Hector E. Herrera died Friday, May 14, 2004, in Gilroy.
He was 29 years old and had been suffering from Acute
Lymphocytic Leukemia.
Hector E. Herrera died Friday, May 14, 2004, in Gilroy.
He was 29 years old and had been suffering from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.
Mr. Herrera graduated from Gilroy High School in 1993 and was an avid golfer and loved to play and watch football.
He enjoyed all sports, but was an avid 49er fan.
He rode in Gilroy’s Memorial Day Parade last year in a car promoting the need for bone marrow donors.
About a month after the parade, he found a bone marrow match and went through the process, but developed an infection.
”He was an all around happy, let’s-get-together type of guy,”said his aunt Alice Breeding. ”He loved being around family and friends.”
Mr. Herrera was a praised Pop Warner Football coach and great mentor. He was a loving son and husband who also lived for his children and was inspired by their spirit.
Mr. Herrera was everyone’s best friend and will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
He is survived by his loving wife Diane Herrera; children David, Steven and Kate Lynn Herrera; his father Hector C. Herrera; mother Dianne Garcia-Chapa; sisters Marisol Herrera and Michelle Herrera; brother Christopher Herrera; maternal grandmother Amelia Garcia; and paternal grandparents Victor and Celia Herrera.
The rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Habing’s Funeral Home in Gilroy, 129 Fourth St.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at St. Mary’s Church in Gilroy. Services will be followed by burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
The family asks in lieu of flowers please donate to the Hector E. Herrera Children’s Trust Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, account number 8657726074, routing number 121042882.
