Eriberto “Eddie” Perez, father of two and husband to Debi Higgins, was the second of two men killed in workplace shootings Thursday, allegedly by Vernest James Griffin.
Investigators say he was shot multiple times in the back.
It’s not yet clear what connection Griffin had with Perez or Aluminum Blanking, Inc. in Pontiac, where the shooting occurred.
Perez, 58, is being remembered as a family man with a strong religious faith. A vigil is being planned in his memory outside Aluminum Blanking, where Perez worked for 15 years. A time and date has not yet been set, but according to Rahim Harris of Pontiac, who is organizing the vigil, it’s expected to happen within the next couple days.
Information on funeral services is not yet available.
Laura Anderson released this statement on behalf of Aluminum Blanking:
“On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, Aluminum Blanking Company tragically lost a valuable team member, Eddie Perez. Eddie was with the company 15 years and leaves behind a wife, son and daughter who were the light of his life.
In John, chapter 10, verse 10, Jesus tells us ‘The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.’
Yesterday, the enemy stole a husband, a father, a friend and a co-worker. But he did not win.
Eddie knows and loves Jesus, and Jesus came to give him life. And so he lives.
Our thoughts and prayers are now with Eddie’s family and all who knew and cared about him. He will be greatly missed.”
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