Joseph E. Flynn Jr.

Joseph E. Flynn, Jr., 64, of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away October 9, 2006, at his home. A visitation and rosary/prayer service will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at the Webb-Freer Funeral Home, 205 SW 17th St. in Blue Springs, MO 64015, (816) 229-2101. The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2006, at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 4313 S. Hwy. 7, Blue Springs, MO 64015. Burial will follow at Blue Springs Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Louis University School of Urban Planning, 3663 Lindell Blvd., Suite 180, St. Louis, MO 63108. Joe was born June 20, 1942, to Dr. Joseph and Marietta (Muckerman) Flynn, Sr., in St. Louis, Mo. He was an Urban Planner-City Administrator. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church. He was a member of the American Planning Association, International City Planners Association, and a 32-year member of the Friends of Bill W. He was Chairman of the Blue Springs Charter Commission, member and Chairman of the Jackson County Planning Commission, member of the Blue Springs Planning Commission and scholar of the Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother David Flynn. Survivors include his wife Dixie Flynn of the home; sons Joseph Edward David Flynn, III, Memphis, Tenn., Christopher and Carmen Carney, Monroe, Ohio; brothers Dr. John Andrew and Monica Flynn, Baltimore, Md., Stephen and Nancy Flynn, Littleton, Colo.; sisters Mary and Paul Shuff, LaDue, Mo., Lucie and Mike Convy, Kirkwood, Mo., and Noel Flynn, of Brentwood, Mo. Arrangements by: WebbFreer Funeral Home.