User:Eddieslegacy

Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas Son of Rafael Galvan, Sr. and Virginia Reyes-Galvan

Brothers: Sammy Galvan (died 2009) Ralph Galvan, Bobby Galvan Sisters: Virginia Galvan-Gonzalez (died 1971), Manuela "Mamie" Galvan-Oliviera, Patricia Galvan-Prezas

1896 Rafael Galvan came to Corpus Christi. He worked as a fisherman and then became Corpus Christi’s first Mexican-­‐ American police officer. He also established the Galvan Ballroom and was a founding member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). He purchased a house in 1942 that had belonged to A.M. French, and it remained in his family until 1982. Now known as the Galvan House, it is one of the historical houses at Heritage Park.

MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, AND SURROUNDING AREA Compiled by Dr. Eva Vera Muñiz, Professor of English, Del Mar College, March 2012 ￼ ￼Eddie Galvan, longtime Miller band leader and community music man, dies at 83