From Learning to Leading

ID: 3413 ~ Source: Hernandez, Diana Cruz, Interviewed by Stephen Sloan, February 12, 2025, in Waco, Texas. Baylor institute for Oral History, Waco, Texas. 
This file appears in: Cruz's Drive Inn

Diana (Cruz) Hernandez recalls her early experiences working in the store cutting meat at the deli counter as a teenager. She would eventually become food manager, ensuring proper health code compliance for the establishment.

This file appears in: Cruz's Drive Inn

By Sylvia Hernandez
On the corner of South Eleventh Street and Cleveland Ave, Cruz’s Drive Inn stood as a cornerstone to the community for over 50 years. Four generations of the Cruz family served both the neighborhood…