More detail on this person: He received the
National Defense Service Medal, Army Aviator
Badge, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service
Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 O/S bars, Bronze
Star Medal, and Air Medal with 17 oak leaf
clusters. Left military as W-2. Lived the
remainder of his life in Englewood, FL with the
family he loved dearly. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023
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Survivors: Wife - Linda Flowers (Englewood, FL);
daughters, Erin Barks (Rock Hill, SC) and Kristi
Alexander (Englewood, FL) and their husbands; son
Jim Flowers (Scottsboro, AL); and seven
grandchildren.
From: Jim Flowers
Grover A. Flowers, 62, of Englewood, Fla., died
Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at his residence in
Englewood. Grover was a member of Blue Hat
Class 66-23 at Wolters, graduating with 67-1 at
Rucker.
He flew helicopters with the 1st Cavalry Division
in 1967-1968.
He and his son Jim attended the VHPA reunion in
Orlando and had a super time with his classmates
and unit comrades. Shortly thereafter he was
diagnosed with and fought valiantly against the
cancer. Born Aug. 3, 1942, in Punta Gorda, Fla.,
he was a life long resident of the Englewood area.
He is survived by his wife, Linda of Englewood; a
son, Jim (Kerrie) Flowers of Scottsboro, Ala.; two
daughters, Erin (Philip) Barks of Rock Hill, S.C.,
and Kristi (Todd) Alexander of Englewood; and
grandchildren, Caleb, Dylan and Tyler Barks,
Olivia and Abigail Flowers and Grant and Jillie
Alexander. He was preceded in death by his
brother, William "Bud" Flowers.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to
Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd.,
Sarasota, FL 34238; or Lemon Bay High School
French
Scholarship, 2201 Placida Road, Englewood, FL
34223; or Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
http://www.vhpa.org
From: John Flanagan