  15. RIP Garland, you were one of a kind. I remember you from high school always laughing and always with a smile. Sending prayers to the family, may God give you strenght to carry on.
    Barbara Moore

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  16. Garland and Darren Gaspard were probably the two closest friends I had growing up. Garland and I lived down the street from one another for as long as I can remember until we graduated high school and moved on from Port Acres. We reconnected after I moved to the Austin area and found out that he lived in New Braunfels. He and Darren are both gone now but I hope they are up in heaven hanging out and remembering the great times we had as kids!

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  17. RIP Garland, you were one of my best friends. We go back to middle school. I remember the older guys attacked us in gym, you took up for me. But we both got jumped anyway. This one really hits hard. You were always there as a great friend. You will truly be missed. Rest well my brother. C/0 83.

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  18. Ladonna, I am heartbroken to hear this news. I won’t be able to attend the services but I will pray for you and your family.

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  19. Sending Prayers to the Families,
    He was a very special Man always had a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone he met 💔

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  21. Prayers for yall during this time. We enjoyed hanging out with Garland during the shows at NBPA while the kids performed.

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  22. Going to “work” with one of my girlfriends who is a beer rep, the first pub we walked into you yelled, “ I know you, you’re Bri’s Mom!” You followed us to each venue we had to check in on enjoying the beverages her company was represented at. It was a great day hanging out with you, smiling, laughing and talking! RIP Garland, you will be missed!!

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  24. My condolences to all his family and friends. He was well-loved, that’s easy to see. He was taken too soon.

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  25. Garland was a great man we met in 7th grade at Stephen F.Austin Jr Sr High School we were Team mates on the 8th and 9th football team he always had funny jokes that made me laugh he was a great friend we lost touch for a while until social media came along and found each other on Facebook I was so glad to reconnect with him he sent me a photo out of the yearbook of me catching a touchdown pass the only touchdown that I ever made playing football as team mates but if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have that picture today he will forever be remembered in my heart and later I found out our Birthdays are two days apart in July mine July 7 th His July 9th

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  27. Garland you always made me smile and fun to work with. So sorry to see this news. You will be missed !

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