Former SpursReport Member - RIP

[JudynTX]

I know many of you don't know who this guy was, some of you do remember him. I thought I would share this information with you. :depressed:depressed
PM me if you want funeral arrangements info.


Some of us knew him as TheFlo, TheFlo2, The Lad....the list goes on....but we all knew him as Christopher James.

Unfortunately I have to announce that yesterday, Chris succumbed to his cancer. He was 28 years young, and had a wonderful life ahead of him that was tragically cut short. I understand that not ALOT of people knew him, and for that I can say that you honestly missed out on a crazy, friendly, warm person with a big heart. I pray that he is finally in peace up there, heaven is blessed with his presence. I hope his little girl knows what a sweet person her daddy was :(

RIP CJ, we love you....and will truly miss you <3

[Viva Las Espuelas]

wow. 28?!?! way too young. way too young. may he rest in peace.

[angel_luv]

Lady Spur-
I am so sorry to hear that and for your loss.

I will say a prayer for of Chris' family and friends, especially you.

[SpursWoman]

I remember him ... he was really sweet. Wow ... I don't even know what to say. That is so, so sad. :(

[JudynTX]

Lady Spur-
I am so sorry to hear that and for your loss.

I will say a prayer for of Chris' family and friends, especially you.

Thanks AL. 28 is too young.

RIP CJ. :(

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Wow. I remember him too. Sad to hear. 28 years is too short of a trip here. My thoughts are with him and his family.

[baseline bum]

Wow... that sucks. I remember him from the SR board, though I never met him. Cancer at 28 is tragic.

Was it leukemia? Most other cancers are incredibly rare before 50 because of the need for I can't remember if it was 5 or 6 very unlikely mutations to create cancer cells.

[JoeChalupa]

That is truly sad news.

[JudynTX]

Wow... that sucks. I remember him from the SR board, though I never met him. Cancer at 28 is tragic.

Was it leukemia? Most other cancers are incredibly rare before 50 because of the need for I can't remember if it was 5 or 6 very unlikely mutations to create cancer cells.

BB....I don't know what kind of cancer it was. I'm going to miss him.

[ashbeeigh]

Wow. That's horrible. The SR family will be in my thoughts and my prayers.

That's so tragic. Cancer at any age is horrible.




And please let's not turn this into a theological debate like we always do..there's a Manu thread in the Political forum for that.

[Slydragon]

Sorry to hear that, this month has been crazy on me in the span of 5 weeks My neighbor up the street pass away he was 40 something and then a week and a half ago a fellow co worker had a heart attack at work and pass away he was 37 and then just last week a old school friend who I have not seen in years pass away in a motorcycle accident he was 27. This month has been playing on my mind.

[ploto]

So sorry. I never met The Flo but I certainly remember him.

[JudynTX]

Sorry to hear that, this month has been crazy on me in the span of 5 weeks My neighbor up the street pass away he was 40 something and then a week and a half ago a fellow co worker had a heart attack at work and pass away he was 37 and then just last week a old school friend who I have not seen in years pass away in a motorcycle accident he was 27. This month has been playing on my mind.

Sorry to hear about those losses. Sept.Oct...not good months for me.

[Kori Ellis]

Wow, that's so tragic. I remember he came to a few GTGs back in the day. And then I remember when he announced he was having a baby.

Condolences to his friends and family.

[Blake]

hollllly cow.

That is beyond sad. I was wondering why I didn't hear anything from him about playing fantasy football this year.

I know life isn't fair........but that's just not friggin fair.

RIP

[Shastafarian]

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[mexicanjunior]

This is sad indeed...my condolences to his family.

[alamo50]

I am pretty sure I met him.
Could anybody please post a picture of him?

[Kori Ellis]

I am pretty sure I met him.
Could anybody please post a picture of him?


You met him at that huge GTG at Chammps Americana on I-10.

He was also at a GTG at Tiffany's Billiards on San Pedro, but I don't think you were at that one.

[Chief]

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/9563/ladtx3.jpg

he had throat cancer.

I can't believe he passed away just like that, i thought cancer was the progressive type of disease where u slowly lose ur defenses and get hospitalized and then the inevitable happens. you can't just drop dead from cancer can ya ?

28 years old is too young to die.

R.I.P.

[Fpoonsie]

It's one of those things where you feared for the worst, but certainly HOPED for the best...only to be TERRIBLY disappointed. Just a sad, SAD day.

RIP CJ

[timvp]

R.I.P.

I remember him from the Spurs vs. Lakers Game 4 GTG in 2003. Cool dude :tu

He was also one of the original contributors to FSP in the form of wallpapers.

[Das Texan]

damn that sucks.

may he rest in peace

[marini martini]

Sorry to hear of this loss at such a young age. My thoughts and prayers go out to his little girl, family and friends. So sad.

[50 cent]

Man, that really hits home because that is how old I am. Terrible news.

