Herbert N. "Neil" Hector 1921-2016

Wimberley - HECTOR, Herbert N. (Neil)

Neil Hector, 95, of Wimberley, Texas died Saturday, May 21, 2016. Coach Hector was a much respected and admired Austin area and south Texas athlete, high school coach and high school administrator. He was a calm, collected, soft-spoken and extremely patient coach, teacher, parent and grandparent who had a great gift for teaching and motivating young athletes. He was born in Buda in 1921 and graduated from Buda High School in 1938. He attended The University of Texas from 1940-1942 & 1946-1948 where he played for Bib Falk's perennial conference winning baseball program, and also played football during his freshman and sophomore years. From 1948-1959 he coached baseball, football and basketball at McAllen High School. McAllen is also where he met his wife, Pat Purdy, an elementary school teacher and where his first two children were born. After leaving the valley in 1959 he briefly coached baseball and football at Three Rivers HS, before moving on to coaching and administrative jobs at high schools in Austin. Remarkably, Neil's former McAllen High athletes continued to stay in touch even in the last years of his life.

Neil is survived by Pat Hector of Wimberley, his loving and devoted wife of 65 years; sons, Dean Keddy-Hector and wife Anne of Driftwood; Jim Hector and Pauline Hernandez of Alpine; Casey Hector and wife Tammy of Robinson; and grandchildren Austin, Cassidy, Emmaline, Isabel, Julian, Katy, Logan, Megan, Rachel and William.

A Memorial Service will take place at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Wimberley on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 11 am to be followed by a reception for family and friends at the Hectors' home. A scholarship fund has been established in Neil's name through the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (www.thsca.com).

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Published by The Monitor on May 29, 2016.

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