- Date Of Birth: April 26, 1940
- Date Of Death: June 4, 2022
- State: Illinois
William (Mike) K. Flood, age 82, passed away peacefully Saturday June 4, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family in Geneva, IL.
William was born at St Annes Hospital to Emmet and Muriel Flood. He graduated from St Ignatius High School in 1957. He met the love of his life at the age of 16. They married October 15, 1960 started their family in Oak Park. Having worked for small waste haulers William and his brothers Joe & Emmet began their own waste hauling company O.Z. Miller Disposal LTD. in 1963 growing the small firm of one truck to eight. In 1970, Flood Bros Disposal Co. was incorporated. Mike would oversee the growth for the next fifty-one years to 200 collection trucks with Flood Bros Disposal Co. being one of the last family owned & operated waste hauler in the Chicago Metropolitan area today.
William was a Board member of the Daughters of St Paul and was very involved with their organization.
He is survived by his brother John, sisters Anne (Martin) Quinn, Muriel McDarrah. His sister-in-law Denise (Phil) Dixon, sisters-in-law Wanda Evon and Mary Ann Flood, nine children; William, Brian, Kevin, Michele (Pat) Mele, Michael (Christine) Flood, Deborah (David) DiIorio, Christopher (Kerry) Flood, David (Julie) Flood, Coleen (Jay) Geary. Grandchildren William (Megan) Flood, Susan (Steve) Denson, Kara (Brian) Katzenbach, Michael (Stephanie Dziagwa), Sheila (Johnny Larson) Matthew (Melanie) Flood, Tom (Kristine) Flood, Shawn (Gianna) Flood, Brian, Christopher (Breanne) Flood, Eric, Justin, Courtney, Caroline, Charles, Patrick, Carole Anne, Anthony, Chloe, Shannon, Dillon, Grace, Gabriella, Michael, Liam, Fiona, Shea, Kylene, Bridget, Cullen, Luke, Brody. Great grandchildren Michael, Sebastian, Aiden, Anthony, Ryan, Lucas, Johnny, Averie, Nova, Oakley.
He is preceded in death by his wife Carole who passed away in 2019; his parents; siblings Emmet, Joseph, and Mary Wallace; Helen Flood; brother-in-law Philip; and granddaughter Gabriella.
His family will always cherish the memories and stories of a truly inspirational husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
