Joseph Flanagan

joe, kevin, colleen, mike, any and all words fall very far short in comforting a son or daughter, or wife as they say long goodbyes to dad.
please try and never stop saying goodbye to your dad and he will never stop hearing you.

god bless all your family and god bless us all

To Joe Jr., Kevin, Colleen and Mike ( I use Joe Jr. here to distinguish son from father, otherwise it wasn't Joe Jr., just Joe):

( pardon any spelling and other writing errors, please)

Very sorry to hear about your father. And I hope here is an appropriate place to add my belated sympathy about your mother. I've simply been too far out of the old friends loop and away too long. I was a pretty close friend of the family as a teenager, especially of Joe Jr.'s. I often sat...

To The Extended Flanagan Family:

I met Joe when I started working part time at The Times as a linotype operator. His machine was next to Pete Frascella's and then mine. The three of us shared many laughs and sad times together. I vividly remember when Joe's daughter drowned and we (Pete and myself) went to the viewing. I don't think Joe ever fully recovered from that because he was such a great family man. Joe was a gentle, soft-spoken individual who was serious about everything...

Mike, Diane and The Flanagan family,

Our deepest condolences to The Flanagan family. May the sadness you feel now be replaced with smiles and laughter as you reflect back on the stories and memories that you were so fortunate to share with your father, grandfather and uncle. Those stories and memories will help get you through this difficult time.

Sincerely,
The Younger's