In Loving Memory

Ignacio Hernandez

April 22, 1954 - November 12, 2025

Ignacio Hernandez, born April 22, 1954, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2025, at the age of 71. Ignacio was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He is proceeded in death by his beloved wife Guadalupe Kristine (Kris) Hernandez, and by his parents Jose O. and Josefina A. Hernandez. Left to cherish his memory are his three children; Denise Kristine Hernandez, Estevan Ignacio (Steve) Hernandez, and Amanda Lee Hernandez. Seven grandchildren; Avery Lorraine Valencia, Aiden Camillo Valencia, Layla Cristina Valencia, Lilly Juliana Pena, Jaxsyn Kristine Hernandez, Angello Lee Williams and Jaylen P. Daniels. Great Grandson Andres Cesar Varela. Siblings Carmen Campos, Lucy Landeros, Teresa Hernandez, Jose Luis Hernandez and Tony Hernandez. Numerous nieces and nephews that loved him very much.

Ignacio was retired from Phelps Dodge Copper Refinery after 38 years. He loved hard and played hard. No one could ever doubt the love he had for his children, grandchildren and all of his siblings, nieces and nephews. He constantly worried for others, even as he struggled with his own health issues. He loved spending time at the casino, as well as with his community of lifelong friends. He was an ACTS Brother having lived his retreat in 2018 and a graduate of Bel Air High School in 1972.

He will be incredibly missed. His unsolicited advice, his crude jokes, his side eye glances when being made fun of, and his popular “F” bombs to make just about every other sentence that much more colorful. But most of all, we that knew and loved him, will miss his huge smile.

We ask for prayers for the eternal repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends that are mourning his incredible loss. May he be reunited with all of his loved ones in paradise. “Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. AMEN”

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”