He shares his stories with Express-News subscribers every Monday morning. Observing and listening across San Antonio, he finds intriguing tales to tell about everyday people. Davis embarked on a second career as a journalist and found his calling. We that have are called to give back.”Ī 22-year veteran of the Air Force, Vincent T. “His legacy is going to go on helping others. “When you have a disabled child, they are your world,” she said. Nettles said proceeds will help families with high costs of hospitalizations, medications, medical supplies and home modifications. She wants others to know there are many families who don’t have the means to install ramps, need adaptive equipment and require transportation to doctors’ appointments for their sons and daughters. Nettles, a registered nurse, said the purpose of the event is to spread the word and raise funds for San Antonio children born with spina bifida. On Saturday, Nettles and Spina Bifida Texas will sponsor the first Jay’s 5K Run-Walk & Roll at Texas Ski Ranch, 6700 Interstate 35, New Braunfels. “God let me borrow him for almost 38 years. “I believe we all have a time to go,” Nettles said. Nettles is organizing a 5K in Jay’s honor raise money for Spina Bifida Texas. Tammy Nettles looks at a photo of her daughter and son, Jay who was diagnosed with spina bifida as a baby. Pictured are the first braces used by Jay Nettles, who was diagnosed with spina bifida as a baby. Tammy Nettles looks at the college diploma of her son, Jay, who was diagnosed with spina bifida as a baby. It was a mother’s last act of service to her child she had cared for from birth to death.
She knelt before her son’s casket and prayed. Before the funeral ended, Nettles slipped off her black-heeled shoes and set them aside, like in the Bible, as a show of humility. Police officers and firefighters who knew Perez served as pallbearers, lifting him up one last time. “Every single day when things get hard for you, you think about Jay,” Hood said. Perez, he said, was “a bright light for everyone who knew him.” He recalled how Perez phoned him on Christmas Eve and they talked for more than an hour.
Hood shared with the bereaved that he had a picture of Perez on his office wall. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood attended Perez’s rosary and funeral. Fire engines and police cars lined the curbs at both services. Mary’s Funeral Home and his funeral at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes. Five days later, family, friends and first responders gathered for his final farewell. 3, 2021, Nettles’ son, whom she called a blessing, died. The men and women who enforced the law and fought fires played a pivotal role in the last 12 years of Perez’s life. “He had that capability and relationship where he could pick up the phone and have a conversation with them,” Nettles said.
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