The HCHS Varsity Boys Soccer Team presents a team jersey to Edgar Flores’ family during a ceremony March 12 at Raider Stadium. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
Friday night a crowd gathered at Raider Stadium in Mt. Airy for a memorial soccer match honoring former Raider soccer player, Edgar Flores. Flores graduated from Habersham Central High School in 2012. He was working as a police officer in Dekalb County when a suspect shot and killed him during a traffic stop on December 13, 2018.
Edgar Flores died four days before his birthday. He was just 24 years old.
In a moving pre-game ceremony, the Habersham Central Raider soccer team presented Flores’ mother, fiancée, and brother with a jersey with his team number on it. They included a plaque with the #17 jersey that included a scripture verse and the phrase, “Born to Wear the Uniform.”
HCHS soccer coaches shared memories of Flores and spoke of his legacy, a legacy captured in a series of phrases written on the plaque:
Love of the Game
Infectious Smile
Brother’s Keeper
Self-Sacrifice
Ambitious, Industrious & Opportunistic
“May we always remember your impact on others and the way you blessed each of our lives,” the plaque reads. “May we always remember those in uniform.”
Memorial Match Pre-Game Ceremony
Raider Stadium • March 15, 2019
photos by Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham
