Hinosencio Mendez, Jr., of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on October 24, 2026. He was born on December 5, 1951, in Austin, Texas, to Hinosencio & Felicita Mendez, Sr.<\/p>\n
Hinosencio was a hard worker who knew how to enjoy life. He had a love for music, especially playing his guitar and singing, and he enjoyed sharing good times with those around him. Known as the \u201cMean Pinto Bean,\u201d he had a personality that left a lasting impression on those who knew him. He also enjoyed raising a glass and savoring life\u2019s simple pleasures. His humor and love of music will be remembered by those whose lives he touched.<\/p>\n
Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter, Sophia (Maximo) Hernandez; his brothers, Pete (Isela Estrada) Mendez and Andy (Cindy) Mendez; ten grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hinosencio Mendez, Sr. and Felicita; and his two sons, Christopher Mendez and Jose Mendez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hinosencio Mendez, Jr., of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on October 24, 2026. He was born on December 5,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-476956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}