sending hugs and good vibes for their mission and lighting a candle that state sanctioned murder will someday stop.
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Robert Perez greeted his wife, two sons and a brother with a big smile as they entered the death chamber.
"Tell all the kids I love them and never forget," he said in a brief final statement. "Tell everybody I love them. Stay strong. Bye-bye."
After exchanging "love you" with his relatives, he remarked, "I got my boots on like the cowboys."
Just before slipping into unconsciousness after the lethal dose began, Perez said he could "taste it." Seven minutes later, at 6:17 p.m., he was pronounced dead.