Luis Philip Perez Sr.'s Obituary
Luis Philip Perez, Sr., 61, passed away April 23, 2015. He was born August 23, 1953 in Cuba to Gloria (Blanco) Perez and the late Marcos Perez. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by grandsons, Richie and Rishaud.
Luis came to Tampa when he was 2 years old in 1955 from Cuba. He began his employment with Derby Lane in St. Petersburg over 40 years ago when he was just 18. Over the years, he worked his way up to Associate Judge and for his last roughly 20 years, Presiding Judge. He was a member at Grace Family Church and loved to golf, fish and most of all, spend time with his loving family.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife since 2001 (and loved since 1993) Carla Perez; son, Luis Perez, Jr. (Lauren) of Land O Lakes; daughters, Lisette Perez (Karla) of Tampa; and Jaimey Sims (Kevin) of Tampa; sisters, Zori Diaz (Roland) of Tampa; Belinda Perez of Tampa; brother, Marcos Perez (Monica) of Land O Lakes; grandchildren, Ava, Mikey, Vincent, Robbie, and Raelynn.
There will be a Celebration of Life on Friday, May 15, 2015 from 5:30 to 8:30 at Grace Family Church, Waters Avenue Campus, 5100 W. Waters Avenue, Tampa, Florida.
Contributions in his honor may be made to Life Path Hospice, 3010 W. Azeele Street, Tampa, Florida 33609 or Moffit Cancer Center at www.eforms.moffitt.org/donation/ .
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