Pete and Guadalupe Flores, shown here with three of their 42 great-grandbabies, had 13 children of their own and never stopped nurturing offspring. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Sons Jorge, Carlos, and Martin stand behind their parents, Guadalupe and Pete Flores. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Partial Flores family portrait. From the left, Guadalupe Flores holding Jaime, David wearing tie, Jorge, Pete (a.k.a. Dad), Esperanza in front of him, Carlos and Pete Jr. (Photo courtesy of family.)
Guadalupe Flores, in pink, and several of her offspring gather around the kitchen table for the Flores family's pre-Christmas tradition: Making tamales for the holiday. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe Flores and her son Pete Jr. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe and Pete Flores were married for 63 years.
Pete with his son Jorge. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe and Pete Flores with assorted grandchildren and great-grandchildren. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe Flores with her sons Pete Jr. and Jorge. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe Flores sits on the curb with some of her granddaughters to watch the Lorain International Festival Parade. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Pete Flores, right, standing with his son Pete Jr. while daughter Maria Luisa plays on a toy horse on the porch. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Pete Flores served with 37th Constabulary Squadron in Stuttgart, Germany, Paris and the Philippine Islands during World War II. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Pete Flores, seated far right, his sons and a son-in-law. Standing from the left are son-in-law Fermin Rosalez and sons, Jose, Martin,Jaime and Carlos; seated from the left are: Sons David, Jorge and Pete Jr. The bride in the background is Gloria, Jorge's wife.(Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe and Pete Flores were the parents of 13 children, grandparent of 36 and great-grandparents of 42. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
PFC Pete Flores, shown in a relaxed moment during World War II, told his children about the time he was under sniper fire in the Philippines and a bullet went through his trouser leg. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Pete and Guadalupe Flores encouraged their children to learn a trade and get a college education to prepare them for lives as responsible adults. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Pete Flores on tamale duty. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Pete Flores, top right, with five of his chidren: Esperanza, top left; Maria Luisa in front of her, Jose with his hands in his pockets, Antonia in front of Pete and Martin. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe Flores, foreground, her daughter, Hope, a.k.a. Esperanza, whose face is hidden by little Rodrigo, Hope's grandson and Guadalupe's great-grandson. (Photo courtesy of the family.)
Guadalupe and Pete Flores' children: Back row from left, David, Carlos, Ramona, Jose and Jaime; front row, Martin, Pete Jr., Jorge, Maria Luisa, Antonia and Esperanza (Hope). (Photo courtesy of the family.)
