Hipolito is survived by his wife, of 41 years, Eileen Ponce; daughters Lorena Ramos, Laura Ruiz and Lydia Ponce; sons Lorenzo Ponce and Leeroy Ponce; sisters Lorenza Morales, Lucia Manuel, Sandra Ponce, Veronica Villarreal and Cecilia Ponce; brothers Daniel Ponce, Manuel Ponce, Carlos Ponce, Guadalupe Ponce, Alejandro Ponce and Jose Ponce; grandchildren Marco Ponce, Davin Rodriguez, Isiah Gongora, Emmalee Gongora, Viviana Ruiz, Rey Ramos, Leah Ponce, Leeroy Ponce Jr., Joveth Ruiz, Anthony Ruiz, Kevin Ponce, Kyle Ponce, Joycelyn Ponce, Jacob Ponce, Lorenzo Gongora, Liberty Gongora, Nicholas Gongora, Desiree Martinez, Jonathan Solitaire, Adriana Khemlani, Lucero Gongora and Jayden Khemlani ; great grandchildren Ryan, Catalina, Angelina, Estevan and Lelani.

A visitation for Hipolito will be held Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 5 pm to 9 pm with a rosary at 7pm at Funeraria Del Angel Crespo, 2516 Navigation Blvd., Houston, TX 77003. A funeral service will occur Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10 am. Committal service to follow at South Park Cemetery.