Macario "Mack" Hernandez III passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024 at the age of 92.

Mack was born in Harlingen, Texas to Macario Hernandez Jr. and Maria Ramos. His parents were migrant workers who followed harvest patterns throughout the South. Years of hard farm work was the foundation used to build the rest of his life.

Mack enlisted in the U.S. Army when he was seventeen. He completed several courses earning the equivalent of an Associate Degree in Automotive Engineering and Electronic Engineering during his early years of service. Later he was trained in the personnel field and was promoted to Warrant Officer. Mack's first assignment, as a Personnel Officer, was at the Eighth Army Headquarters in Korea.

During Mack's 23 years of military service, he was assigned to duty in Korea, Germany, Vietnam and various installations in the United States. His military awards include two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and numerous service awards.

In 1981, Mack earned a bachelor's degree in business from Incarnate Word College after retiring from the army. He was employed as a Director of Human Resources for various businesses in San Antonio.

Mack volunteered as a Little League Coach, an officer of the Churchill High School ROTC Booster Club, a Red Cross Disaster Relief Coordinator and a Veterans Affairs Coordinator.

Mack loved wood working, furniture refinishing, tinkering with cars and anything mechanical. He enjoyed traveling, music, games, and old Western movies.

Mack was preceded in death by his parents Macario and Maria Hernandez Jr. He is survived by his devoted wife of 37 years Sue Hernandez, his sister Manuela Hernandez, his children: Macario Hernandez IV (wife Kathy), Marian Perkins (husband Herbert), Melinda Hernandez, and Michael Hernandez (wife Gina), his step children Patrick Taylor, Theresa Brissette (husband Wayne) and Timothy Taylor (wife Olana). Mack has eleven grand and step grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 9:00 AM on April 12, 2024 at The Angelus Funeral Home. Burial services, with military honors, will follow immediately at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.