Samuel Perez

SAMUEL PEREZ, AGE 85, OF MISSION HILLS, KANSAS

PASSED AWAY SATURDAY, JULY 30, AT HIS HOME.

SAM WAS BORN IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 21, 1936. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, HERLINDA AND PEDRO PEREZ AND SISTER, LYDIA PEREZ.

HE SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD IN ARMOURDALE, KANSAS.

SAM GRADUATED FROM WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL IN 1955. HE THEN GRADUATED FROM THE UMKC CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN 1962. SAM AND SUZANNE WERE MARRIED IN 1964 AND MOVED TO TEXAS FOR SAM’S CAREER. HE RECEIVED TWO MASTERS DEGREES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AND SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY.

HE WORKED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD FOR 30 YEARS. HIS PASSIONS WERE FAMILY, FRIENDS, MUSIC, AND EDUCATION. HE LEAVES HIS WIFE OF 58 YEARS, SON, MICHAEL PEREZ, DAUGHTER, ANDREA DAVIS, SON-IN-LAW, JASPER DAVIS, SISTER, MARTHA MOLINA, BROTHER-IN-LAW, JOEL MOLINA, BROTHER ABEL PEREZ, SISTER-IN-LAW SANDRA PEREZ AND NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

VISITATION WILL BE MONDAY AUG. 1ST 6-8PM

AT THE JOHNSON COUNTY FUNERAL

CHAPEL & MEMORIAL GARDENS

11200 METCALF AVE.

OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210

BURIAL WILL BE ON TUESDAY AUG. 2ND 11AM

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY SUGGESTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

STANLEY DEACON SCHOLARSHIP

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND DANCE

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

5115 OAK ST. KANSAS CITY, MO 64112