- Date Of Birth: May 4, 1944
- Date Of Death: January 22, 2019
- State: Indiana
Benjamin Flores was called home Tuesday, January 22, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He was born to the late Gregorio Flores on May 4, 1944.
He shared 50 years of marriage with the love of his life Valeria Flores. He is also survived by his four children, Benjamin Flores Jr., Veronica Araceli Flores, David (Asianet) Flores, and Carolina (Shawn) Ramsey; goddaughter, Yvonne Montalvo; grandchildren, Fernando J. Flores, David B. Flores, Anais P. Ramsey; his sister Susan Alfaro; and nephew, John Alfaro; many nieces and nephews, Cynthia, Tiffany, Matthew, and Michael; great-nieces, Sophia and Sandra.
Ben was a proud East Chicago Washington Senators graduate, class of 1963. After which he was called to serve from 1966 to 1967 as a decorated US Army 1st Infantry Combat Medic where he received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Army Commendation medal. He went on to retire from Inland Steel after 37 years. During this time, he was an original member of the Emilio De La Garza Jr. Post 508 where he started a charter for the Boy Scouts of America. He also belonged to the American Legion 369, The VFW, and DAV, and was a proud member of The Department of Defense Honor Guard.
