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Lee Ray Hernandez, 66 years old, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2023, with his family lovingly by his side. He was preceded in death by his mother Alice Hernandez Gonzales and his brothers Frank Hernandez and Edward Joy Hernandez. Lee was born September 16, 1957, in Killeen Texas. Lee is survived by his wife Guadalupe “Pete” Hernandez, daughter Megan Michelle Hernandez, James Lee Hernandez, granddaughter Preslee Emma Hernandez, sister Grace Gonzales (George), brother Jim Roy Hernandez (Lillie), numerous sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, and nephews. Lee and Pete met at San Antonio College in January 1978 and were married six months later on July 13, 1978. They celebrated 45 years of marriage in July. They continued their college education at St.Mary’s University and graduated in December 1980. Lee then attended St. Mary’s University Law School and received a Juris Doctorate Law Degree on May 11, 1984. During his last year of law school, his daughter Megan was born on November 1, 1983. Lee took the bar exam early and passed it before he graduated from law school. He went on to practice law for the next 35 years. His son James was born on November 20, 1987. Lee began coaching CYO for St. Luke’s when Megan was six years old. It started with T-ball then basketball and soccer. As soon as James was old enough to play Lee started to coach his teams too. The Sting, Megan’s Team, and The Ducks, James’s Team, were Lee's pride and joy. Lee coached hundreds of games throughout the years and impacted so many kids. He loved coaching his children and all of their friends. Many friendships and memories were made through the years. When Lee wasn’t coaching, he was reading. He would read four to five books a week. He also enjoyed going to Spurs games and midnight movies. On March 11, 2013, Lee became a grandpa to his precious granddaughter Preslee Emma. He enjoyed spending all his free time with Preslee. Megan picked the name Preslee because she wanted her dad’s name to be part of her name. In October 2018 Lee was told his kidneys were failing and would need a kidney transplant. In February he went through many tests to check if he would qualify for a kidney transplant. In May 2019 he was approved. Pete decided to check to see if she would be a match and in June she was told she was a match. On July 25, 2019, his kidney transplant was performed and it was a success. Lee touched so many lives during his time on earth and will be loved and missed dearly by his family and friends. He will always be remembered as a family man, an amazing coach, a brilliant attorney, an avid reader, and for his quick wit and stubbornness. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 16th starting at 11:00am. Visitation will begin at 10:00am at Mission Park Funeral Chapels Medical Center. For personal acknowledgement, please sign the online guestbook at www.missionparks.com .

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Lee Ray Hernandez

September 1, 1957 - December 1, 2023