Diane Hernandez

October 12, 1955 - September 23, 2007

Funeral service for Diane Hernandez, 51, DeLand, who died at home Sunday, September 23, 2007, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 27, at Lankford Funeral Home in DeLand. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand. Calling hours are from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Hernandez was born in Coral Gables and moved here in 1995 from Miami. She taught at Deltona High School and DeLand Middle School. She had also taught at Miami Beach Junior High and worked for Dial-A-Teacher on public TV and worked for WIRN Public TV. Her first love was teaching high school. She was a member of the National Board of Certified Teachers.

Survivors include her husband, Ralph Hernandez, DeLand; parents, Ronald D. and Theresa Frank, Coral Gables; sisters, Robin Davidson-Conti and husband, Maximo, Miami, and Maureen Davidson and fiance, James Boland, DeLand; nieces and nephews, Ashley Nicole Conti and Daniel Nicholas Conti, and Natalie, Angel and Bryan Hernandez.

Memorial donations suggested to VITAS Hospice Care of Volusia/Flagler, 533 N. Nova Road, Ste. 206, Ormond Beach, FL 32174, or Grace House Pregnancy Center, 300 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32720.  We invite you to sign the Guest Book maintained by the Daytona Beach News Journal.