Service arrangements listed below:

Perez, Charles Clift, a longtime resident of Lexington, on July 13, at age 84. Devoted husband of 55 years of the late Carol A. (Nesnow) Perez. Devoted friend of 4 years to the late Maxine Taymore. He is survived by his son Daniel P. Perez and wife Susan of Bedford, MA; daughter Rosanne Sterne and husband Ned of Colorado; granddaughters Annelise and husband Clifton Dawson, Gabriella and Camilla Sterne and by his great grandson, Kingston Dawson.

Charles earned a Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1962 and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a tireless advocate for people with disability and disease.  He helped design the guidance system for Apollo 11, and worked as an electrical engineer at Draper, Raytheon, Honeywell, and Kodak. He loved life, people, food, Torah, playing bridge, and candlepin bowling with his buddies.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday August 12 at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd. Lexington at 11:30am. Visitation immediately prior to the service from 11am to 11:30am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the FSH Society (fshsociety.org), The Jewish National Fund (jnf.org), or the charity of your choice. Private interment Westview Cemetery, Lexington.