Javier Alejandro Gardea's Obituary
Javier (Miguel) Alejandro Gardea entered this world on February 4th, 2005 at St. Joseph Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, bringing joy to his parents, Miranda Gardea and Ely Gardea Limones. From the beginning of life, Javier's arrival marked the beginning of a life filled with adventure, laughter, and love - a legacy that would touch all those fortunate enough to know him.
He left this world on April 23, 2026.
Javier was an active, intelligent, humorous, and always caring for others as a person. At the age of 4, his brother Robert Dorse y Jr, first introduced him to a soccer ball not knowing this would become his true passion in life. Javier, by the age of 8, started playing for his first ever club team, AC Milan in Wichita.
At the age of 4, on September 19th, 2009, Javier experienced his first seizure and was diagnosed with Epilepsy. Javier ended up outgrowing his Epilepsy by the age of 13.
Javier is originally from Wichita, Kansas, but at the age of 9, in 2014, he and his family moved from Wichita, Kansas, down to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they lived in a hotel for 3 months, until he and his family moved into their home.
In spring of 2015, Javier started playing for Tulsa Tornados where he and his teammates won their first Presidents Cup. Javier was always the fast, short, little boy with Justin Bieber hair, who ran on the field and scored many goals. He even managed to make another little boy cry because he kept scoring on him.
After playing for Tulsa Tornados for 4 years, up until Javier's 8th grade year, he attended East Central Middle School, where he decided to try out for their middle school team. This is where Javier would meet many of his friends who he would later go on to grow closer to, and continue to play soccer with.
A Celebration of Life service is being planned.
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