Nathaniel Thomas Perez, 28 years of age, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, surrounded by family and loved ones at Houston Methodist Medical Center.

Nathaniel was born on May 6, 1995, in Hermitage, Tennessee to Frank and Melissa Perez. He was the oldest of two sons. Nathaniel graduated high school and continued to study computer coding at Lone Star College, but ultimately decided his passion was food.

Nathaniel's love for food went beyond most people's passion for food. If he was not eating it, cooking it, serving it, or ordering it he was watching cooking videos. His other interests were video gaming and trading cards. He loved Doom, Yu-gi-oh! and rhythm games.

Nathaniel spent the last eight years with his girlfriend Juliana Jenkins, where they shared their lives with their beloved cats.

Nathaniel is survived by his mother, Melissa Perez, brother, Austin Perez, girlfriend, Juliana Jenkins, his second mother, Julie Jenkins, his grandmother, Charlene Harrison, Aunt and Uncle, Belinda and Jake Marcisz as well as his cousins, Kaitlyn and Zachary Marcisz, and many other family members and friends.