Isabel grew up in Poteet, TX where he began his working career as a “cotton picker” until the age of 17 when he moved to W. Dallas. He was a very hard working man, who worked as a concrete machine operator. In 1967, he started his family with the birth of his first daughter. He was smart and straight forward, spending 20+ years in concrete until he turned his hobby into his career. At the age of 16 Isabel started working on cars and dabbled with them throughout the years. He learned the skill from his uncle and at the end of his life made it his second career. When he wasn’t working, he was bleeding gold and burnt red for his favorite team the 49’ers. Isabel was open-minded until it came to changing the channel on the radio. As funny as he was, you didn’t touch those channels cause you didn’t want to know what his well-built physique could do. He would listen to oldies, country and tejano music.Isabel was many things; well groomed, out-spoken and understanding but above all he was a family man. His children could do no wrong, especially his daughters, and his grandchildren were his favorite people to spoil. He was an original “Pachuco” who could live on tortillas and beans. He is survived by his wife Eufemia Perez; daughters Gloria Brown, Diana Perez, Adelita Sosa, Hope Elizabeth Ramirez; sons Vincent Perez, Fernando Perez, Juan Ramirez, Joel Isabel Perez; grandchildren Veronica, Monica, Joseph, Vincent Jr., Maia, Emma, Chris, Matthew, Juan, Alondra, Aubriana, Juanito, Joel; great-grandchildren Anabel, Sophia; siblings Antonio, Gilbert, Damiana, Guadalupe, Margarita and Paul.
Isabel will be missed dearly and remembered fondly whenever someone says “Tu dale shine” or “No te aguites”
