Obituary for Kevin Patrick Flood Kevin Patrick Flood, 79, formerly of Brooklyn, New York, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 24,2018, in Richmond, Virginia. Kevin was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Margaretha (Margaret Hepp) Flood of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York and his brother John Flood and nephew Peter Flood of Cresco, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife of 23 years Angela Bowers; his daughters Lorraine (Leji) Flood, Michelle Flood Dana Finn (Michael), and son Scott Katen; his sisters i Margaret Dross and Lois Flood; his grandchildren Inali Dreyer, Alexa Rae Smith, and Cody Lee Callarman; his father-in-law Charles Bowers, Sr.; his brothers-in-law, Charles Bowers, Jr., Michael Bowers, Donald Eric Bowers; his nephews Charles Dross, Michael Flood, Sterling Bowers; his nieces Jennifer Major, Tineka Crump; his great niece Uryah Smith; a special cousin (like a brother Raymond Flood (Joyce); numerous cousins, and his beloved dog Arya. Kevin attended Xavier High School in Manhattan” a Jesuit military high school. He received a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in management and a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University and St. John’s University School of Law in New York. Kevin enlisted in the Navy, was designated an air crewman, and flew in the P2V Neptune antisubmarine patrol aircraft in the radar, electronic countermeasures and magnetic anomaly detection positions. He was commissioned in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, graduated with honors from the Naval Justice School Reserve Course, was certified as a Trial-Defense Counsel, held numerous Reserve assignments and attained the rank of Captain. He was recalled to active duty as the first Programs Manager for the Naval Reserve Law Program and established training programs and guidelines for approximately 1400 lawyers and 200 paralegals. Kevin was an instructor at the Naval Justice School, Army Judge Advocate General’s School and at the Air Force JAG School and an honorary faculty member of the Army Judge Advocate General’s School. He was presented with the Judge Advocate Association Distinguished Service Award for continued service in teaching military lawyers. In 1991 Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney awarded Kevin the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for his efforts with the American Bar Association in educating and enhancing the reputation of military lawyers, and for coordinating the private bar efforts in providing legal services to members of the Armed Forces and their families during Operation Desert Storm. His military decorations and awards also include the Meritorious Service Medal, Naval Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal (bronze star), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2 bronze hourglasses), Navy Pistol Expert Medal, the RADM Hugh H. Howell Award, and many Reserve Law Program awards. Kevin retired from the Reserve after 38 years of service. Kevin was admitted to practice law in New York Florida and Louisiana, as well as before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Tax Court the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and various District Courts. Kevin’s New York and Florida practices included the areas of family law, commercial law, taxation, estate planning, probate and real estate, elder law. His legal career included running for the position of Civil Court Judge in the 5th Civil Court District of Brooklyn; serving as the Head of the Legal Assistance Department of the Naval Legal Service Office Southeast as a civilian attorney; developing the Expanded Legal Assistance Program; mentoring and supervising military attorneys in the areas of family law, consumer law and probate; and membership in the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (serving as the Committee’s Chair), the Government Lawyers Committee of the General Practice Section (serving as the Committee’s Vice Chair), the Consortium for Legal Services and the Public, the ABA Working Group on Protection of Servicemembers Rights, the Executive Committee of the Florida Bar Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, the Florida Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee for the Fourth Circuit, and the Florida Family Law Inns of Court. Kevin was also awarded the Florida Bar Clayton B. Burton Award for legal excellence. Kevin also taught Estate Administration, Business Organizations, and Ethics in the Para Legal Studies Program of Long Island University and at Rollins College in Winter Park Florida and Continuing Legal Education nationwide for the ABA in the areas of Ethics, Will Drafting and Estate Planning, Family Law, USERRA, and SCRA issues. He also served as President of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association; Director of the New Orleans chapter of the Federal Bar Association; President of the Judge Advocates Association; Chair of the Jacksonville Bar Association Military Law Committee; and member of the Military Law Committees of the New York and Brooklyn Bars, the Navy and Marine Judge Advocate Association, the Association of the U.S. Navy (Life and Bronze Plank owner), the Navy League, the Knights of Columbus, and American Mensa; Director and Legal Advisor to Riverside-Avondale Preservation in Jacksonville, Florida; and President of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Brooklyn. Kevin was an avid hobbyist in the area of genealogy. He spent years meticulously researching and documenting the Flood and Bowers surnames and family histories, and he personally connected with relatives around the world. Kevin’s genealogy work including the Flood DNA Project can be viewed at www.clanflood.org. He was also an accomplished self-taught home chef and renovator, having customized homes in Staten Island and Brooklyn ,New York; Jacksonville and Altamonte Springs, Florida; and Richmond, Virginia. A viewing will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1400 Perry St., Richmond Virginia 23224 on May 5, 2018 at l0 am, followed by a Memorial Mass at 11 am. A viewing will also be held at Mclaughlin & Sons Inc., 9620 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11209 on May 10, 2018 at 9 a.m. followed by a Memorial Service at 10 a.m., interment at Calvary Cemetery 4902 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Woodside, New York 11377. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Center 1400 Perry St., Richmond, VA 23224 or to the American Lung Association. Condolences may be left in Kevin’s online guestbook at www.blileys.com. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center for their support in his final days. 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