Jennifer Marie Flynn

Jennifer was born in 1976 at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her parents are Paul and Dorothy Flynn. She has two beautiful daughters, Lauren Flynn, 22 and Arielle Burns, 20 and two brothers, Paul Jr and Jason Flynn.

Jennifer lived in many locations when she was young including California, Tennessee, Alabama, and finally Maryland. She attended Malcolm Elementary, John Hanson Middle School, and Thomas Stone High School, graduating in 1994.

Growing up in the Pinefield community in Waldorf she had many friends and you could always see her running around the neighborhood with a group of friends. She especially enjoyed cheerleading and soccer and cheered for the Waldorf Wildcats and the Thomas Stone Cougars.

Jennifer excelled in high school academics, sports, and extra-curricular activities. She was accepted into the School of Journalism at the University of Maryland College Park. She loved football and was a fan of the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago “Da” Bears.

During her college years Jennifer developed Schizophrenia and battled it the rest of her life. She was still able to marry and raise two amazing daughters. Later in life she was cared for by her parents and daughters. Her brain is being donated to research at the Lieber Institute at Johns Hopkins University in hopes of helping others with severe mental illness.

She will be greatly missed by her family. In lieu of flowers, please hug someone and tell them that you love them.