[I. Hustle]

When I was in Austin I used to be part of a message board that was close and we had GTG's all the time. Well we lost one of the members to cancer and I know how much it sucks. It's funny how before that I used to laugh and make fun of all the "chat room" geeks and stuff but you really do get to know people. That really sucks.

[I. Hustle]

Man, that really hits home because that is how old I am. Terrible news.

That's what I thought. I'm 28 for a few more weeks.

[duncan228]

I didn't know him, but I know this Spurs community and I can feel the loss. My thoughts are with his family and all of you that knew him.

[bigzak25]

Rest in Peace Flo.

Sad news, prayers and blessings to his family...

[Shastafarian]

I can't believe he passed away just like that, i thought cancer was the progressive type of disease where u slowly lose ur defenses and get hospitalized and then the inevitable happens. you can't just drop dead from cancer can ya ?


He didn't just "drop dead". He had been sick for a while now.

[Smackie Chan]

This is very hard news to absorb. It seems like just yesterday him and his friends dropped me off at Wurzbach and fredericksburg road to walk home after the last ST gtg he went to.

It was better that way his friends had to much to drink and I was kinda not liking having to ride in the bed of that truck that was swerving all over the road.

I hope his family is ok with the finances maybe a paypal donate icon could help. If anyone is going to the funeral and wants to give me a ride PM me.

The sad part about this news, it will not stop SR for one second from sending him PMs to go back and post at their site.

(before you criticize me for tasteless humor, if you knew the Flo like I did you would know he would have wanted me to say that)


RIP Flo!
your graphics were some of the best on the net!

[timvp]

He posted not too long ago . . .

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2452737&postcount=78

[FromWayDowntown]

Such terrible news.

[bonnington]

CJ was a great friend.

He fought like a lion, some of us can testify that.

He had a beautiful daughter.

And he will be greatly missed by his friends, his Internet brotherhood.

RIP my brother.

[SpursWoman]

This makes me so sad ... :depressed

These were from a GTG in 2003? 2004?


http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/GTGPictures192-1.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/GTGPictures169.jpg

[PhotoShop]

I hope someone who knew him very well can post some info. Date of birth or favorite music etc...I would like to know this man in great detail, and i would ask the same if anyone else who went to a gtg or posted on a spurs forum had passed also. We need to all make a huge web card so all can sign it and the family can maybe print it out to have by his side. or bad idea?

[JudynTX]

This makes me so sad ... :depressed

These were from a GTG in 2003? 2004?


http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/GTGPictures192-1.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/GTGPictures169.jpg

Awwww, what nice pics. :(

[ShoogarBear]

I remember his posts. Nice guy. Condolences to his family.

[PhotoShop]

Awwww, what nice pics. :(

maybe one day you can also join us at the next gtg.

[mouse]

. We need to all make a huge web card so all can sign it and the family can maybe print it out to have by his side. or bad idea?


Great idea and not just because your my other screen name.

someone make a topic we can all sign and the family can download it.
or Slomo can make it but we can all show support.

many of the posters don't live in San Antonio and may want to be there in spirit.


my 2 cents

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Never talked to him, but 28 is too young for anyone to die.

R.I.P

[SequSpur]

ah, damn.. I remember him well.. 28 is way too young... that's sad... don't know what to say...

[Faccia di Angelo]

I'm so heartbroken over this. I knew it was coming but didn't want to hear it. I was unprepared. I haven't stopped crying. When he told me he was having treatments again I assumed he would get better. He and I were very close, and he was an amazing person. We spent alot of time together this past year and it hurts so much knowing I won't have those moments ever again. He was always so full of life and ideas and Smackie Chan is right, he would have found that comment he made about SR amusing. He loved the spotlight, and if you remember the board over there, he was always coming up with something different. He would have loved having a thread about him, but I wish it was under different circumstances. The second GTG I ever went to was because he kept telling me to go and he made a video about it. Those of you like LS might remember it.

He was talented, and smart, and funny, and unique. I never met anyone like him. He fought for the better part of 3 years with cancer and yet he always kept a smile on his face. He had a precious little girl who I know was blessed to have him as her father. I can't describe what I'm feeling right now. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
I miss and love you very much CJ. I'll never forget what you brought into my life. Rest peacefully pumpkin. I can't wait to see you again one day.

[Cry Havoc]

Awful news. :(

Thoughts and prayers. :(

[Tonto]

I'm so heartbroken over this. I knew it was coming but didn't want to hear it. I was unprepared. I haven't stopped crying. When he told me he was having treatments again I assumed he would get better. He and I were very close, and he was an amazing person. We spent alot of time together this past year and it hurts so much knowing I won't have those moments ever again. He was always so full of life and ideas and Smackie Chan is right, he would have found that comment he made about SR amusing. He loved the spotlight, and if you remember the board over there, he was always coming up with something different. He would have loved having a thread about him, but I wish it was under different circumstances. The second GTG I ever went to was because he kept telling me to go and he made a video about it. Those of you like LS might remember it.

