Edward "Eddie" Perez

PEREZ, Edward, 56 of Tampa passed away August 3, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Jackie Perez; mother, Maria ‘Esther’ Centeno; children, Thomas Perez and wife Kristina and Amanda Perez and fiancé Ryan Green, all of Tampa; sisters, Iris Mendez and husband Angel and Nancy Perez; sister, Eileen Ramirez; mother-in-law, Carmen Cepeda; grandchildren Clive & Audrey; and all of his wonderful nieces and nephews; and extended family members, friends, and co-workers. Eddie was born on December 1, 1961 to Jose and Maria “Esther” Perez in Brooklyn, New York. He met the love of his life, Carmen ‘Jackie’ Cepeda in 1977. They married in 1980 and eventually settled in the Tampa Bay area to raise their family. He worked at Berkeley Preparatory School for 21 years (so both of his children could attend & graduate) where he also coached softball and baseball for 15 years. He will forever be a die-hard NY Mets fan! A Celebration of his Life will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, August 11 at the Blount & Curry, Oldsmar/West Hillsborough Chapel, 6802 Silvermill Drive, Tampa. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Help Eddie Beat Cancer Fund: https://dm2.gofund.me/help-eddie-beat-cancer-fund.