Preston Ray Flynn of Plano, Texas passed away on February 12, 2022 at the age of 79. He was born on November 26, 1942 to J.M. and Eunice Irene (Campbell) Flynn in Elk City, Oklahoma. Preston attended Sayre Junior College, The University of Oklahoma and University of Central Oklahoma earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He married Betty Carroll Matthews on November 23, 1961 in Sayre, Oklahoma. Preston proudly served his country in the Air Force Air National Guard. He worked in Federal Civil Service for 35 years, starting in Electronics at Tinker Air Force Base and retiring in Human Resources with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
He is survived by his wife, Betty (Matthews) Flynn of Plano, Texas; sons, Greg Flynn and wife, Tammy of McKinney, Texas and Brent Flynn and wife, Melissa of Richardson, Texas; grandchildren, Connor and Hayden Flynn, of McKinney and Abigail Flynn of Richardson; sister, Marlene (Flynn) Daugherty of Topeka, Kansas, and numerous other loving family and friends.
Preston was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Donald Daugherty.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 28, 2022 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas. The service will also be live streamed at the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/preston-r-flynn. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location. Interment will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Berlin Cemetery in Berlin, Oklahoma. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Sunday, February 27, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Preston was an extremely kind and gentle man. He cherished his time with his three grand-children whether it was the recurring Granddad/Grandson-only lunches with Connor, cheering on Hayden in baseball, or cheering on Abigail in soccer.
He enjoyed fishing, especially with his good friend, Dayton. He also enjoyed following the Cowboys, Mavericks and Rangers even though they frustrated him immensely at times.
He will be fondly remembered as a great little league baseball coach by the many players he coached and formed lasting relationships with.
His sons will remember him as a great man who would sacrifice anything to make their lives better. Most of all, Preston loved every minute of spending life's journey with the love of his life and wife of over 60 years, Betty.
"What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." Helen Keller