Obituary of Christopher R Peris

Obituary of Christopher Peris Dr. Christopher Richard Peris, 67, a long-time resident of the Lake James subdivision of Edinburg, passed away peacefully on June 28 at Medical City Hospital in Dallas due to cardiac arrest. He will be greatly missed by his loving family, including wife Pam Peris, his friends and colleagues at Mission Hospital, where he worked for many years as an anesthesiologist. Born in 1945 in India, Dr. Peris received his medical training at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India. He did residencies in London, Brooklyn, NY and Yale Hospital in New Haven, CT where his first son David was born in 1974. He and his family soon relocated to the Williamsville suburb of Buffalo, NY where he practiced at Sisters of Charity Hospital, where his son Steven was born in 1978. Tired of the harsh Buffalo winters, Dr. Peris looked to move his family to warmer climates and after a trip to South Texas, the family moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1983. Dr. Peris soon worked at the former Edinburg Hospital for many years, with his sons attending schools in Edinburg. He was a valued member of the medical community in the Valley and was held in high regard among his patients and Mission Hospital colleagues who were very close to him. He is preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother, Vida, and his sister Vera, both of India, his wife Pam of Edinburg, his sons Steven of Dallas and David of Austin, his daughter-in-law Shannon and his grandchildren Lila & Chloe. A memorial service will tentatively be held on July 10th at 6pm at Holy Spirit Parish in McAllen, TX.