Herbert Lomack Obituary
Obituary published on Legacy.com by Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary - San Diego on Oct. 8, 2024.
HERBERT LOMACK III, AFFECTIONALLY KNOWN AS HERB, WAS BORN ON MARCH 21, 1958, IN SAN
DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, HE WAS THE FIRST CHILD OF HERBERT LOMACK JR. AND SHIRLEY LOMACK.
HERBERT ATTENDED CHOLLAS AND SILVERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, DANA JUNIOR HIGH AND PT.
LOMA HIGH SCHOOL. HERBERT WAS A FOOTBALL FANATIC. HE PLAYED AS A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
FOR PT. LOMA HIGH SCHOOL WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO A FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP AT NEW
MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY AND A SEMI-PROTEAM, THE SAN DIEGO STORM.
HERBERT GREATLY ADMIRED HIS FATHER HERBERT JR., HE ADMIRED HOW HIS FATHER WAS ALWAYS
PRESENT IN EVERY ASPECT OF HIS LIFE AND WOULD OFTEN REMIND HIM NOT TO GIVE UP OR THROW
IN THE TOWEL, ESPECIALLY IN FOOTBALL.
AS A CHILD, HERBERT ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS HIS LORD AND SAVIOR. HE WAS BAPTIZED AT
THE AGE OF 12 BY THE LATE H.V. BENNETT, PASTOR OF MACEDONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA.
HERBERT MET HIS FIRST LOVE, MARY FRANKS, AND THE TWO MARRIED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1979. TWO
CHILDREN WERE BORN FROM THIS UNION, EZELL AND ANTHONY.
IN 1980 HERBERT ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY WHERE HE PROUDLY SERVED FOR THREE
YEARS AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.
HERBERT MET THE LOVELY INNA CUNNINGHAM IN 1985, THEIR LOVE BLOSSOMED AND MARRIED ON
FEBRUARY 14, 1988. THEY WELCOMED A SON LORENZO AND BECAME A BLENDED FAMILY.
HERBERT WORKED AS A SENIOR CABLE TECHNICIAN FOR COX COMMUNICATION AND TIME WARNER
FOR 15 YEARS. HE ALSO WORKED IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY FOR 12 YEARS IN WHICH HE RETIRED
DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES.
HERBERT'S PASSION FOR SPORTS LED HIM TO VOLUNTEER HIS TIME AS A COACH.HE COACHED
BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL FOR THE JACKIE ROBINSON YMCA AND SOUTHCREST PARK SPORTS
LEAGUES.
HERB LOVED SPENDING TIME LISTENING TO MUSIC, BUILDING MODEL PLANES, FAMILY TRIPS TO LAS
VEGAS, GRILLING,AND WATCHING SCI-FICTION ON TELEVISION I.E., STAR TREK (ORIGINALVERSION),
NEXT GENERATION, AND DEEP SPACE NINE TO NAME A FEW. HERB WAS A LOYAL CHARGERS FAN.
WHETHER WIN OR LOSE, IN SAN DIEGO OR LOS ANGELES, HE PROUDLY REPRESENTED THE LIGHTING
BOLTS. "SAN DIEGO, SUPER CHARGERS!"
HERBERT LOMACK III, WAS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER HERBERT LOMACK JR. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE INNA KAY LOMACK; MOTHER: SHIRLEY LOMACK: FIVE CHILDREN: EZELL
LOMACK, ANTHONY (BRANDY) LOMACK SR., LORENZO(ASHA)LOMACK, NICOLE FRANKS AND KIARA
DENNARD (TERRY HALL); BROTHER: KEVIN LOMACK; SISTER: KIM MARIE LOMACK-GEORGE;
GRANDCHILDREN: CHAUNICE,CHAUNTASIA, CHAUNTIANA, IBN-RASUL, CHAMIYA, MARCUS, ANTHONY JR.,
ASCEN, BRAZEN, NAOMI, MAKAYLA, SANAA, MEHKI AND, KARRI; UNCLE: ANDERSON WILLIAMS; AUNTIES:
WILMAREEN (WILSON) JAMES AND CORA WILLIAMS; FATHER-IN-LAW: VERNONGADSON SR.;
BROTHER-IN-LAW: SPENCER (CHALLE')GADSON; NIECE: KAYLA GEORGE;NEPHEWS: DAMIEN LOMACK,
CHAZ LOMACK AND XAIXER LOMACK; AND A HOST OF GREATNIECES, GREATNEPHEWS, COUSINS, AND
FRIENDS WHO WILL MISS HIM DEARLY.
Soon as my feet strike Zion
Lay down my heavy burden
Put on my robe in glory
Shout and tell Him my story
Soon as I can see Jesus
Tell Him all about my trouble
Put on my robe in glory
Shout, shout, tell Him my story
I shall wear a robe and crown...
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