Lake Coutny Oregon Police john m. flynn

John M. Flynn

John M. Flynn with son Millis
John the Sheepman with son Millis
John M. Flynn 1942 Chief of Polce
John M Flynn Lakeview Oregon Chief of Police 1942

  Mr John M. Flynn was born in County Cork, Ireland, on February 3, 1880, the son of Michael and Kate Brosnan Flynn. He came to Lake County in 1901 at the age of 21 years and engaged here in the Livestock business. He came to lake County with Morgan Verling.
  On January 17, 1917, he was married to Dola Garrett and about 1919 he moved his family to Paisley where he entered a ranching partnership with Jack O' Leary on the present Jerry O'Leary ranch. About 2 1/2 years later that Partnership was dissolved and the Flynn family bought a ranch at Cottonwood, the present Wes Anderson place.
  After selling that ranch, Mr John Flynn became Lakeview Chief of Police in early 1925 and he served in that position until April, 1954, in his 30th year as Chief.
  When John Flynn became retired, the people of Lakeview honored him with a testimonial dinner and presented him with a plague in appreciation for his years of outstanding duty.
  For the first 20 years as chief John Worked 12 hours shifts seven days a week, with no vacation, His first salary was $75 a month, and he had to use his own car for daily tours of the town to turn on street lights at each pole. In his 21st year, he began getting 2 weeks vacation per year, and later, as the force was enlarged, he was able to reduce his daily work shift.
  Mr. John Flynn is survived by his wife Mrs. Dola Flynn of Lakeview; by three sons, Millis and Field Flynn, of Lakeview, and Noel Flynn, of Klamath Falls.