John Perez Jr.

John Perez Jr., of Clarksburg, CA, passed away at the age of 76 around 3:30pm on Saturday, April 30th, 2016 at his home in Galt, CA. He was born on April 16, 1940 in Sacramento, California to John Sebastian Perez and Dolores Perez. He married Sharon Anderson in 1962 and she survives.

Also surviving is (son) John Michael Perez the 3rd, (daughter) Cynthia Ann Ratola (Valentino), (son) Phillip Jon Perez, 4 grandchildren: Nicole Marie Santos (John), Valentino Simon Ratola Jr. (Alexandria), Kelly Marie Ratola, Victoria Iris Perez and great-grandchild John Valentino Santos (Nicole).

John was preceded in death by his son James “Jimmy” Perez, who passed on December 9th, 1983.

In 1958 John bought his first truck- that was just the beginning. In 1962 he did farm-labor, in 1968 he did custom harvesting and in 1971 he bought 7 trucks and grew that into what he is today.

In January 1971 he incorporated his trucking with his custom harvesting and began John Perez & Son’s Trucking.

John and Sharon met in 1962, they fell in love and married on June 22nd. In 1962 they had three children together and in the years to follow, John became a grandfather to 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He loved his family very much and would always say that he wouldn’t want it any other way.

He loved going to the movies every week with his wife Sharon and taking yearly trips to Mexico with family and friends. Everyday John would go out driving and take his dog FiFi to go look at all the crops, and make sure that they were all taken care of. He would love to just drive around and go get lunch and bring it back for everyone in the office. John LOVED his naps. He loved the holidays & birthdays but he especially enjoyed Christmas because the whole family came together at his home, and that’s what he loved the most, family. John had a group of friends and they called themselves the ‘Ball Brothers’ and his nickname in the group was ‘Taco Ball’. He loved those friends and was so grateful to have them as trusted support that he knew he could always count on.

The visitation will be held from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday, May 5th, 2016 at Harry A. Nauman & Son, 4041

Freeport Blvd., Sacramento CA, 95822. The visitation will be followed by the Recitation of the Rosary at 7pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 6th, 2016 at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church at 10am with a reception to follow.

The family would like to request in lieu of flowers, that donations would be made to Saint Joseph for their church yard’s maintenance.