Guadalupe Jose Perez

Mercedes- Guadalupe Jose Perez, Sr., passed away on Friday, March 8th, 2019. He was born on November 02, 1934 to Aurelio Perez and Eulalia Balli Perez in Wilson County, Texas. He was raised with eight other siblings and learned the value of hard work from an early age. When he was only a teenager, he met his future wife, Ramona Sifuentes, at a dance. They fell in love and were married on January 2, 1954. They started their family soon after and were blessed with eleven children. Ramona took care of the children while Guadalupe made sure they had a good home and food. Guadalupe worked in agriculture most of his life and quickly moved up to become a crew leader when he was a teenager, managing farm workers from Progreso to Raymondville. He also migrated with the family where they could find work. He and Ramona found that Florida was a great place to earn a living, so they raised their children in Belle Glade, Florida. Guadalupe's hobby was hard work and he was very good at it. He worked for many years as a foreman for Duda Packing Company, where he eventually retired. Jose was also an entrepreneur and had a successful laundry mat while the family lived in Florida. He spent time working for the railroad company and had numerous odd jobs throughout his lifetime. Jose expected a lot from his children. He demanded respect and expected them to keep up with their chores and help support the family. They were all expected to help the family during summer vacation. He did reward them with a few excursions when the season was over, even taking them to Disney World. When Jose was not working, which was rare, he did enjoy fishing and hunting. Although he will mostly be remembered by his strong work ethic, leadership, and stern parenting style, his grandchildren were able to enjoy a more playful side to Guadalupe and they enjoyed spending time with him. Guadalupe is preceded in death by his parents, Aurelio and Eudalia Perez, loving wife of 56 years, Ramona S Perez, daughter, Margarita Perez, son, Reymundo Perez, brothers, Raul Perez, Gilberto Perez, and Jose Luis Perez, and sister Lucia Perez Salinas. He is survived by his children, Rogelio "Roy" Perez (Sayda), Guadalupe J. Perez Jr. (Yolanda), Rose M. Garza (Noe), Reynoldo Perez, Isabel Perez (Miguel), Alicia Ocañas (Henry), Inez Lopez (Pedro), Ida Gallegos (Raul), and Hilda Martinez (Anselmo), sister, Elena Cantu (Juan+), San Juana Camacho (Roel), Soila Perez Rodriguez (Rosbelt), brother, Roberto Perez (Hermalinda), 39 grandchildren, 91 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces.