Deputy Sheriff Jesse Perez - Dawson County Sheriff's Office - Texas
After only eight months of service, Dawson County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Jesse Perez was killed when debris from a commercial vehicle struck him during a traffic stop on West U.S. Highway 180 in Lamesa. Deputy Perez succumbed to his injuries at Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital.
Deputy Perez is survived by his wife, three daughters, a son, mother, two brothers, a sister, and a grandson.
As part of our "Plaques for Heroes" campaign, engraved slate memorial plaques were sent to the Dawson County Sheriff's Office and to Perez's family at no cost to honor his service and his sacrifice to the community of Dawson County, Texas. Our condolences to his family, his department and the community he served.
