CHARLOTTE — Deacon Luis A. Velasquez Flores, 62, of Charlotte passed away Feb. 1, 2023, after a long illness.
A vigil and visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at Carolina Funeral Service, located at 5505 Monroe Road in Charlotte.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Charlotte at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Visitation will also be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, immediately before the funeral Mass, starting at 8:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Mint Hill.
Deacon Flores was born in 1960 in El Salvador.
After moving to Long Island, N.Y., when he was an adult, he discerned a calling as a deacon for the Church. He was ordained by Bishop William Murphy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., on May 17, 2003, and served at St. Hugh of Lincoln Parish in Huntington Station, N.Y., until 2007, when he moved to North Carolina. After settling in Charlotte, he was granted faculties to serve as a deacon for the Diocese of Charlotte on Sept. 20, 2007, and was assigned to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish.
Deacon Flores was very active in Hispanic ministry, including officiating at baptisms, weddings, teaching religious education classes and RCIA. He was a kind soul, with a servant’s heart, always available for ministry when needed.
He is survived by his wife Adela, their daughter Patricia, and three grandchildren, Hailey, Alexandria and Alonso.
Carolina Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
— Catholic News Herald