Visitation, rosary service for mother, son who died in Oak Cliff fire (original) (raw)

A Catholic funeral mass and graveside service will be held on Tuesday morning.

By Elissa Jorgensen, Staff Writer | The Dallas Morning News • Published June 9, 2026 • Updated 3 hours ago

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Visitation and rosary services were held Monday evening at Hughes Funeral Home for Marisol Pérez and her 18-month-old son Erik Pérez Jr., who died in the Oak Cliff apartment fire last month.

Visitation and rosary services were held Monday evening at Hughes Funeral Home for Marisol Pérez and her 18-month-old son Erik Pérez Jr., who died in the Oak Cliff apartment fire last month.

Dozens of mourners gathered at the funeral home’s Oak Cliff chapel wearing black, white, and pale pink clothing. Some carried flowers; others greeted friends, loved ones, and community members in the parking lot.

A prayer card decorated with a gold-foiled picture of Mother Mary was handed out to people invited inside. On the back was a picture of Pérez and Erik with angel wings, followed by scripture written in Spanish from a prayer given by Jesus in the Bible’s Book of Matthew 6:9-13.

The mother and son died following the explosion and subsequent five-alarm fire on May 28. The blast also killed Sylvia Collins, a Dallas County Democratic precinct chair, and injured five others.

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