Remembering Silverio Pérez Sr.: A Tribute to a Long Life and Lasting Legacy

2024-04-25 12:21:00

The father of the singer, musician and comedian, Silverio Perez, He died in the early hours of today, Thursday, at the age of 109, at his residence in Guaynabo, as reported by the writer on his social networks.

Silverio Pérez Rosado, regarding to turn 110, faced a health crisis in recent days that kept him hospitalized, but at the time of his physical departure he was able to be at his home in the Mamey neighborhood with his children and family, the comedian explained. . At 108 years old, he also received two operations, a craniotomy and then a fall that affected his mobility.

“On behalf of our family we want to inform the Puerto Rican people who surrounded our father Silverio Pérez Rosado with their love and prayers, that today at dawn his transition to the abode of the Lord and his long-awaited meeting with his beloved wife culminated. At the time of his death he was close to turning 110 years old. For hours before his departure she was in his home surrounded by the love of what she treasured most: his family. In our of his immediate family. We appreciate the space for reflection that you can give us at this time. We will let you know soon regarding funeral arrangements. May our beloved Father rest in peace,” Pérez reported in the publication.

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During Don Silverio’s hospitalization in early April, his family requested blood donors for him.

“The prayers of thousands and thousands of people have helped my father continue to face the health challenges that have been presented to him. Right now There is a need for blood donors in the name of Silverio Pérez Rosado who can go to the Blood Bank or call 787-751-6115,” said the writer at that time.

Don Silverio was born in 1914 and was the father of 14 children, the humorist being the eldest of the male offspring. He lived his long life in the Mamey neighborhood in Guaynabo. There, from a humble house, he led his family forward along with his deceased wife Victorina Figueroa Amador, who died in June 2022.

In a opinion column dedicated to his father in 2023the comedian highlighted that the “will to live, his sense of humor and, above all, the love he has received from his family and the people that have adopted him as their own, the key and the secret to such a long life.”

This description of Pérez regarding his father is evidenced by all the videos that the comedian published of his father on social networks. Father and son frequently appeared on social networks, since the member of “Los Rayos Gamma” integrated Don Silverio very well into the digital world with which society moves.

The writer was able to give a great gift to his father in life through the book he wrote and released in 2023, “My Father’s Secret” with which he celebrated and immortalized the life of his beloved father.

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In his decades as an author, Pérez assured in an interview with The new day that the book is the most emotional he had written in his career. “My Father’s Secret”, in addition to being a biographical and family story, was also for Pérez an earthly farewell to say goodbye to the wisest, funniest man with the greatest desire to live that he has had at his side.

1 / 9 | Silverio Pérez Sr. had a full and long life. In August 2007, Silverio Pérez and Jessyca Delado were married at the Castillo San Cristobal, in Old San Juan, where the groom shared his parents Silverio Pérez and Victorina Figueroa. – Jose R. Madera

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