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FLYNT, Edward EDWARD REID FLYNT Mr. Edward Reid Flynt, 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of DeKalb County, Georgia, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. He was born to Nannie Hall Flynt and the Rev. William Albert Harvey Flynt on April 19, 1915 in Powelton, GA. He graduated from high school in Sparta, GA, and then entered Georgia Tech as a co-op student. After graduating with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1939, he worked with the Alabama Power Company and then served as an officer in the US Army Signal Corps in WWII. After the war he resumed work at the Alabama Power Company and in 1948 began work at the Georgia Tech Experiment Station. While working at the Experiment Station he earned a master's degree in electrical engineering at Tech in 1953. Mr. Flynt was an electrical engineer for Georgia Tech Research Institute for 30 years, where he was a pioneer in radar research. After retiring from GTRI he worked at Scientific Atlanta. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carolyn Lee Williams Flynt; daughters, Joyce Flynt Visne, Alice Flynt Talmage and her husband Greg; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Clairmont Hills Baptist Church, in Decatur, Georgia, on Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. with former pastor Rev. Larry T. Burgess officiating. Interment follows at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Clairmont Hills Baptist Church or to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 23, at 1:00 p.m. at the church before the service. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.
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Ed's retirement "diploma" picture that I drew for him...
Robert Michelson
December 25, 2012
Ed was a mentor for me as a new engineer at the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station. I knew him to be a Christian man when others typically hid their faith. I worked with Ed on the Environment and Radar Operation Simulator program (my first large engineering endeavor) for three years in the mid 70s. I was thinking of him today (24 December 2012) and decided to Google his name, expecting that I might find an obituary, as I have. So sorry to see him gone, but also looking forward one day to seeing him again. (I drew the attached "Analog Power" picture for him in honor of his retirement from Georgia Tech EES)
July 25, 2012
I remember, fondly, my years of working for and with Ed during the '50s and '60s at Georgia Tech. Ed was not only a good "boss" but a good friend and mentor. He took this young Georgia Tech graduate and taught me to be a "real" engineer! I learned so much from him, it would be hard to begin to relate it all! He will be missed, but long remembered.. Frederick (Fred) Dyer (Dahlonega, GA)
Carolyn Bugel
July 4, 2012
Carolyn and family, My thoughts and prayers go out to you. Ed was a wonderful husband, father, and neighbor. I am blessed to have known someone who was so genuine and loving of those around him. He also had an unstoppable curiosity and a fascination for how things work.
Leslie Cook
June 25, 2012
Carolyn: Hugs! What a great man and neighbor! You two have had such a wonderful life together. Memories will make it last longer! Miss you!
Leslie cook
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Max and Ginny Ferguson
June 22, 2012
Carolyn and Family, We had a great amount of admiration for Ed. He never gave in and was a good example to all of us. Carolyn, we miss you and are thinking of you. Come see us if you should get back. Several here at Park Springs remember Ed. Howard Dean, Floyd Fawcett and Charles and Carol Gearing and others
June 22, 2012
Flynt family, I am so sorry for your loss. James 4:8
June 22, 2012
Carolyn, Alice, and Joyce, Please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss of your beloved Ed. We will always remember your family and having our children together at Thomson School. Linda, Dick, and Ross Billingsley
June 22, 2012
Carolyn and family,
Thinking of you and keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. We are remembering fun times on North Amanda at neighborhood gatherings. Terry and I are out of town and will miss you tomorrow.
Brenda and Terry
June 22, 2012
Dear Carolyn and All,
My love and prayers are with you. I miss you and Ed.
Myrtle Newberry
Park Springs
Kathleen & Bob Duggan
June 22, 2012
We send our condolences to the Flynt family. In 1958 Bob worked with Ed at the GaTech Experiment Station. Certainly, he will be remembered by his many friends and associates, including friends and neighbors here at Park Springs.
June 22, 2012
With deepest sympathy to the Flynt family during your time of grief...Psalm 46:1...God is for us a refuge and strength, A help that is readily to be found during difficult times...May God provide you with peace and comfort to endure the days ahead.
Hester
June 22, 2012
Please accept my condolences for the loss of your husband. May the promise of our Lord Jesus comfort the family during this difficult time. He assures us that soon he will wipe away every tear from our eyes and death will be no more.
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