John C. Flynn, 90, of Morrisville, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022. John was born on March 31, 1932 in Moosic, Pennsylvania to Theodore Chidsey Flynn and Myrtle June Flynn. John received a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University in 1957, a Master of Arts from Ohio State University in 1959 and a Ph.D. from Ohio State in 1961. While a graduate student at Ohio State he met, and in January of 1958 married, Eleanor Sofia Ray, a graduate of Vanderbilt University and a fellow grad student at Ohio State. John served in the U.S. Navy for four years where he was a musician in the Admiral’s band. Dr. Flynn was an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa from 1961 to 1963. In 1963 he joined the Faculty of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he taught undergraduate and graduate students and conducted research for 33 years. He retired from Baylor in 1996 as Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology.
Dr. Flynn is survived by his beloved wife, Elli, a son, Michael Charles Flynn, and a daughter, Kathryn Flynn Delacote and three grandchildren, Chloe, Max and Ryan Delacote. A funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church, Raleigh, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, September 30, 2022 in The Historic Easton Cemetery, 401 N. 7th St., Easton. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
