Richard M. Flynn ’52

Dick was a grad of Canterbury and came to Princeton to major in English and join Cap. He roomed with Frank Maguire.

After Army service Dick earned a degree from New York Law School in 1957 and practiced with Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, focusing on the development of cable television. He was chairman of the New York State Power Authority from 1985 to 1994 and a director of the American Public Power Association from 1990 to 1994, among many achievements in the administration of power for the public good.

His private interests included serving as a trustee of the New York Law School and of the Eugene O’Neill Theatre.

Dick died Dec. 15, 2021. He is survived by his sons, Michael and Tim, to whom the class offers good wishes for the life of our brother alumnus and appreciation of his service to our nation.