Birth date: Oct 2, 1939 Death date: Nov 18, 2025
Raymond Perez, cherished spouse, beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025, at the age of 86. Born on October 2, 1939, in Kansas, Raymond lived a life marked by kindness, generosity, and Read Obituary
You had a deep impact on me, more than you will ever know. Although our paths no longer cross, I will greatly miss you. You are now at peace with our Lord and Savior. May the Lord hug the whole family in His warm embrace and remind them that death is not the end. 'Til we meet again.
John 11:25-26:
Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die".
Ray was my source of calm, as well as energy and laughter during the high pressure, and long work days at Electrospace Systems in the 1980’s. I was two offices down from Ray for quite a while, and would frequently stop by his office to visit.
He had the best smile and laughter ever, and would really lift my spirits. I appreciated his wisdom on handling personnel and personal issues as well. He will be missed, but not forgotten.
Rest in peace old friend,
Steve Holcomb - Electrospace Systems 1973-1990
I pray that warm memories and joyful experiences comfort you through this very difficult time, family. -Deidra Cunningham-
Thank you Ray, for helping sell the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Electrospace Systems to me way back in the spring of 1983 during my recruiting visit. Our Telecom team made history. This very rare picture below of the Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN) that we all helped design and build, in use during Operation Desert Storm 1991 - Secure Digital Command and Control conference call during war time between POTUS, General Powell, and General Schwarzkopf - who was deployed in Theater, CINC Coalition forces Rihayd Saudi Arabia. Rest in Peace Ray.
I remember interviewing with Ray back in the spring of 1983 at Electrospace Systems. His entrepreneurial spirit, along with everyone else I met on the recruiting visit inpired me to really want to work at Electrospace Systems. I am so blessed I received a very generous offer, and grateful I accepted it over "familiar big company names" in DFW at the time. We did INCREDIBLE things at Electrospace, from solid state switching systems to industry first, non-blocking and unlimited conferencing secure (Red) digital switching systems and Tempest Multi-line conferencing phones and devices. Hill Air Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base and the B2 program, CSOC in Colorado which is now Space Force, NASA Kennedy Space Center and the DoD Space shuttle, Cape Canaveral Air Force Base Titan IV program and the IDCS MDS-a product family, and of course, the Defense Red Switch Program and SDS-1 product family, were all incredible platforms and products we all built in the Telecom Division of Electrospace Systems. My proudest moment of the DRSN "in use" by the POTUS and General Powell, with General Schwarzkopf on the other end of the Secure Digital conference call, during Operation Desert Storm, is a memory and photo I still show people today. They are impressed that a bunch of guys in Richardson, TX outshined ATT, Bell labs, GTE, and "all the big boys" and built such incredible Communication Systems. Thank you Ray for encouraging me to join "the Electrospace family" back in 1983. Saludos! And I am sure we will meet again. God Bless your family.
