very young ages (Mary Geraldine 1958–1958 and Cathaleen Mavourneen 1963–1969). They resided in the "North Ward" area of Kitchener from 1948 to 1979. During his early days in Kitchener, Joe was an active member of the local Catholic community in Kitchener and was instrumental in the founding and building of St. Teresa Catholic Church. In early 1974 he won the nomination of the Kitchener Center Liberal Party to run as their candidate for Member of Parliament in the July 8th general election. He soundly defeated Progressive Conservative candidate, Mr. Barney Lawrence by more than 5,000 votes. During his term in the House of Commons, Mr. Flynn went on to serve on a number of House committees rising to Chair the Veterans Affairs Committee. In September 1978 he suffered a near-fatal aortic aneurysm while a patient in the National Defence Medical Centre in Ottawa. In May 1979 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau recommended to the Governor General Ed Schreyer that he be appointed to the Canadian Pension Commission for a 10-year period. Due to health reasons, Mr. Flynn retired from the Commission in 1983 and returned to Kitchener for his retirement. Joe and Betty Flynn resided in the Doon area of Kitchener from 1983 until his death in 1996. His wife Betty died at the age of 91 in 2013. On 26 March 2016, his second oldest son, Michael Denis (b. 31 July 1946) died of lung cancer. His remaining six (6) children all reside in Ontario. External links 1921 births 1996 deaths Politicians from County Cork Irish emigrants to Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Canadian Roman Catholics Politicians from Kitchener, Ontario Politicians from Toronto