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May 24, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, May 27, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
After visitation, funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 12:45 PM and then at Annunciation R.C. Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, where a 1:30 PM Mass will be offered.
Richard R. Flynn, Sr., age 74, of Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
He was born in Newark. At an early age, the family moved to Montclair, where Richard was raised. He lived in Lake Tamarack before moving to Wayne in 1975.
When Richard was just two years old, his mother Catherine (Dacey) Flynn passed away. He was raised by his father Francis and his stepmother Helen (Conrad) Flynn. Richard met his future wife Karen Crescente on a double date; they fell in love, he proposed, and they married on February 3, 1973 at Saint Francis RC Church in Wanaque. They have enjoyed forty-four years of loving marriage and are best described as "absolute soul mates."
He will be remembered as a funny, fun loving, Mr.-Fix-It who was always cracking jokes and just loved to laugh. He always had a project and was constantly building or making something – he just couldn’t sit still. He enjoyed classic cars and liked to go to area car shows. Richard was a lifelong crossword puzzle enthusiast who regularly tackled the "expert" and "challenger" puzzles. For many years he and his family enjoyed vacations at Wildwood and other locations on the Jersey Shore, where he loved the ocean, boogie boarding, and playing shuffleboard.
Richard served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1964 to 1970. He was a union electrician, having worked with IBEW Local 52 in Newark and later Local 164 in Paramus. He was a foreman for the Reynolds Electric Company in East Hanover, where he was a valued employee for over forty years before retiring in 2005.
For many years Richard coached for the Wayne Little League and served on their Board of Trustees. He was also an avid weekly league bowler at the T-Bowl Lanes in Wayne. Richard served as an Officer and Trustee of the Honorable Judge Joseph J. Crescente Lodge 2382, Order Sons of Italy in America, in Wanaque. You will notice the lodge carries Richard’s wife’s maiden name, as it was named in honor of her father.
Richard is survived by his beloved wife Karen (Crescente) Flynn; dear sons Richard Flynn, Jr. of Pompton Lakes and Sean Flynn of Wayne; dear brother James Flynn of Myrtle Beach, SC; dear sister Mary Rutan of Whiting; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his loving parents Francis and Catherine (Dacey) Flynn; his stepmother Helen (Conrad) Flynn; and four dear sisters: Joan Lawson, Patricia Lockhart, Barbara Bannon, and Nancy Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, May 27, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
After visitation, funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 12:45 PM and then at Annunciation R.C. Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, where a 1:30 PM Mass will be offered.
May 24, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, May 27, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
After visitation, funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 12:45 PM and then at Annunciation R.C. Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, where a 1:30 PM Mass will be offered.
Richard R. Flynn, Sr., age 74, of Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
He was born in Newark. At an early age, the family moved to Montclair, where Richard was raised. He lived in Lake Tamarack before moving to Wayne in 1975.
When Richard was just two years old, his mother Catherine (Dacey) Flynn passed away. He was raised by his father Francis and his stepmother Helen (Conrad) Flynn. Richard met his future wife Karen Crescente on a double date; they fell in love, he proposed, and they married on February 3, 1973 at Saint Francis RC Church in Wanaque. They have enjoyed forty-four years of loving marriage and are best described as "absolute soul mates."
He will be remembered as a funny, fun loving, Mr.-Fix-It who was always cracking jokes and just loved to laugh. He always had a project and was constantly building or making something – he just couldn’t sit still. He enjoyed classic cars and liked to go to area car shows. Richard was a lifelong crossword puzzle enthusiast who regularly tackled the "expert" and "challenger" puzzles. For many years he and his family enjoyed vacations at Wildwood and other locations on the Jersey Shore, where he loved the ocean, boogie boarding, and playing shuffleboard.
Richard served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1964 to 1970. He was a union electrician, having worked with IBEW Local 52 in Newark and later Local 164 in Paramus. He was a foreman for the Reynolds Electric Company in East Hanover, where he was a valued employee for over forty years before retiring in 2005.
For many years Richard coached for the Wayne Little League and served on their Board of Trustees. He was also an avid weekly league bowler at the T-Bowl Lanes in Wayne. Richard served as an Officer and Trustee of the Honorable Judge Joseph J. Crescente Lodge 2382, Order Sons of Italy in America, in Wanaque. You will notice the lodge carries Richard’s wife’s maiden name, as it was named in honor of her father.
Richard is survived by his beloved wife Karen (Crescente) Flynn; dear sons Richard Flynn, Jr. of Pompton Lakes and Sean Flynn of Wayne; dear brother James Flynn of Myrtle Beach, SC; dear sister Mary Rutan of Whiting; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his loving parents Francis and Catherine (Dacey) Flynn; his stepmother Helen (Conrad) Flynn; and four dear sisters: Joan Lawson, Patricia Lockhart, Barbara Bannon, and Nancy Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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