Hernandez, John G. "Cachitas", 86, born to Manuel and Carmen Hernandez on Jan. 31, 1923 in Phoenix, Ariz. was born to eternal life on Oct. 21, 2009. A wonderful, loving and dedicated husband and father, he shared 62 years of married life with his beloved wife, Barbara, his "Tortolita". He was a WWII Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Boy Scout leader, long-time parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul Society. He retired from Capital Foundry after 44 years of dedicated service. He is preceded in death by four brothers (Pedro, Adolfo, Manuel Jr. and Ernesto), and three sisters (Elisa Vargas, Carmen Mercado and Mary Garcia) and survived by one sister Stella (Memo) Pineda. He is survived by his wife Barbara and children: Sally Martinez, Carmen (Lope) Ribodal, Lucia (Benny) Estrada and John (Rosie) Hernandez; his nine grandchildren: Stephanie, Barbara, Suzanne (Gabriel), John, Sonia, Jessica, Stephen, Benjamin and Lope; and five great-grandchildren: Alyssa, Adrianna, Stephen, Lilianna and Christian. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m., with Rosary at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1421 S. 12th St., Phoenix. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent in memory of John to Sacred Heart, St. Vincent de Paul Conference, 1421 S. 12th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034. Published in The Arizona Republic from October 24 to October 25, 2009