Adan Perez Jr. 1952-2015

Services for Adan “Dan” Perez Jr., 62, of Edgewood were held June 3, 2015, at St. Therese Catholic Church in Canton with Father Selvaraj and Deacon Alan Stehsel officiating under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home. 

Interment was in Haven of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Perez passed away May 31, 2015, in Dallas.  He was born Nov. 4, 1952, in Premont to Adan Sr. and Susana Perez.

Mr. Perez was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church where he was a Knight of Columbus.

He joined the U.S. Marine Corp in January 1973.  He met his wife, B.J., in Havelock, N.C., in January 1980 and married in Fullerton, Calif., Nov. 20, 1982.

He left the Marine Corp in October 1983 and spent many years as an engineering director for Hospital Corp of America. In 1994, Dan and B.J. opened BJ’s Specialties where they manufactured air horns for motorcycles. They traveled across the U.S. with their business until 2008.  Dan has been semi-retired since that time.

Mr. Perez is survived by his wife, B.J. Perez; son, Adan Perez III of Canton; his parents; two sisters, Dianna and Ron Thompson of Richmond and Yolanda Perez Martinez and Pete of Arlington; three brothers, David and Barbara Perez of Canton, Mike and Terri Perez of Canton and Andrew and Sheila Perez of Edgewood; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were A.J. Perez, Eli Perez, Cody Perez, Michael Perez, Chandler Thompson and Tristan Thompson. Honorary pallbearers were Allie Perez and Emily Perez.