Aug. 29, 2007, 8:43PM
Machete killer gets life in prison

Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

Jurors took about 10 minutes Wednesday to convict an illegal Mexican immigrant of murder in the machete death of an ordained minister and restaurant owner last March.

The same jury sentenced Leon Andrade, 37, to life in prison for killing William Huang. Andrade killed the 61-year-old man outside the victim's Lucky Seafood restaurant at 66 E. Crosstimbers as Andrade's estranged wife and daughter watched in horror, prosecutors said.

Huang was killed after Andrade confronted his wife, who worked at the restaurant and had reported Andrade was stalking her.

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1944 - 2006

My father’s passion in life was helping people, especially strangers. He always initiated his own mission trips overseas wherever he saw a need, touching many lives in the process. Whenever news hit reporting natural disasters or something major happening in other countries, we knew we wouldn’t see our father for a while since he would be there in a heartbeat. There was no limit to his love. Contributing with donations was not enough for him – he had to get physically involved in these organizations all around the world. One of the most recent projects he wanted to get involved with was going to the Henan Province in China where up to 40% are HIV positive. Even among missions trips, this was definitely “less glamorousâ€