This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sawyer, Edebrock, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8035 Message Board Post: Danny Perez Killed, Vern Howard Hurt Daniel E. (Danny) Perez, was instantly killed and Vern Howard, his passenger, was seriously injured in a head-on collision 3½ miles north of Rosamond at midnight Sunday, July 31 on Hwy. 6. Also fatally injured was Jerome Ira Scherr of Los Angeles, driver of the other car. He died in Mojave hospital three hours after the midnight crash. A woman passenger in the Scherr vehicle, Pat Glass, suffered minor injuries which were treated after which she was released. They were returning from Bishop after taking her brother to a summer camp. Perez and Howard were returning home from an ocean fishing trip in the Perez car, and one of the few witnesses to the accident said he saw a flash when the cars came together, but no blame for the accident has been set as yet Vern Howard, Manager of the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave, is presently resting in Mojave hospital holding his own according to information released. The body of Scherr was shipped to Lewes Funeral Home in Baltimore, Md., for funeral services by the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave. 04 Aug 1955 Services Held for Danny Perez Rosary was said for Daniel Esperoin Perez, on Wednesday, Aug. 3rd at 7:30 p.m. in the O'Donnell Funeral Home Chapel. Danny, as he was known by a host of friends, was born December 14, 1928 in Mojave, where he spent most of his life. At the time of his death, he was employed as a baggage clerk by the S.P. Railroad. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perez, who also reside in Mojave. Danny was a crack athlete and excelled in swimming and baseball, being a lifeguard at the local pool and a member of the baseball team, a volunteer fireman, and the order of Eagles. He will be sorely missed by his many friends and relatives. Survivors are his wife Donna, and two sons, Danny, 3 1/2 and Rudy, 15 months; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perez; three sisters, Antonio Sawyer; Delores Edebrock, Fresno; Connie Perez, Mojave; and two brothers, John of Mojave and Allan of Oakland. Mass was said at 9:00 a.m. in St. Francis Church of the Desert today (Thurs.) with interment following in Mojave Cemetery Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 04 Aug 1955