Katie Lee Flores, 83, of Swartz Creek, passed away peacefully during the early hours of Wednesday, February 10, 2021. She was born in 1937 in Crockett County, Tennessee and her family moved to the Flint area when she was young. She met the love of her life, Jesse (Jess) Flores, and were married as Jess was drafted into the U.S. Army to be part of the Korean War. When he returned from the war, Jess went back to work at General Motors and they began a family. Katie and Jess dearly loved their family and together had four children, Jesse Jr., Linda, David and Dan. Jesse and Katie were married for more than 60 years. Jesse preceded Katie in death on February 10, 2014. He was 83 as well.
Katie was also preceded in death by children Jesse Jr. and Linda. She is survived by sons David (Jennifer) and Dan (Pamela) and grandchildren, Matt, Aaron, Madison, Nick, Greg and Marnie. She deeply loved her grandchildren and they provided her the strength to weather the many storms throughout her life.
In addition to being devoted to her family, Katie loved spreading the word of God. She ran the religious education program at All Saints Catholic Church for more than 40 years. She also worked as a teacher’s assistant for more than 20 years at Hamady Elementary and Hamady Middle School. She loved teaching and helping children grow toward their potential.
She also was a devoted fan of the original Star Trek series and was rumored to have some of the best chocolate chip cookies in the greater Flint area. She loved all types of sports and could be found in front of the television most evenings watching ESPN with Jess.
Katie gave a lot more than she took and always spoke of the importance of random acts of kindness and being selfless. She left the world a better place.
Special “thank you” to her Swank Assisted Living family in Swartz Creek, who took excellent care of Katie in the final years of her blessed life.
Private family services have occurred.
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