Armando Garcia, Cigar Machine Master, Dies at 86

 

(Cigar Aficionado) The man who knew the ins and outs of cigar-making machines probably better than anyone else in the world died this week. Armando Garcia passed away in his sleep on November 28. He had been ill for a short time, but had recovered, even going to dinner the previous evening with his sons with the intention of returning to work next week.
... Garcia had worked for the past 10 years at J.C. Newman Cigar Co. in Tampa, fixing, modifying and maintaining dozens of cantankerous old machines and ensuring that Tampa's cigar-making tradition carried on. Continued