Travis Michael Flores (April 7, 1991-May 23, 2024) was an American writer, activist, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. He was a published children's book author and has written for several magazines and publications, including OUT, UpWorthy, and DoSomething. He has been featured in works such as Chicken Soup for the Soul, Reader's Digest: Selections, Charlie's Cancer Rescue and The Lemonade Stand. Flores had cystic fibrosis and had spoken very openly about it, having served as a spokesperson for various cystic fibrosis related organizations and fundraisers. He was very passionate about his charitable work with both the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and had donated a large percentage of his children's book proceeds to the two organizations. Throughout his life and career, he had helped to raise mass amounts of money for both the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Make-A-Wish, among other charities including the Christina Grimmie Foundation, Global Genes, etc. Flores also established his own 501(c)(3) organization in 2005, which provides laptops to chronically ill youth in hospitals.
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7 April 1991 Glendale, California, U.S.
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Died |
23 May 2024 (aged 33)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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