George A. Flynn, 79, passed away on November 4, 2016. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami in 1961, and was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy where he served a reserve tour in the Mediterranean and Caribbean and participated in the Cuban Blockade aboard the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier. After military service he spent the next 17 years with the Miami Herald as Key West bureau chief, general assignment reporter, Action Line editor, Fort Lauderdale bureau city editor and county government reporter. He left that job in 1973, to earn a Master's degree in political science at Florida Atlantic University. He taught two years at Texas A&M before completing his doctorate at North Texas State University. He taught five years at ASU, and 16 years at California State University, Fresno, where he retired as professor emeritus. A brother, four sisters and a step-daughter preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Carol J. Flynn, a daughter, grandson and two step-children.