Luis Peña Garcia, age 84 of Providence, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Berkshire Nursing Home. He was born in the Dominican Republic on May 18, 1939, to the late Daniel Antonio Peña, Petronila Garcia Colon, and stepmother Aurelia Marcial. Before his retirement, he was a shoemaker and a cook. On his spare time, he loved to take his kids to see wrestling matches in the Dominican Republic and watch boxing and baseball. Luis’ greatest passion, which he was raised doing, was agriculture. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister Gloria Peña; brothers, Vicente Peña, Jose Peña, Manolo Peña, Antonio Peña, and Angel Peña; granddaughter Christine Peña. Luis is survived by his daughters Kircia Peña of Bronx, NY, Luisa Peña of Murfreesboro, TN, Crystal Figueroa of Providence, RI, Yudelka Echavarria of Dominican Republic; sons, Luis J. Peña of Murfreesboro, TN, Rudy Peña and Luis D. Peña both of Dominican Republic, Christian Figueroa of Providence, RI; son in laws Jesus Matos of Dominican Republic, and Gabriel Matos of Bronx, NY; daughter-in-law Candida Peña of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, Gabriel Matos, Gabriela Matos, Steven Matos, and Ashley Matos all of Bronx, NY, Crystal Peña of Murfreesboro, TN, Christopher Peña of Ohio, Jose Rodriguez of Providence, RI, Yaritza Rodriguez of White House, TN, Luis Peña of Franklin, TN, Jovanni Peña of Providence, RI, Zyana Peña and Zoryana Peña both of Murfreesboro, TN, JanCarlos Peña, Yariza Peña, Yeimi Peña, Carolina Peña, and Diana Peña all of Dominican Republic, Maico Peña, Ysaira Rodriguez, and Naiomi Peña all of Dominican Republic, Adonis Echavarria and Araliza Echavarria both of Dominican Republic; great-grandchildren, Diana Peña and Daniela Peña of Murfreesboro, TN, Ethan Portocarrero, Katherine Matos, and Nathan Matos all of Bronx, NY, Jovanni Peña and Ava Peña of Providence, RI, Anthony Rodriguez, Maurico Mendezcruz, Yaneliz Rivera, Nathaniel Angelin all of White House, TN; brothers Christian Peña, Rafael Peña, Genaro Peña, Radames Peña, Manuel de Jesus Peña all of Dominican Republic; and sisters Altagracia Peña, Maria Peñal de Grullion, and Maria Peña all of Brooklyn, Ny.

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