Eleazar Madrid Perez's Obituary
Eleazar Madrid Perez, age 33 years old, passed from this life, along with his parents, Andres Madrid Chavez and Rosa Maria Perez De Madrid, on September 4, 2015 in Stanton, Texas. Eleazar was born December 8, 1981 to Andres Madrid Chavez and Rosa Perez Vergara in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was an engineer with T.D. Williamson Oil and Gas. Eleazar will be dearly missed by his wife Karin Madrid; sisters Leticia Madrid Gadea and Rosa Maria Madrid; and niece, Sherlyn Gadea Madrid. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. ~ 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2015, at the Floral Haven Funeral Home Visitation Room, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Rosary will be held 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2015, A funeral service for Eleazar and his parents was held 12:30 p.m., Saturday, September 12, 2015, at the Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Speech of spouse Karin Madrid at Funeral Service: I choose to speak at this funeral and Eleazar would say OF COURSE. Eleazar did not like to speak in public but he always said about me that for some wired reason you enjoy it and of course you will speak. Only because of his parents he came into this world and they made him the great person he was. On this day I feel sadness but also the biggest gratitude towards Mami Rosi and Andreas. They were always trying to make me feel part of the family. They spoke very little English but as soon as I stepped into their house Mami Rosi would say “Karin Coffee” because she knew I enjoy coffee and she would say “Karin sit down” because she did not want me to leave right way. When Eleazar visited his family without me his mom would always make sure he never left without taking a plate with food for me. Andreas when he talked about me he would say “esposa de Eli” (Eleazar’s wife) even though he knew Eleazar would not like it because he disliked the terms husband and wife because he said the leading cause of divorce is marriage and he never wanted to be a day without me. Eleazar and I met in 2003 when we were both students at the University of Tulsa and started dating on April 17, 2004. He was working on his Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and would also do the Master in Mechanical Engineering and Business Management right after his Bachelor and I was an exchange student from Germany working on my Master Degree in Economics. On December 15, 2005 we married in a civil ceremony in Tulsa without any friends and family… After 10 years of marriage on April 17 of this year he asked me if I would like to have a real church wedding and a big party and invite all our family members and friends. I was in tears and answered of course but we do not have a church we go to. So, over the next weeks we made reservations for the Madrid Ballroom (yes this is the real name) at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel for June 4, 2016. His parents, his sisters and my nice Sherlyn we all went to a wedding show and there we tasted wedding cakes and attend at Wedding Dress Fashion show among other things. We also were church hopping and after we meet with Pastor Ryan Moore at First Presbyterian Church in Downtown Tulsa we immediately felt a connection and were excited he being the pastor who would renew our vowels after 10 wonderful years of marriage. Thank you Pastor Ryan Moore for being here today. Eleazar and his parents were on the way to Mexico when the horrific car accident killed them on the scene. In Mexico Eleazar wanted to invite everyone in person so he would make sure everyone from Mexico would attend the church wedding. Eleazar asked me many times to go with him to Mexico, since I have never seen his beloved Chihuahua, but as the many times before when he asked me I did not go with him. He came to visit Germany multiple times over the years but I was always too busy to go to Mexico or maybe I thought he would be happy there with or without me. Eleazar loved the German culture and wondered why there are no Christmas markets and beer gardens all over the world. I know they were happy and excited to go to Chihuahua when they died and I wish I could have been with him holding his hands sitting with him on the backseat and die together with him but this was not God’s plan. He always enjoyed every second of his live. Even if he had to do a tedious or difficult project he would put on some music and party his way through the choir. His goal was always to make everyone happy. He enjoyed doing things for others and he could never be 5 minutes without company. For example, if he was doing something on the house (and he did a lot on our house since we remodeled a ugly foreclosure into our dream home) he would call me just to be next to him so he could talk with me. The reason we are at this particular cemetery is that we often drove by and he said actually a few weeks ago you know when I die I want to be at this cemetery. He loved trees – he made me and his parent’s plant tress at our houses and made sure they would get enough water. He thought the mature trees and water features at Floral Haven are particularly beautiful. My as always practical response was okay so do you want to be buried or burned at this cemetery. His answered was, I do not care because I will be dead but I want you to have a nice place to go. Of course we were thinking about decades from now. He often said at his funeral he wants everyone having a good time and have a party. That is how he was —- always wanted to make everyone and especially his immediate family members very happy. So today is a day of celebration of the many wonderful years we spend with Mami Rosa, Andreas and Eleazar. One more thing, Eleazar and I loved to dance Salsa and Bachata. We often danced most of the time just by ourselves at home. The song Eleazar and I met and danced together for the first time and it became our song is “Me Tengo Que ir” by “Los Adolescentes”became our song is “Me Tengo Que ir” by “Los Adolescentes”( translation of the title : I have to go ) Karin Madrid
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