Kenneth Flynn

Flynn, only child born

August 17, 1935 in Minot,

North Dakota to Willard

O. and Sigrid (Kjelland)

Flynn, passed away

peacefully in his sleep

September 19, 2018 after

a brief, courageous battle

with cancer.

He is survived by: his

wife of 65 years, Janice

Nadine (Ellison) Flynn,

his son, Duke Flynn,

daughters Debra Read

(husband, Dennis) and

Trudi Flynn, and his

grandchildren Laney Wil-

liams (husband, Terry)

and Corey Lambert.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents and

his daughter, Robin

Flynn.

Ken graduated from

Minot HS in 1953 and

was a Class A All-State

basketball player. Ken

then married his high

school sweetheart, Jan. He

graduated from NDSU in

1957 with a Bachelor of

Science in Electrical En-

gineering, attended on a

basketball scholarship,

was an All-Conference

selection and MVP in

1957 and remained an in-

volved alumna. He was a

member of Honorary En-

gineering Fraternities Tau

Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu.

He accepted a position at

Sandia National Labora-

tories in Albuquerque and

retired a Distinguished

Member of the Technical

Staff after 40.5 years of

employment.

During his lifetime, he

was an athlete active in

many sports, including

golf, softball, flag football,

skiing and was a qualified

ocean sailor. He was an

adventurous man and

after retirement, he and

Jan traveled the world, he

enjoyed many sailing ex-

cursions abroad and en-

joyed cuisines of the

world.

Ken was actively in-

volved in competition

basketball from 55-80

through local, state and

national Senior Olympics.

He was a strong believer

in education. He en-

couraged and supported

his children and

grandchildren in their

educational pursuits. He

had a playful, teasing

sense of humor and was

pleased to regale many of

his favorite stories and

memories of his youth,

his family and friends and

his adventures to all. He

was a dedicated friend

and family man and will

be deeply missed by all

who knew him.

He accepted Jesus as

Lord and Savior in 1985

and was a member of

Christian Center, Jesus

Fellowship and then

Christian Fellowship

Church until his passing.

While Albuquerque was

his home for most of his

adult life, his heart was in

North Dakota where his

family had homesteaded

and where he will be laid

to rest.

A celebration of life

service will be held on

Thursday, October 18,

2018 at 1 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home in Minot with

burial to follow at

Rosehill Memorial Park.

Visitation is one hour pri-

or to the start of the ser-

vice. In lieu of flowers,

donations may be made to

the New Mexico Senior

Olympics or the North

Dakota State University

Basketball Program in his

name. Those wishing to

sign the online register

and share memories may

access the online obi-

tuaries section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).