Born June 22, 1921 in Ocotal Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, Augusto was the third of seven children born to Dr. Carlos Flores Vega and Maria J. Lovo Moncada. In his teenage years he moved with his family to Leon, Nicaragua where he met, and later married the love of his life, Ms. Daisy Tijerino Salinas. They were married 67 years before she passed away in 2012. Their marriage produced seven children.
In his professional life, Augusto pursued a medical degree and graduated from the National University of Nicaragua in Leon. After Graduation, he joined the Nicaraguan Army as a captain. He then turned his attention to obtaining a Master’s in Public Health at the National University of Chile in Santiago. Most of his adult life was spent as both a physician and a soldier
In the late seventies, long simmering tensions in his home country would finally explode into full fledged war as the Sandinistas violently overthrew the government of Nicaragua. In the 1979, during the final months of the conflict, he was captured and imprisoned. He spent the next ten years of his life as a political prisoner of the Sandinistas until his release in 1989.
With his family having immigrated to the US, mostly Houston, Augusto then joined them and restarted his life unbowed by all he had endured. He loved his adopted country as much as his homeland and spent the rest of his days in Houston close to his family.
Augusto was as remarkable man. A man of deep intelligence, discipline and toughness, he was well traveled and curious by nature. He had a thirst for knowledge and a need to learn. Above all, he showed a deep humanity and empathy with a willingness to forgive and the ability to show kindness. These traits earned the deep respect of those who he would come to call friends.
Above all, Augusto was a family man who loved his wife, his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and spent every day honoring them with his commitment and strength. He was loved back equally by them.
So today, it is with sadness that we mourn the passing of Augusto Flores Lovo. Doctor, Soldier, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, & Husband. We also celebrate Augusto for his accomplishments, toughness, & kindness. Above all we honor a man who has bettered the lives of everyone around him and did it with grace, courage and honor. May he rest in peace.
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