He was talented, and smart, and funny, and unique. I never met anyone like him. He fought for the better part of 3 years with cancer and yet he always kept a smile on his face. He had a precious little girl who I know was blessed to have him as her father. I can't describe what I'm feeling right now. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
I miss and love you very much CJ. I'll never forget what you brought into my life. Rest peacefully pumpkin. I can't wait to see you again one day.

that was very good to read, thank you for sharing it I hope it makes it on the st card.

[samikeyp]

That sucks, Flo was good people.

RIP brother.

[whottt]

That Jason Kidd can lead a team to a championship is a theory, that Tony Parker can lead a team to one is a fact. - The Flo 2003







Awesome quote. The final word on the Kidd to SA debate.

That's about the extent to which I knew him, but that was a truly memorable quote. It popped into my head the second I saw his name mentioned.


R.I.P. Flo

Way too young.

[DetroitGurl]

rip my good friend chris....you will be missed deeply and loved forever.

love
salwa


you can easily make a donation to the cancer research in his name......you want his memory and legacy to live on, thats the perfect way to do so. please see the link at the end of this message.

http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=205802&fh_id=10337

http://www.webfh.com/fh_live/10300/10337/images/obituaries/205802.jpg


Christopher James Flores
(March 31, 1980 - October 14, 2008)


Christopher James Flores, age 28, of Castroville, TX, passed away Oct. 14, 2008 at home. Christopher was born Mar. 31, 1980 in San Antonio. Christopher was a 1998 graduate of Marshall High School, he attended Our Lady of the Lake University and was in his senior year at UTSA. Survivors include his loving mother and her husband, Cleotilde and J. J. Reynolds of Castroville; father, Ernesto Flores of San Antonio; daughter, Mayden Alyssa Flores of San Antonio, TX; brothers, Michael and Lina Flores of Helotes, TX, and Rene Flores and companion Miriam Lozano of Seabrook, TX; nephews, Nicholas David Flores, Julian Marin; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church, Castroville with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, TX. In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to Cancer Therapy Research Center (CTRC) the direct link is http://www.ctrc.net/ctrc_2_2.cfm?db_content=supportctrc. Visit www.tondre-guinn.com (http://www.tondre-guinn.com)

[Dex]

I didn't know him, but I know this Spurs community and I can feel the loss. My thoughts are with his family and all of you that knew him.

Ditto.

[florige]

Yeah that is terrible. 28 is really young. That just goes to show that you have to treat each day as possibly your last....

[florige]

That sucks, Flo was good people.

RIP brother.



Waaaay to creepy......

[tlongII]

That sucks. Two people I work with have died in the last week too. :depressed

[MI21]

I remember him very well, was a really funny dude, posted back and forth with him a lot.

Such a shame, condolences to his family.

R.I.P. mate :(

[NFO]

Chris was a great guy and it is a shame he had to leave this world at the tender age of 28 with so much to live for.

My condolences go out to his family and friends.

[LuvBones]

Wow, that's horrible to find out. I remember him from spursreport but never met him or anything. That's so sad how young he was and had a daughter... R.I.P. :(

[Spurs Brazil]

Very sad

RIP

[Sii]

I did not know him very well, but had met him in person a few times. He was a very nice guy and he was always very nice to me. We last conversed through PM back on SR many months ago, and he had mentioned to me he appreciated I was trying to help with some things that were going on.

No one deserves to pass away that young and why it should happen is always hard to wrap ones mind around

RIP. He seemed like a very brave guy who dealt with a tremendous amount of adversity better than I ever would have.

[Slydragon]

http://www.legacy.com/sanantonio/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=118883084

you can sign/read a guestbook there.

[Brodels]

Not fair, man.

It seems like you hear about this happening to young people more and more. It makes me wonder what's going on.

Way too early to pass on. My thoughts are with his family.

[lefty]

I didn't know him, but this is tragic.

May he Rest In Peace

[alamo50]

Thank you for posting the picture(s).
I remember him well now.
He was a realy nice, calm, down to earth guy.

Rest in peace Flo.
You may finaly rest from your battle now.......

:lobt:

[Taco]

Oh Wow How Sad :wow

R.I.P.

[alamo50]

Flo needs to go in the SpursTalk banner up here, looking out of the middle window.

[David Bowie]

My condolonces. This is so sad. I do remember him from my spursreport days ): Throat cancer can be a scilent killer. My mother's best friend died of it 2 months after being diognosed.

[DizzG.]

I went to sign his guest book and the sorry ass express news wants money for everything.

Do you want to keep his guest book online? 79.00 dollars. Do you want to add a photo? 29.00 dollars.

With all the money this city makes, and adding more river walk area to bleed the tourist dry you think San Antonio could spring for a free site where we can share thoughts and photos of people who made a difference in our lives here in San Antonio?

Sorry buddy Holly but This town can suck ass at times!

RIP Flow I know you support me! :tu

[Nbadan]

I posted my condolences to his family on his guest book and it didn't cost me anything....