Hector A. Fernandez, Sr., age 82, of Corpus Christi, TX passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. He is survived by his children, Manuel (Daisy) Fernandez of Flower Mound, TX, Roy Fernandez of Merrillville, IN, Hector (Debbie) Fernandez, Jr. of Rochester, IN, Leticia (Craig Farmer) Fernandez of Leesburg, VA; daughter-in- law, Cathy Fernandez of Flower Mound, TX; step children, Christine Rock, Robert DeSoto Jr, Rebecca Quintanilla, Romana Stevenson, Cynthia Soto, and Linda Soto; grandchildren, Sandra, Martina, Isabella, Erika, Hector III (Chico), Victor, Joseph, Jason, Jesse, and Jared; great grandchildren, Kaylee, Kaiden, Bryson, Deacon, Dominic, Kalvin, Hayden, Edward, Summer, Madelynn, Otto, and Diego; siblings, Manuel (MeMe) Fernandez of Copperas Cove, TX, Ignacia (Nachy) Canchola of Hobart, IN, Aurelio (Mickey) Fernandez, of East Chicago, IN, Norberto (Beto) Fernandez of Monterrey, MX, and Linda Fernandez of Monterrey, MX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Manuel and Ignacia Fernandez; and his wife, Antonia Fernandez. Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Kish Funeral Home 10000 Calumet Ave. Munster, IN. Interment will be private. Visitation will be on Tuesday, at the funeral home, from 3:00 p.m. until the 7:00 p.m. service. Hector was an avid golfer and Veteran of the U.S. Army. He will be dearly missed.