Raymond Anthony Hernandez Sr. Obituary (1957

Raymond Anthony Hernandez Sr. born May 25, 1957, moved onto bigger and better things on July 19, 2015, after he bravely fought cancer for several years. Ray was born and raised in Waukegan, Illinois and a man of many talents including several award-winning vehicle restorations. His favorite hobby was searching for "Wally the Walleye" every season of the year in lakes far and near. Ray Hernandez passed away Sunday night. He has been battling Mantel Cell Lymphoma for several years now with many many successful chemo therapies...unfortunately, his body reacted negatively when he had a new aggressive chemo Friday July 17, 2015. His organs began to fail. By Sunday, when he went to the hospital, his kidneys stopped functioning completely and he had pneumonia and sepsis. He was put on a breathing tube and life support for a few hours bit Mr.tough-guy refused to let the machine work and fought it with his own breath. He never wanted to be "hooked up to stuff" and the doctors said it wasn't helping him anyways. We removed the tubes and he relaxed and breathed on his own for about four hours in no pain and calm. At about 10:15pm his blood pressure dropped rapidly and his breathing began to slow. He passed away at 10:20pm peacefully. -Be Indispensable Ray is survived by his loving wife of 38 years Laurel Hernandez; his children, Nicole Hernandez and Raymond Hernandez II; grandchildren Ariana Marie Maldonado, Joshua Biggs Jr. and Anastasia Isabella Biggs; brother Mario (Catherine) Martinez, and sister Beatrice Martinez and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. With the prior passing of far too many family and friends, Ray has joined them in Heaven. Visitation and services will be held Saturday July 25, 2015 from 12 noon - 4:00 pm at The Memorial Chapel of Waukegan 1521 Washington Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085. Final disposition will be private. Please sign our online guestbook at www.thememorialchapelofwaukegan.com For information please call, (847) 623-3730.