Michael T. Flynn

View Michael's video. Michael T. Flynn, 40, of Mt. Royal, on April 14, 2006, after a long hard fought battle with cancer. Michael was born in Philadelphia and was a true lover of life, people, music and sports. He was owner of Great American Mortgage Solutions in Westville and was a longtime bartender at Adelphia in Deptford. Survived by his wife Diane (nee Richter). Son of Charles (Fran) of SC, and Patricia of Philadelphia. Brother of John and Casey of SC, Bridget (Bob) Morsa, Erin (Dave) Gindele and Sara (Pat) Jones all of PA. Paternal grandmother Betty Flynn, In-laws Tom and Betty Richter and brother-in-laws Tom, Jr. (Angela), Andy and Charles. Godfather of Jake Jones. Uncle to Jake, Vincent, Robert, Landon, and Olivia. Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing on Tuesday from 6-9 pm and Wednesday from 8-9 am at BOUCHER FUNERAL HOME, 1757 Delsea Dr. Deptford, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial 10 am at St. Patrick’s RC Church, Woodbury. Interment St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chews Landing. Family asks that in lieu of flowers that donations be sent to Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Attn: Medical Center Development, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309 or St. Patrick’s Church, 64 Cooper St., Woodbury, NJ 08096. Remembering Michael Flynn As I’ve met more of Michael’s friends and family over the past week, I have been moved by the outpouring of love for this wonderful man, my husband, Michael Flynn. I realize that there is so much more to Michael that I had yet to learn. He was a dreamer with goals and a plan, and so many friends. He had only just begun. Michael was my best friend, and as I’ve learned, many others also considered him as one, and I know why. He was honest, hardworking, and successful. He was fun. He was funny. He was a fanatic about sports, business and music. He was a lover of people and just had a knack for making others feel at ease. He was always looking to help others. He was everything a person could ever want in a friend. He’d tell it like it was – shoot you straight, as he’d say. He was a people person, and he really listened and cared. He was also a talker. I never knew of a guy who liked to be on the phone as much as Mike. He could talk for hours and hours on end, and he did! Michael was the complete package. He was definitely a man’s man with his heavy metal music, his love of sports, and his ability to get a speed bag going so fast that the sound resonated like thunder and shook the walls of the house. On the other hand, he liked love stories like The Titanic, The Notebook and Somewhere in Time, and he could belt out Barry Manilow and The Carpenters with the best of them – only, not in tune. And food, did Michael know and love food! He could eat like nothing I’d ever seen before, and he knew all the best places for food – whether it was fine dining, chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks or a good home-cooked meal. Michael was always working to improve himself whether it be in health, wealth, or relationships. He was always repeating some insightful quote, like “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten, “ or “If you learn from defeat, you haven’t lost.” I often wondered how he came up with these quotes, and why they came to mind so easily for him. It is no mystery to me now; Michael didn’t just become the wonderful man he was by chance. He actively worked at it. A few days ago, I discovered one of Michael’s notebooks. It was old and worn and dated back to 1990. Listed in his notebook were page after page of goals, quotes from authors he admired, notes on success, and a listing of the motivational books he planned to read and had read. Michael had taken notes on these books and had listed the quotes that he has lived by over the years and had repeated them aloud frequently. He had detailed which quotes to repeat in the morning, which to repeat in the evening and which to write on index cards. In fact, Michael even had a Mission Statement – and how many of us have one of those? It read: It is a numbers game! I am going to plan my work and work my plan. I am going to do whatever it takes to be successful. Listen to people and follow the program. Hard work always pays off! I need money and I don’t want to depend on anyone else for my money! He had signed his name below this statement over 15 years ago. He had been working the plan in all aspects of his life. He was a self-made man and successful in so many ways – love, friendship, business, life and faith. He truly believed that, to quote another great, “We build our character from the bricks of habit we pile up day by day.” From early on, Michael was a hard worker. Michael worked several jobs selling flowers and pretzels on the street corners in Philly as a young teen. He worked at McDonald’s until they went overboard and added breakfast sandwiches to the menu. He was a salesman in the health club business, dabbled in landscaping and water treatment systems. He was the best bartender around and also trained some of the best. He was a mortgage broker and an entrepreneur. He was the owner of his own business. I am sure that I missed a few professions in there. The point is that Michael didn’t sit still. He made his plan, and he worked it. Michael was all about living. He was talking daily about helping others when he got well. He was talking daily about all the other business endeavors he had planned. He was talking daily about the wonderful life that we had ahead. My life with Michael was a precious gift. He was the love of my life, and I have been truly blessed by the gift of his love. I will always treasure moments we shared together. He has a permanent place in my heart. I am comforted that he has found perfect peace after a well-lived life. I am so proud of him. I leave you with one more of Michael’s favorite quotes to in the hope that it will bring you comfort. “The pain of every change is forgotten when the benefits of that change are realized.” Michael surely is benefiting now. We will miss you, Mikey. We already do.

Michael T. Flynn

March 30, 1966 - April 14, 2006