EULOGY 

FOR THERESA FLORES ST.ANGE

Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

OCTOBER 13, 1946 - October 21, 2020

 

Flores Theresa St. Ange or Foy as she is affectionately known was born in Choiseul Saint Lucia to Julius and Esther St. Ange (nee Nestor), she was the last of three children. She was pre-deceased by her brother Placide Gustave and is survived by her elder brother Ignatius St. Ange.    Her mother died early in her childhood and she was raised by her God mother Ms. Etienne and later moved to Castries to reside with her Aunt Gordienne.  She is the mother of five children Christabelle  St.Ange Thomas, Flora Maksimovic, Quincy, David and Trae St. Ange.  She adored her grandchildren, Maegan &  Shantel Thomas; , Milan & Sofia Maksimovic; Elizabeth Guardado & Anayah St. Ange and , Samiyah  & Salena St. Ange.  

She also leaves to mourn two sons in law, Junior Thomas and Dragon Maksimovic and Sister in law Theresa St. Ange, and her adopted sister Florence Francis.

Her Nieces & Nephews, namely  Louise St. Ange Fermine , Alexis St. Ange, Christina Frederick, Shon St. Ange, Sonia Jennings, Natalie Gustave, Crystal Gustave and  April Anderson.

She first migrated to St. Thomas USVI in  the 70’s and later moved to Texas, where she remained for twelve years before moving to Orlando to seek greater opportunities for her family.  She resided there until moving back to Texas in 2016 to be with her daughter Chris, when the onset of Alzheimer’s began to show its ugly head.

Flores was always a calm, caring, peaceful and loving individual who despised confusion.   She worked hard to support her growing family, and she did it without a word of complaint.  She gave her children of her best as a single parent.  She worked longest in the hospitality industry and was always pleasant and had the ability to make friends quickly.  Communicating with a complete stranger over issues she was passionate about was no problem for her.  The ease with which she did this was mind boggling, those of us who accompanied her anywhere will remember the times we had to stop and wait whilst she engaged a total stranger. She had some amazing skill sets, any of you would find it difficult to lie on a bed that she just made.  I have never seen anyone pay such attention to detail in that regard.  She loved to listen to local and international news and kept abreast of what was happening around the world.  She loved politics and was always ready, willing and able to express her point of view; she was highly opinionated when it came to politics. She would have been having a field day around this time.

As a mother she was dutiful to her family, she recognised their individual strengths and weaknesses and did her utmost to keep them together. She loved her children unconditionally. She was also committed to her extended family and looked forward to her frequent visits to Saint Lucia to get a break from the hustle and bustle of life in the USA.

She loved to cook but was also very particular about what she ate.  She was a devout vegetarian and nothing or no one could tempt her to give up that practice.  She guarded her health jealously. She was very generous towards anyone in need, and had no difficulty in giving out of her little.  One of her dreams was, if she ever won the lottery she would establish a home for the elderly in her home country.

Flores was also very committed in her devotion to Our Lady; her rosary was her constant companion.  Anytime she came to Saint Lucia she ensured that she came with rosaries to distribute.  It is this devotion to our Blessed Mother that made her so happy when in 2017 she was able to travel on Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima along with her cousins Zila (deceased) and Thecla.

She was happiest when she was dancing; she loved music she never allowed good music to go to waste.  That was a joy that the dreaded Alzheimer’s disease could not take from her.  There would be recent pictures of her dancing away, prior to that recent stroke.  She loved life and always looked forward to the day when she would return to her homeland where she had lots of ideas for business ventures.  But sadly this was not to be.

In addition to her immediate family she leaves to mourn the Thomas family of the US and the Deterville, Nestor, Blaize, St. Ange and Gustave Families of Saint Lucia and the diaspora.  We pray that the Good Lord will grant her eternal peace. Fly with the Angels Foy, you gave of your best.  We love you, rest in perfect peace.

October 23, 2020

Authored by: Thecla C. Deterville 

Delivered by: Christina Frederick