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Saturday, August 11, 2018
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Diana Anderson posted a condolence
Monday, July 30, 2018
I am saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Flynn.
My family has owned a cottage on Gold Lake since the 1950's.
The drive from Toronto to Gold Lake was long and tedious.Our arrival at Flynne's corner was welcomed with much enthusiasm and we always stopped for gas and supplies. and to talk with Mr. Flynn.
Mr Flynn was such a warm, dignified, gracious and patient man, such wonderful qualities in a human being.
I began to see Flynnes corner and Mr. Flynn as the welcome mat to our cottage and the beautifull Kawartha lakes . The rest of the drive to the cottage was a pathway of pleasure.
My sincere sympathy to Mt. Flynne's family. He will be greatly missed.
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Katherine Darwin posted a condolence
Saturday, July 28, 2018
My condolences to Tom’s family & friends. I had the pleasure of knowing Tom through his work with the Rural Outreach Centre (ROC). He was truly a great man!
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Ken Priestman posted a condolence
Friday, July 27, 2018
All the Priestmans loved Tom: my grandmother Nellie; my parents, Al & Joan; my brother, Keith and his family; and Liz, Charleigh and Georgia. My parents used to tell me about how Tom and Charlie, his dad, used to deliver blocks of ice to cottagers on the River. Many probably remember his early morning coffee club. I will remember his cheerful greetings. Tom will be missed. Our deepest condolences to the entire family.
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Cindy Stamoulakatos (Armstrong) posted a condolence
Friday, July 27, 2018
Michelle and Margaret,
So sad to hear of your dad's passing. I will always remember his humour and laugh. Spent many days "working" at the store, helping my mom. He was such an important part of mom and dad's past as they had some "exciting" times together. Love the stories! Thinking of both of you and your family at this time. Cindy and family.
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Isabel Adams( Everson -Lane ) posted a condolence
Friday, July 27, 2018
To Mr Tom Flynn's Family I wish to send you all my Condolences and Tell you that I had him for a Teacher in grades threw 7 at Otonabee Valley Public School,He was one of the bets teachers I had ,He made going to school very enjoyable ,he also had a great sense of Humour He was someone that if you had a problem he was always their to help and stuck with you till you understood ,the only time I didn't much look forward to go to his class was when we had student teachers ,,when they left it was back to normal and such a great time to have him back and teaching us,( I let a stink bomb off in class one day and n,and quite a few of my class mates knew it was me and nobody would say anything ,finally I got up the nerve to go and tell him it was me as Mr.Flynn was keeping some of us after school untill the colprit spoke up ( which was me ) well he was so taken by surprise he couldn't believe I would do something like that ,,I kinda felt more bad for him then myself as he had to punish me for that ,he gave me the strap once on each hand ,but I think it hurt him more then it hurt me .thinking back on those days we must have been quite a bunch of kids to teach ,but we had the best teacher and knowing he is gone he will be missed by not only his family but all the students that he taught he was a good man ,agin I leave you all with my deepest Condolences I feel I am a better person today from having the pleasure of knowing him .,
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Alan Williams posted a condolence
Friday, July 27, 2018
To Tom’s family you have my deepest condolences. I am certain many people who he touched with his kindness and overall approach to life will remember him fondly and he was a highly respected teacher. I was in Mr. Flynn’s classes for grade 5, 6, and I think 7 at Otonabee Valley. He was a superlative teacher and the benchmark for all my teachers who followed. He was one of the very best and he had a deep sense of personal responsibility for his students. He made every effort to take care of all of us. I will remember his amusement where he smiled just from the corner of his mouth when he could see the humour of a situation but nonetheless had to sort us out and keep us in line. He often shielded us from the Principal and we dodged a few things. He had remarkable leadership skills to motivate students to achieve their best results.
He had great interest in our sports and the running of field days and getting our 1967 Centennial Athletic Awards. On one Sunday two of us rode our bikes up to his house from the River Road South/ It must have been 35 kms and we were exhausted. I think he was a bit surprised to see us, and I am sure he saw enough of us at school. But he was very gracious and generous providing us dinner and driving us back to the main highway to go home. He was always very kind in these situations. I guess we couldn’t get enough of him. I learned a great deal from him, and several life lessons he taught me remain with me to this day. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and he was an instrumental mentor, guide and coach in shaping me into who I became. I only wish I had taken a moment to visit him these past years to say thank you. I am so thankful he was a part of my life and I am sorry to hear this news. The family must appreciate he was a giant of a man. God Bless Tom and thank you! Alan Williams Halifax NS
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Marina and Bill Mudge posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Such a a wonderful kind man who always had a smile and helping hand for everyone. He will be deeply missed throughout the Catchacoma area. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your family.
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Dean Potter posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
My condolences on the passing to Mr Flynn. The hockey community will miss him. I will miss him.
