Henry Lopez Perez, 93, of Palacios passed away June 8, 2022. He was born on July 15, 1928 in Olivia, TX. to the late Ascencion and Anasticia Lopez Perez.

Henry met the love of his life, Trinidad, at a carnival in Palacios. They moved to Kemah and later to Houston where they made their home with their family. He worked in construction for 36 years with Marshall Construction where he retired in 1992. They moved back to Palacios after his retirement. He was a loving husband and father and good provider for his family. He loved riding around the blocks in his car and truck. He loved going to Dairy Queen to eat his chicken strip "dinner" with extra toast and extra gravy. He loved sitting on his front porch watching the cars pass by, watching his oldies but goodies Western movies and can't forget his Sabado Gigante. He made it a point to never miss a day to visit his wife's grave at the cemetery.

He is survived by daughters, Janie Samora (Raymond) of Palacios, Mona Ortiz (Jose) of Palacios, son Henry Perez Jr. (Ruth) of Houston, stepdaughters Mona Garcia of Palacios and Penny McCleskey of New Caney; brother Valentine Perez (Linda) of Bay City; fifteen grandchildren, forty-seven great grandchildren and thirteen great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Trinidad Llanes Perez; daughter Beatrice Sanchez, son, Samuel Gonzales, infant daughter Teresa and infant son Paul; stepdaughters Mary Pena, Maggie Zavala and Sandy Perez; brothers Trinidad Perez, Paul Perez, Pablo Perez, Victor Perez, Mike Perez; sisters Cruz Carmello and Dominga Gonzales.

Visitation will begin at 5PM Friday, June 10, 2022 at the Palacios Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 6:30PM. Funeral Mass will be 9:30 AM Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Fr. Dominic Nguyen officiating.  Interment will follow at the Palacios Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Mario Sanchez, David Sanchez, Andrew Duran, Jr., Adrian Duran, Jonathan Perez and Jose Jr. Ortiz. Honorary Pallbearers will be Joe Turner, Tony Garcia and Raymond Rios.