Marietta Southern Funerals & Cremations
Our father, Alfonso Perez Franquez, also known as Poncho, was suddenly taken away on July 11th, 2023. He came to the United States when he was 18 years old. He married our mother a year later, in 1986. They have been married for 37 years. He has a total of 8 kids, 7 with our mother. He lived in the metro Atlanta area from the time he came to the United States up until his sudden passing.
He was full of life, always smiling. He was always willing to help anybody. He loves his mother and always made sure to call her and check up on her. He loved gold jewelry, hats, collecting coins and the color red. If you see a red Ford F150 on Cleveland Ave with ladders it was more than likely that was our father. He loved his alligator boots with the matching belt. You knew when he had on those boots and that belt, he was about to party. Our father was a hardworking man. He started his roofing company 30 years ago. He worked Monday through Saturday. On Sunday’s he would always make his visit to the farmers market for fruit and then on to spend time with family. He would always make sure everybody was eating. After he would always say, you can eat, don’t you? He always called to make sure everyone was okay and always made sure to ask if anyone needed anything. The 58 years that the lord blessed him with was enough for him to make an impact on so many people’s lives, especially his children.
While we don’t understand why he had to go, we understand that we cannot question gods will. We wish we could have had many more years with our father, to make many more memories, give many more hugs and kisses. He loved his kids and we loved and will always miss him dearly. We are saddened by his passing and will forever love and miss him.
Expressions of gratitude It is with sincere love and gratitude that the family of Alfonso Perez Franquez wishes to express our appreciation to the Monroe County sheriff’s and fire department for their immediate response to the scene. We would also like to greatly express our love and appreciation to Mr. Travis Lewis, who was there to help my brother render aid to my father. We thank you so much for attempting to save our father’s life and will forever be appreciative of you.
We would also love to extend our upmost appreciation to Ms. Franchesca McMillan and the staff at Southern Cremations and Funerals. We thank you for your kind service and support during our most difficult time.
Nuestro padre, Alfonso Pérez Franquez, también conocido como Poncho, fue repentinamente llevado el 11 de julio de 2023. Llegó a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía 18 años. Se casó con nuestra madre un año después, en 1986. Han estado casados por 37 años. Tiene un total de 8 hijos, 7 con nuestra madre. Vivió en el área metropolitana de Atlanta desde el momento en que llegó a los Estados Unidos hasta su repentino fallecimiento.Estaba lleno de vida, siempre sonriendo. Siempre estaba dispuesto a ayudar a cualquiera. Amaba a su madre y siempre se aseguraba de llamarla y ver cómo estaba. Le encantaban las joyas de oro, los sombreros, coleccionar monedas y el color rojo. Si ves un Ford F150 rojo en Cleveland Ave con escaleras, es más que probable que fuera nuestro padre. Le encantaban sus botas de cocodrilo con el cinturón a juego. Sabías que cuando tenía puestas esas botas y ese cinturón, estaba a punto de festejar.Nuestro padre era un hombre trabajador. Comenzó su empresa de techos hace 30 años. Trabajaba de lunes a sábado. Los domingos siempre hacía su visita al mercado de agricultores para comprar fruta y luego pasaba tiempo con la familia. Siempre se aseguraba de que todos estuvieran comiendo. Después siempre decía, puedes comer, ¿no? Siempre llamaba para asegurarse de que todos estuvieran bien y siempre se aseguraba de preguntar si alguien necesitaba algo. Los 58 años con los que el Señor lo bendijo fueron suficientes para que tuviera un impacto en la vida de tantas personas, especialmente en sus hijos.Si bien no entendemos por qué tuvo que irse, entendemos que no podemos cuestionar la voluntad de Dios. Ojalá hubiéramos podido tener muchos años más con nuestro padre, para hacer muchos más recuerdos, dar muchos más abrazos y besos. Él amaba a sus hijos y nosotros lo amamos y siempre lo extrañaremos mucho. Estamos tristes por su fallecimiento y siempre lo amaremos y extrañaremos.
Expresiones de gratitudEs con sincero amor y gratitud que la familia de Alfonso Pérez Franquez desea expresar nuestro agradecimiento al sheriff y al departamento de bomberos del condado de Monroe por su respuesta inmediata a la escena. También nos gustaría expresar nuestro amor y aprecio al Sr. Travis Lewis, quien estuvo allí para ayudar a mi hermano a prestar ayuda a mi padre. Le agradecemos mucho por intentar salvar la vida de nuestro padre y siempre le estaremos agradecidos.También nos encantaría extender nuestro más sincero agradecimiento a la Sra. Franchesca McMillan y al personal de Southern Cremations and Funerals. Le agradecemos su amable servicio y apoyo durante nuestro momento más difícil.








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Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
My deepest condolences 💐 to the family. We spent a few times together with Mr Perez he’s my grandkids grandpa and my daughter n law Sherrie father. When I say every time I saw him he was smiling. The love he had for his family I was amazing.
To his kids it will get better but many days you will burst out crying but think of all the good times with y’all dad and smile with all the happiness you all had with him. Love each other much because that’s what he will want.
Love y’all and Baileys family is here for y’all.
We never know our time here on earth but our spirit last forever.
Cry, laugh and think of all the good times y’all had together. It will never gets better but it will eventually gets easier.
Sebrina Bailey