Ralph "J. R." Perez, Jr. age 59 of Clinton, Missouri passed away December 10, 2005 at the V.A. Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. A Prayer Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Monday at the church with visitation to follow. Family suggests contributions to the Disabled American Veterans and may be left at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home.

J. R. was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He served is the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He owned and operated Graffities in Clinton for 20 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 14, Clinton and held a charter membership in the Clinton Country Club.

He is survived by his wife, Alice of the home and one son, Aaron; his parents, Ralph and Aurora Perez, all of Clinton; one sister, Rosemary Teeman and husband, Donald of Independence, Missouri and a niece, Jackie Melchior of Olathe, Kansas as well as a number of other relatives and friends.