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Jose Manuel Perez Rodriguez

Montreal, QC, Canada

June 26, 1949 - February 1, 2020

Jun 26, 1949 - Feb 1, 2020

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Our beloved Jose Manuel Perez Rodriguez, avid sailor, accomplished traveller, karate black belt, IT saavy, chess enthusiast and a guitar playing Trekkie, sailed his last earthly voyage on February 1, 2020.

He is survived by his wife Maricel Legarde, his children: Yolanda, Alex, Christian and Daniela, his grandchildren: Rayan and Xavier Mohtadi, his parents: Isabel Rodriguez and Pedro Perez Vilas, and his siblings: Diana and Ignacio.

Jose was born in Vigo, Spain in 1949. His grandfather, Jose Rodriguez Montenegro was Port Master of the sea port of Vigo and the sole heir to the Cies Islands by virtue of his direct blood line to his own grandfather, Jose Manuel Montenegro (Count of the Cies Islands).

At five years old he left Spain to grow up in budding Caracas, Venezuela and spent his later years in Montreal, Canada. Jose graduated from the first ever graduating class at Dawson College, which helped launch his career in the early 80s during the start of the Information Age. He was fascinated by the ability of technology to change the future and he nurtured his love of computer science by taking apart personal computers and putting them back together again, and reading several computer books and articles every week, as he graduated from Concordia University having received both a Bachelor and Master's degrees there. Jose also had a Bachelor of Science from the University of the State of New York and a Master in Information Technology Project Managementfrom the George Washington University School of Business. He also had a love of knowledge and worked as a professor at Champlain College, Vanier College and Concordia University for several years.

Technology granted him the ability to live and work around the world with his family, while fulfilling multiple projects, in places such as oil rich Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Philippines, and Miami, Florida. During this time, Jose enjoyed sailing his sailboat and played the guitar while serenading his viewers with Latin American romantic tunes, such as Cuando Calienta El Sol. He also enjoyed the song Unforgettable and the music of Luis Miguel and Vikki Karr. He was particularly fond of a guitar that he purchased from a friend who was from Mexico, because of the special sound that the Mexican wood made. He also enjoyed teaching and playing chess with his children and grandchildren and had all of the grandmasters moves memorized. He particularly enjoyed checkmating young children and once even beat the chess master computer at chess.

Remembered for his IT referenced jokes and his professional problem solving skills extending to every scope of one's life, those that new him will recall his unusual style and all encompassing strength, as well as his ability to entertain groups of friends and family with his quick witted sense of humor and his almost encyclopedic knowledge of almost any topic one may think of. No matter the problem, Jose had a great way to getting right to the nitty gritty of the truth, without the flowery ostentatious notions that the average person tended to exercise, skipping right to the step by step delivery of getting to the solution. Most importantly, many will remember him for his generous nature, always willing to lend a hand to those in need, whether it was helping the homeless or anyone needing any type of support, whether they were associated to him or not.

Finally and wholeheartedly, he was a loyal husband and excellent provider to his children. He is a wonderful example to those that knew him, because he led a purposeful life, full of dedication, love and respect of others. Although he will be greatly missed, we trust that he is now in a better place, having sailed off to his next adventure in the afterlife.

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