2018 at the home where he was cared for by his son, Juan Carlos, and his family for
the past 7 years. The son of the late Jose Agustin and Anatilde (Forero) Cortes was
born on March 11, 1925 in Bogota, Colombia. On October 18, 1953, he married
Cecilia Arias. They were married for 50 years, until she preceded him in death on
March 14, 2004.
Jaime was an electrician and worked with his father to build the first electric grid in
the city of Billeta, Colombia. They were awarded the title “The Great Titans of
Work” for their herculean efforts to install the electric poles and lines in the city,
illuminating every home. Jaime and his sons, Orlando and Agustin, immigrated to
the United States in 1972. In 1973, his wife Cecilia and their other five children
joined them. Their youngest son, Steve, was born in Fairfax, Virginia. Jaime was a
lifelong Roman Catholic and a proud member of the Knights of Columbus. He was
an honorable man who served God with his whole heart, and set a fine example for
his children to follow.
Jaime is survived by his sons, Jose Agustin (Julia) Cortes, Jaime Orlando (Beverly)
Cortes, Raul Cortes, Juan Carlos (Naomi) Cortes, Leonardo (Mary) Cortes, Steve
(Lithia) Cortes; daughters Ana Consuelo (Robert) Fleming, Cielito (Jeff) Bowman;
grandchildren, Olga Cortes, Andres Cortes, Isabel Cortes, Humberto Hernandez, Jose
Orlando Cortes, Jr., Maria Natasha Cortes, Amy (Brian) Turner, Crystal (Sammy)
Powers, Christopher (Tiffany) Cortes, Alessandra Cortes, David Cortes, John Cortes,
Sara (James) Garcia, Audrey Cortes, Everett Cortes, Angelina Cortes, Seven Cortes,
Ana Maria (Michael) DeLaCruz, Victoria (Chong) Chien, Johnny Jones, Kandice
(Dustin) Sieff; and 14 great grandchildren; sister Teresita Cortes and brother
Armando Cortes.
In addition to his parents and wife, Jaime was preceded in death by daughter-in-law
Olga Cortes, grandsons Jose Mauricio Cortes and Jackson Lawrence Cortes,
granddaughter Jasmin Alexis Cortes, and his siblings Elvira Cortes,Marina Cortes, Beatrice (Rafael) Zamora, Clarita Cortes, and Enrique Cortes.
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