The following is a statement from Ryan Daniel CEO on the passing of COO Jim Perez;
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that our Chief Operations Officer Jim Perez passed away in his sleep Wednesday night.
Jim has been part of our Metro Bus family for just over six months and spent the majority of his professional career working in public transportation. He worked for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) for over two decades. Other leadership roles include working for Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Central Maryland Regional Transit (CMRT), and the Metropolitan Transit System (MET) in Billings MT before joining Metro Bus. His passing is a loss to Metro Bus and the public transit industry.