Wichita – John J. Perez Jr., 57, passed away September 2, 2015 at his home in Wichita.

He was born June 28, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri. The son of John Perez and Helen Lemuz Perez Asher. A lifetime area resident, living in Wichita for the last 10 years; he was a Truck Driver, a Lineman and a Certified Med Aide.

He was a member of the St. Marys Catholic Church, Wichita.

On June 17, 2010 he married Vorapa Khomsiri in Wichita. She survives.

Other survivors include; three sons, Eddie Rodriguez, Hutchinson, Mario Perez, Larned and Sergio Perez, Emporia; a daughter, Xaviera Jaso, Hutchinson; a step-daughter, Suttapak (Vaen) Suksabai, Bangkok, Thailand; and numerous grandchildren, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by; a son, Sgt. Christopher Perez of the United States Marine Corps.

Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned with Father Warren Stecklein officiating. Vigil Service will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned, Kansas with Military Graveside Rites.

Memorials may be given to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.