Dean
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Paul Mackey posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
My children always looked forward to stopping at the store to get an ice cream cone. My mother would wonder why my father would drive from the cottage to the store each day when he could have easily purchased what he needed for the week in one trip. Of course it was to say hello to Tom. I remember when it had been a number of years since I had been to the cottage at Catchacoma while living in BC. On my way to the cottage for the first time in years I stopped at the store and was surprised when I walked in and Tom said, I haven't seen you in a long time are you back from BC? His question let me know that I was recognized, and that my father had been sharing stories with him. To me, this meant "welcome home" It connected all my memories of tradition at the cottage, the days when I would stop to get a few cents of gas in my motorcycle, learning to drive by gong up the winding 507, fresh tomatoes, corn on the cob. I was honored to introduce my children such a kind and gentle man, as my father was to introduce Tom to me. R.I.P Tom
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Beth Latchford posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Dear Michelle Margret & Family,
Sorry to hear of your father's passing.
Lorraine Larock & FamilyQe
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Marilynne Field posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Please accept my sincere condolences on your loss.
Hold your memories close and know that many feel your pain at his passing.
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Alan J. Williams donated to PETERBOROUGH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE FOUNDATION
Thursday, July 26, 2018
With utmost respect and wonderful memories of a very kind Teacher.
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Cindy Blizzard posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Dear Michelle, Margret and family
So sorry to hear of Tom's passing. You are in our thoughts
Hugs and kisses
Flip and Cindy
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Ed Van Berkum posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
My condolences to the Flynn family. I've known Tom Flynn since I was a child. Every visit to Flynn's Store enroute to the cottage and back home he always had a kind smile and was a true gentleman. He was a kind man. He seemed to know everyone that stopped by and was always appreciative of your stop by the store.
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Tom Elsdon posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
My deepest condolences. Mr. Flynn was my favourite teacher growing up. I had him in grades 4 and 6. Even though we lost touch when my family moved to Toronto, I have very fond memories of his kindness and generosity. I still vividly remember a school trip we took to Niagara Falls that he organized. He was very patient with a group of rambunctious kids. He will be deeply missed.
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Steve Janeck posted a condolence
Thursday, July 26, 2018
To the Flynn family and Tom's many friends,
Having had the privilege of having had a family property up 507 on Catchacoma Lake for 4 generations, Flynn's Corners is ubiquitous with a lifetime of memories. Stopping there for gas with my late grandparents (Norm and Hilda Durnan), meant that soon we would be there when it was merely a 1 room cabin. And Tom would be there to gas up the car. (Better yet, perhaps the chance to go inside the store for an ice cream cone! Mmmm, blueberry.)
Years later, living in Bobcaygeon, I would frequently stop by, say, for honey.
And if Pearsons Landing ran out of milk, or didn't have the Toronto Star, or, catastrophically, ran out of bait, it was always worth a quick run down to Flynn's.
The house on Catch has since been sold off, to my great regret. Would that I could still live there in Heaven North. Tom managed to make it there, and indeed, always was there when we needed him. On behalf of my late great-grandparents, Len and Elsie Watts, my late aforementioned grandparents who knew Tom so well, my mom, Wendy Bloesel and her late husband(s) Horst Bloesel and Peter Janeck, as well as the sundry loves of my life who came to know Flynn's Turn so well, and me too, thank you, Tom. Your service to your community established you and your family business as an essential keystone. You were so familiar, friendly, reliable. You touched more lives than you know.
With condolences and fond memories, sincerely, Steve Janeck.
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Westlake Family posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
My parents (Marlon n Lillie) n grandparents (Edmund n Iva)always spoke highly of all the Flynn family. Thomas will be missed. Very sorry for your loss.
Sincerely
Valerie Westlake.
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Freda Ragusi posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Our Condolences to Margaret and Michelle and family from Freda and John Ragusi...may your memories and love see you through this trying time!
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Barry & Wendy Reeves posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Michelle & Margaret our deepest sympathy go out to you & your family.
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Peter Durham posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
My heart sank when I saw the news. Mr. Flynn was a great example to a kid that things can happen if you keep at them and don't give up. I type this with tears in my eyes and memories of learning how to make coffee at the store for early morning hunters that didn't want a cup of three scoops of coffee grinds and water. The movie ET and a trip with the baseball team, i think it was grade 6 from Chemong Public to Toronto to watch a Blue Jays game that he arranged and paid for out of his own generosity. The sight of the green grass and the baseball field still sits in my mind as an iconic image of baseball.
Mr. Flynn always had a warm way of welcoming you with a smile and something to say, you may not be here, but your efforts, advise, and character lives on in all the students that know you. You were a mentor, a coach, a teacher, a pillar, and a gentleman. You will be missed, but not forgotten as guys like you live on forever.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Walter and Mary Tully posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Dear Michelle, Margaret and Families, Our thoughts and prayers go out to you at this very sad time. Your dear father was a wonderful, kind man.He will always be remembered for his generosity when he sponsored the many Peterborough minor hockey teams for years. May he rest in peace.
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Adam Halko posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
My dad bought our cottage on Beaver Lake in 1952, a couple of years before I was born. We many times stopped at Flynn's Mr. Flynn was the nicest guy. Patient with us young kids. Later I remember him open the store near midnight so a couple of dumb young cottagers could get some stove oil they just ran out of. That was myself and Grant J.
