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Lisa Rose Flores, 44, of San Antonio, died suddenly Thursday, February 15, 2007, outside of Houston, TX. She was born January 18, 1963, in San Antonio to Ned A. and Laura E. Flores. A devoted, warm and caring daughter, sister and mother, Lisa was predeceased by her father and is survived by her mother, children, Adam and Alyson Quintana, sister, Rebecca Herron and nephew, Jake, Uncle Tom Sandoval and his wife Bobbie, Aunt Rosemary, along with much-loved cousins. She was a 1981 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School where she was a member of the bands clarinet section. An active member and treasurer of the Original LULAC Council No. 2, she was recognized as their 2005 Presidential Woman of the Year and received the 2006 Rey Feo Award for her dedication and service to the Feria de las Flores Scholarship Program. Well known to many in the community for her commitment, dedication and volunteerism to LULAC, Lisa is much loved and many will miss her. In addition to her tireless work with LULAC, Lisa was months away from realizing her dream of completing her Associates degree at St. Phillips College. A rosary, followed by funeral mass, is on Monday, February 19, 2007, 10 AM at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 600 Oblate Dr., San Antonio, TX where she was a life-long member. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials sent to the Lisa R. Flores Memorial Scholarship Fund, for a special perpetual Parent/Child Scholarship for Single Parents c/o Original LULAC Council No. 2, 11514 Jones Maltsburger Rd., San Antonio, TX 78216. Lisa Ruby Flores, 44, was traveling north on Fostoria Road around 6:45 a.m. in a Kia sport utility vehicle when she attempted to cross Texas 105 in front of an eastbound Oak Farms Dairy 18-wheeler, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Cpl. Jay Smith. The truck driver applied his brakes and tried to miss the SUV by swerving to the right, but was unable to avoid a collision, Smith said. "The tractor-trailer semi truck struck the silver Kia in the left driver's side of the vehicle," he said. "The truck dragged the vehicle into the westbound lanes of 105 east of Fostoria." Smith estimated the skid marks stretching across the intersection were around 200 feet long. The impact was so great that the 18-wheeler's front bumper and license plate were on the passenger side of the vehicle when it stopped. The Cleveland Fire Department and Cleveland EMS responded to the scene, along with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. All emergency responders immediately reported an obvious fatality. Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace James Metts pronounced Flores dead on the scene, and Metcalf Funeral Directors transported the body to the Southeast Texas Forensic Center for an autopsy. DPS Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers also responded to the scene for investigation because the wreck involved a commercial truck. Area wreckers responding to the scene helped law enforcement by blocking traffic at the intersection of Texas 105 and Fostoria Road with their vehicles and waving people around the wreck when one turn lane was finally opened. The crash snarled traffic on the busy thoroughfare for around three hours. Flores' death marked the eighth motor vehicle fatality in Montgomery County for 2007. There were 11 fatalities by the same date in 2006.

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Lisa Rose Flores

January 18, 1963 - February 15, 2007