Ann Elizabeth Flynn

1947-2024
Ann Flynn of Harwich Port, MA was born in Albany, N.Y., on November 26, 1947, and passed away peacefully in her sleep on Cape Cod on September 6, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. This scourge of a disease first claimed her mind, and then slowly, her life.
    Ann grew up in Loudonville, NY just outside of Albany. She was the daughter of Dr. James H. Flynn and Ann Fitzgerald Flynn. A bright scholar, she graduated from The Albany Academy for Girls and Union College, where she was honored as a Phi Beta Kappa member. Ann’s life was devoted to books. She worked in several bookstores, including the Open Door in Schenectady and the World Trade Center Bookstore in New York City before 9/11. Her love for literature also led her to work in publishing and at various libraries across Cape Cod.
Ann is survived by her daughter, Claire Flynn of Virginia, her brother, Tom Flynn of Harwich Port, MA, and her niece, Katharine Flynn of Brooklyn, NY.