Sister Mary St. Eleanor Flynn dies

Molly Shore

Sister Mary St. Eleanor Flynn died Aug. 26, 2001, in Dubuque, Iowa.

She was 92.

Flynn was just 13 days short of celebrating her diamond jubilee as a

Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

She was born in Kansas City, Mo. Prior to her arrival in Burbank, the

nun taught and held school administrative positions in Illinois, Iowa and

Arizona.

She was a former principal and faculty member at Bellarmine-Jefferson

High School from 1966 to 1991.

“She was a reluctant principal for two years,” said John Flynn, alumni

director. Teaching and counseling was where she felt she was most

valuable, he said.

She taught Latin, history, religion and English. During her 25 years

at the school, she held various titles including dean of women, alumni

director, vice principal from 1972 to 1973 and principal from 1973 to

1975.

Deeply religious with an outgoing personality, Flynn was an popular

nun. Students at Bellarmine-Jefferson dedicated yearbooks in her honor

several times during her timethere.

A memorial Mass for Flynn will be at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 10, in St.

Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 133 N. 5th St. Following the Mass, a

reception will be held in the school’s auditorium in the building named

in her honor in 1980.