Mr. Flynn you will be truly missed. The world needs more people like yourself. Deepest condolences to all family and friends,
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Sharon Tomlinson posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Our family and especially Mike are saddened by Tom's passing.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Zoran Bojic posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Dear Michelle,
There are no words that can take away the sorrow but I hope the memories of your father, family and friends will provide you with the comfort during this challenging time. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
Zoran
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Douglas & Wendy Dixon posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Our condolences to the family. Tom will be missed by all. RIP
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John Madill posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Condolences to the family.
I fondly remember teaching with Tom at Chemong Public School. There was always energy and quick wit with Tom in his role as Teacher Librarian.
John Madill
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Shelley uploaded photo(s)
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Flynn's Store 1948 - celebrated 75 Years May 2018
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Kimberley Mack donated to REGISTERED NURSES' FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO - STRIVING FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Jane and Douglas Wharry posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Tom like his father, greeted the cottagers at his General Store ,like Margret and Phil do now.
May the memories of many years, be a comfort to the family, and the cottagers who met Tom sitting on the red bench these many years.
Jane and Douglas Wharry
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Rob Potwin posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
My deepest condolences to the whole family. My family has been coming up to our cottage on the Mississagua River for over 40 years, and Tom (or "Mister Flynn" as I refer to him to this day, since I first met him as a four year old) has been a comforting and friendly presence throughout those decades. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of my family stopping to gas up and (for me) to buy comics to read over the weekend at the cottage.
Such a friendly and warmhearted man, and his legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of the area and our own personal memories of the cottage.
Rest in Peace.
Rob
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Peter Carter posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Visiting Mr. Flynn at the corner was an indelible memory of my youth and exciting start to every trip to our family hunt camp with my grandfather Rod Nichols. My grandfather ALWAYS made a stop at the store, where we were greeted by a friendly and interested Mr. Flynn. I had a great respect for this ritual and relationship, and was proud to continue the tradition with my nephew and son over the years, after my grandfather passed away. My condolences to the Flynn family- he was a kind gentleman and his store was a staple of my youth.
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Heather Jones & Alison Toscano posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Michelle and family,
May you cherish your memories, and celebrate the life of good man even as you mourn his passing. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Heather & Alison
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Cindy Trudell posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
So sorry for your lost. He was well loved by many people. He will surely be missed.
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Patricia Little Hampton posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Dear Margaret,
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. May you find comfort with fond memories.
Best Regards,
Trish (Little) Hampton
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Melissa posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Mr. Flynn was great man. He was my grade 4 teacher. He will be greatly missed.
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Ric Mackey posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Tom was a very gentle,kind and generous man. He always had a piece of cheese for my dog Jim.
My condolences to his family.
R. I. P. Tom
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Lori Bertalan posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
My condolences to the Flynn family. Tom was a kind and gentle soul and will truly be missed.
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pat morton posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
lLove and deepest sympathy to all of you at this time. Tom was one of the kindest men I have ever known-always ready to help out, besupprtive and have a good laugh. I really felt I had come home when I reached Flynn's Corners (now Turn) on the way to the cottage on Catchoma. I miss those days and everyone in the community. Unfortunately I won't be able to be there but my prayers are with you.
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Andrea Green posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Mr.Flynn was my favourite teacher in Public School. He was funny and made learning fun. My condolences to the family . He will be sadly missed
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Joe Cadigan posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Tom always had a smile and friendly welcoming words, a good source of news as well... I will miss him.
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Frank +Deborah Pageot posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Margaret ,Phil and families.
Sorry to hear of Tom passing.
He will be missed by so many.
I enjoyed sitting and chatting with him at the store when he was able.
R.I.P. Tom
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Bob Feaver posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
RIP Tom Flynn. Sorry to hear of his passing. He was the epitome of rural, small town Canada that makes up the fabric of our nation.
I enjoyed observing and writing about his love for supporting minor sports and he obviously loved taking command of a team in a tournament on the road so the parents could have mommy and daddy time, paying for hotel rooms out of his own pocket..
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Daria Romaniuk posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Dear Michelle, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. May you find comfort in memories of good times spent with your father.
Daria
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Robert Saunders posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
“”Now cracks a noble heart
Good night sweet prince
Let flights of angels sing thee
To thy rest. “”
You will always have a place in our hearts Tom.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Flynn clan ;
F267warmest regards Laura and Robert Saunders
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Ted & Corinne Wiggins ‘Former Owners of Buckhorn Store’ posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Very sorry to hear. Tom was a very kind and gentle person and will be fondly remembered by all that knew him. Condolences to Margaret, Phil and Family.
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Rene Flynn posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
We feel your pain we share your loss. Rene and Syd
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Lori Schindel Martin posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Dear Michelle and family - I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Thomas Cecil Flynn. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Lori
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Gina Marasco posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Dear Michelle, Wayne, Charlotte and Patrick,
I am very sorry to hear about the passing of your father and grandfather, but I am happy you were able to spend time with him. Please accept my heartfelt condolences for you and your whole family. Find comfort in all the good memories and in the support of your friends and families.
Gina
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Shellina Sajan posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
So sorry to hear of your loss, sending you hugs and heartfelt condolonces. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Amen.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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