Rachel Hernandez Cordova was born May 9, 1947, sixth child to Savina Torres Hernandez and Lorenzo Angel Hernandez.
She attended De Zavala Elementary until the family bought their first home and then attended Franklin Elementary, Edison Middle School, and graduated from Milby High School where she met Joe G. Cordova. They married October 1968 after Joe returned from the Army. Rachel and Joe had two children, Jacqueline Grace and Jerome Gerald Cordova. Rachel earned an associate’s degree from Massery Business School, which got her excellent employment opportunities. Her employment career was ultimately one she enjoyed going to everyday. She began working at University of Houston and then later she was the secretary at Brookline Elementary for more than 30 years. During that time, she was one of the founders of HESP-6315 Union.
In 2003, she was diagnosed with Schlederma. In 2014, her illness started to decline and retired from Houston I.S.D. Her faith was strong and love of her family and her friends kept her strong too. She lost her struggle to live on July 26, 2020.