He is Preceded in death by his parents, Candelario Herrera and Feliciana Puebla, and by his wife, Dominga Alvarez De Herrera.
He is survived by his children, Maria Consuelo Cavazos, Mirna Herrera, Erika Herrera, Victoriana Herrera De Martinez, Hilda Julia Herrera, Hector G. Herrera, Vicente Herrera, Julieta Herrera Harper, Esperanza Mohammad.