Dean Everett Flint

Dean E. Flint, 91, born August 18, 1932 in Whitefish, Montana, died February 29, 2024 in Charlotte, NC at the home of his daughter, after a short illness. He was the second of four children born to Roy and Sadie Flint.

In 1953, Dean graduated from Mt. Ellis Academy in Bozeman, MT, where he gave his life to Christ. After graduation, he served 2 years in the US Army as a Medical Records Specialist, stationed in Panama. Upon completion of his military service, he attended college, graduating from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Dean taught in Seventh-day Adventist elementary schools in Jackson, Michigan; Calgary, Alberta; Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee. After retirement as a teacher, he continued his life of service to others and enjoyed his work as a volunteer director of the Adventist Community Services Center at the 403 Center located in Madison, TN for several years. His last years were spent at Fletcher Park Inn in Hendersonville, NC.

In addition to the hundreds of students whose lives he touched, Dean is survived by his son Douglas, of Garner, NC, and his daughter and son-in-law, Deanna and Stephen Berrier of Charlotte, NC, his former wife, Donna (Roelof) Flint, as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Dale, and all of his siblings, Luella McFadden, Raleigh and Robert.

In saying goodbye, Dean would often say, “If I don’t see you before, I’ll see you in the Kingdom.” Let’s make sure that we live in such a way that we do meet him there.

A memorial service is planned for April 20, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at the Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212.