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John T “Buddy” Ernandez Jr.

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John T “Buddy” Ernandez Jr.

Birth
Death
21 Apr 2012
Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Lando, Chester County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of John T Ernandez Sr and Lois Kee Ernandez Need Information.ROCK HILL - Mr. John "Buddy" Ernandez Jr., 86, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House.

All services are private.

A native of Lando, S.C., Mr. Ernandez was the son of the late John Ernandez and the late Lois Kee Ernandez. He was a WWII Omaha Beach D-Day veteran and the recipient of the French Legion of Honor on March 25, 2012, in Rock Hill at the Magnolia Room at Laurel Creek. He was owner of Buddy's Drive-In and Restaurant in Chester for 50 years. He was a member of the Richburg Masonic Lodge, a Hejaz Shriner and past commander of the American Legion in Chester.

Surviving are his wife, Beverly Short Ernandez; his daughter, Jonie Alewine and her husband, Jim, of Rock Hill; his brother, Clyde Ernandez of York County; and his sisters, Lorraine Ernandez and Delores Brandon, both of Chester County. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Keith and Craig Ernandez, Mary Frances Simpson and Ruby Orr.

Memorials may be made in Mr. Ernandez's name to Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731 (www.hospicecommunitycare.org); The National D-Day Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 77, Bedford, VA 24523 (www.dday.org); or The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (www.nationalww2museum.org).

Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel is assisting the Ernandez family and condolences may be made at www.greenefuneralhome.net.

Published in The Herald from Apr. 25,2012
Son of John T Ernandez Sr and Lois Kee Ernandez Need Information.ROCK HILL - Mr. John "Buddy" Ernandez Jr., 86, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House.

All services are private.

A native of Lando, S.C., Mr. Ernandez was the son of the late John Ernandez and the late Lois Kee Ernandez. He was a WWII Omaha Beach D-Day veteran and the recipient of the French Legion of Honor on March 25, 2012, in Rock Hill at the Magnolia Room at Laurel Creek. He was owner of Buddy's Drive-In and Restaurant in Chester for 50 years. He was a member of the Richburg Masonic Lodge, a Hejaz Shriner and past commander of the American Legion in Chester.

Surviving are his wife, Beverly Short Ernandez; his daughter, Jonie Alewine and her husband, Jim, of Rock Hill; his brother, Clyde Ernandez of York County; and his sisters, Lorraine Ernandez and Delores Brandon, both of Chester County. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Keith and Craig Ernandez, Mary Frances Simpson and Ruby Orr.

Memorials may be made in Mr. Ernandez's name to Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731 (www.hospicecommunitycare.org); The National D-Day Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 77, Bedford, VA 24523 (www.dday.org); or The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (www.nationalww2museum.org).

Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel is assisting the Ernandez family and condolences may be made at www.greenefuneralhome.net.

Published in The Herald from Apr. 25,2012


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217582652/john_t-ernandez: accessed ), memorial page for John T “Buddy” Ernandez Jr. (unknown–21 Apr 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217582652, citing Lando Cemetery, Lando, Chester County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by AgAg (contributor 47880557).