{"id":317100,"date":"2026-06-01T03:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/317100\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T03:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:22:07","slug":"oak-cliff-vigil-honors-mother-toddler-killed-in-dallas-apartment-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/317100\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Cliff vigil honors mother, toddler killed in Dallas apartment explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oak Cliff community is continuing to pay respects to the victims who died in an apartment explosion last week<\/a>.
Sunday, a vigil was held for Marisol Perez and her 18-month-old son, Eric Jr<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“From one day, one minute to the next minute, they were gone, and we just thank everybody that’s here,” said Nora Carmona, one of Perez’s sisters. <\/p>\n

Dozens gathered to honor the lives of Marisol Perez and her 18-month-old baby.<\/p>\n

The two, along with Sylvia Collins<\/a>, a community activist, died in Thursday’s apartment explosion in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood. <\/p>\n

“My sister will always be remembered,” said Maria Lopez, another of Perez’s sisters. “And we will care and love her daughter and her husband forever.” <\/p>\n

The 38-year-old was one of four sisters, a wife and a mother of two. <\/p>\n

Marisol’s little girl, Vanessa, who turns 10-years-old on Monday, was pulled from the rubble moments after the explosion by a good Samaritan. <\/p>\n

The family says they’re staying strong to support Vanessa and Perez’s husband, who was away at work when the explosion happened.<\/p>\n

“We could never bring back body, soul or Eric, but we can bring justice to the families so that there will be closure,” said community activist Carlos Quintanilla.<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is handling the investigation<\/a> and has been in touch with the family on how the process will work. <\/p>\n

“We believe that there will be a preliminary report within two weeks. There will be a second docket report within a year, and hopefully, within the next 18 and 24 months, there’ll be a final report.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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