BREIDENBACH, Avis Jocelyn

Photos Courtesy of California Historical Society, MSP 3800

Submit Remembrances


;
Last Name
 
BREIDENBACH
Given Names
 
Avis Jocelyn (Garcia)
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
1/5/1958
Age at Death
 
20
Place of Birth
 
Stann Creek, British Honduras (Belize)
Race
 
Black / Native
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
  Lois Breidenbach Family Tree
Birth Mother
 
(adoptive) Lois Fontaine “Rocky” Breidenbach
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Cleveland Desmond Garcia; (adoptive) Melanie Lee Breidenbach, Wesley Karl Breidenbach (also partner)
Partner
 
Wesley Karl Breidenbach (also, adoptive brother)
Children
 
(niece) Tiffany LaTrice Garcia
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Idella Pratt Garcia (mother); Norman Garcia (father)
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Source of Death Information
 
FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
4/18/1977
Residence (US)
 
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 18
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
nurse's aide, cashier, file clerk (PT occupation record); Toddler work, publications (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1lll)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
baby nursery (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1jjj); Serving area (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1dddd); Needs (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1mmmmm)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Avis was one of the lucky teenagers who lived in Rocky Breidenbach's house in Redwood Valley. She was so warm and good-natured you were drawn immediately to her. In Jonestown, Avis was a child-care supervisor, a Team C counselor, a Needs Worker and a server. ” - Kathryn Barbour