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Andy Woods CAPT MC (ret) posted a condolence
Thursday, October 20, 2022
My first exposure to Captain Flynn was aboard a destroyer tender when the command master diver gave me a copy of Diving Medical Officer Student Guide. The master diver said that Dr. Flynn was one of the only Undersea Medical Officers he respected.
Later I discovered that Diving Medical Officer Student Guide was one of the best references available for teaching the science and theory of diving medicine. I was able to interact with him on a personal and professional basis during my time in the Navy for many years. He was a man of great integrity and strength of character. Thanks for the leadership Ed.
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Eryn Flynn lit a candle
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Dr Flynn was my loving father. We both fought and loved hard. He was the strongest man I will ever know. I admired him and I don't think he really knew how much I did. I miss him and wish he was here to to the changes. I love and miss you Doc Dad!
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Michael T Folker posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Met Capt. Flynn at the old Naval Med. Res. Institute some 40 yr ago. I was a junior corpsman back then, & Capt. Flynn showed me some finer points of small animal surgery. Capt. Flynn was brilliant & a gentleman, & I always recall him fondly.
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Phillip Hunt, CAPT, MC USN (ret) posted a condolence
Friday, March 8, 2019
CAPT Flynn was a landmark pioneer in diving and hyperbaric medicine,and mentor to a generation of Diving Medical Officers and researchers. His legacy will be a part of all who venture into this field for many generations to come. In addition, he will be remembered as one who supported his colleagues and subordinates in all endeavors. Kindness and character provides its own reward and spreads to all who are touched by it. Ed will be missed, but well remembered.
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Bill Orr, CDR USN, Ret posted a condolence
Thursday, March 7, 2019
I am so saddened at the loss of Ed! I am sure you know how important his work was for the Navy! He has a legacy that will keep Navy Divers and rescued submariners safer to accomplish their missions or to be safely rescued. It was my distinct honor to work with Ed. I can’t imagine how I could have done my job without him! I am so blessed to have felt his passion for his work... many blessings and prayers for Ed and all that were lucky enough to know him.
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Gary Crawford posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
I and the Navy-wide diving Community will definitely miss Captain Ed Flynn! He was truly dedicated to always doing the right thing for divers safety through the decades of service. His in-depth knowledge was a great resouce to all of us that depended on his wisdom, experience, assessement and recommendations when we working on systems that were pusing the envelopes of life support system design technology and it's impacts on diver physiology. We are all better for having known Ed. May he rest in peace!
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William Deen (Rusty) lit a candle
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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Dave Martin Boatswains Mate Chief Senior (SS/DV) ret. posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
It was a pleasure and privilege to work under Captain Flynn as one of the NMRI divers (1987-91). He instilled a sense of purpose in our mission. RIP Dr. Flynn and thank you.
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Mark Helmkamp posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
I am very thankful to have known Dr.
Flynn and especially to have experienced the great pleasure of working with him while I was the Supervisor of Diving. His ability to explain the complexities of decompression theory, table development and use of O2 in water in a way that even I could get at least get the point - without all of the basis he knew was well beyond the limit of my comprehension, and always, ALWAYS, with a refined sense of humor dosed with impeccable skill - is a favorite, cherished memory. Thank you Doc, for the GIFT of your company; I’m a better human for having known you.
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Rob Warren posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
I knew & worked with, in awe of, Ed Flynn for nearly 30 years. During my 11 years as the Navy Diving Systems Safety Certification Authority, I relied on Ed to be my concealed weapon in a number of contenious meetimgs on diver safety. And, I also had the privilege to be his hammer when he needed me in his corner. I worked closely with him during the design of the new Submarine Rescue System. I have never known anyone who had Ed's knowledge & patience when it came to explaining diver physiology to me. Believe me, I would not have succeeded in my job without Ed's tutillage. And, I wasn't the only person in 00C who Ed mentored. I don't know how Ed actually got any work in the office because he had a steady stream of people coming into his office for help all day, every day. But, it wasn't all work discussions. Ed was the office big brother/father figure while in 00C. His compassion & sense of humor helped me get through some difficult times. I will truly miss Ed's smile & laugh. Fair winds & following seas Ed.
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John Clarke posted a condolence
Friday, February 22, 2019
Ed Flynn was my Boss, my friend, and my world traveling companion. He was also the smartest, funniest and most humble man I’ve ever known. It was my great fortune to have known him, and to respect him, for forty years. I called him, to his face, “my encyclopedia.”
The precision and care expressed in his co-authored Diving Medical Officer Student Guide led to mathematical treatments that may baffle many diving physicians but makes an invaluable reference on numerous diving medical subjects. Thanks to Ed’s attention to detail, I have always kept a copy of that Guide close to my desk.
That was one small example of Ed’s smart-side. His funny-side was highlighted at a surprise Birthday party at his house, set up by Janet and then young daughter, Erin. The entire Diving Medical Research Department of NMRI was lying in wait for him when he walked into his house. Of course, he was surprised but amazingly he launched instantly into a running recitation of jokes, keeping his entire staff in stitches for at least 15 minutes. It was his party, but he was entertaining us!
During my entire tenure at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Ed and I corresponded and talked frequently. Even when talking about the progress of his illness, he remained positive and clinical.
Ed was a guiding force in my career, pointing out where I could best help the Navy while having fun doing it. In short, that was what work was like when Ed was around. Work was fun.
Ed was the best mentor and friend a person could wish for. He will be greatly missed.
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Donald R Chandler posted a condolence
Monday, February 18, 2019
I have known Dr. Ed Flynn for most of his and much of my military life. When he first joined the U.S. Navy I was the Administrative Officer of the School of Submarine Medicine. Ed was in one of the two classes of physicians each year to teach them Submarine Medicine. Part of my duties was to teach the military topics, including how to wear the Navy uniform, how to wear the dress uniform with sword, when and how to salute, etc., etc. In years following, I would sometimes joke by saying I taught Ed how to dress! And it was true so far as the Navy uniform was concerned. In the several classes of physicians we taught, after one or two months of Ed's class receiving instruction, the Director of the School of Submarine Medicine suggested that we go ahead and graduate Dr. Flynn because he already knew everything we were going to teach him. An inquiry was made to BUMED and the big shots gave it a negative because he had to finish that school in order to be qualified to serve aboard a submarine.
About two years later I was transferred to the Navy Experimental Diving Unit at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. and guess who was there doing deep diving medical research? Yep, it was Ed Flynn who had two divers under pressure and in the water inside a hyperbaric chamber. Later I was transferred to the Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI) in Bethesda Maryland to oversee the construction of a world class deep diving hyperbaric research complex. I left there and then returned about four years later and who was one of the staff physicians Yep, it was Ed Flynn who was engaged, in a big way, performing deep diving medical research. It wasn't long before Ed was assigned the Director's position and I was his assistant doing technology management. We travelled to several different hyperbaric medical research units in the world in an effort to join together to solve the many problems of putting men in the deep ocean (1,,000+ feet of seawater). We were able to get some of the international scientists to spend some months/years with us in Bethesda and used our existing memorandum of understanding with other countries to exchange thoughts and ideas. Ed left our NMRI group and assumed a higher position in the medical research chain of command, from where he retired from the Navy but continued to offer advice to certain persons of the Naval Sea Systems Comand. I talked with Ed several times via telephone after he retired from the Navy and it was good to hear that he was still using his gift of high intelligence in the diving medical field; just like Ed...right out to the end. He will be greatly missed by myself and by all who knew him. May God bless his family as they continue on.
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