Cecilia Garcia Akers is the middle daughter of Dr. Hector P. and Wanda F. Garcia. Cecilia is the founding member of the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation and serves as its board president/chairman. She has written editorials for the Corpus Christi Caller Times and the Waco Tribune regarding the legacy of her father, Dr. Hector P. Garcia. Cecilia is married to Jimmy Akers and resides in San Antonio, Texas.