NEWPORT - Alan Slater Flint, 89, longtime resident of Newport, died peacefully, June 18, 2011, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Born March 4, 1922, in Randolph to the late Harold and Ann (MacDougal), he was the eldest of four children.
He spent his youth in Randolph graduating from Randolph High School in 1940. Upon graduation he entered the US Air Force in 1940 and served as Master Sergeant in World War II stationed all over the US as well as Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, and South America. Honorably discharged in 1945, Mr. Flint continued to serve in the Air Force Reserves while pursuing a variety of interests and vocations. He served as a US Customs Agent in 1953 stationed in Canaan, Beecher Falls, and Norton. Transferred to Montreal in 1960-67 working at Dorval Airport, he later returned to the states settling in Newport and working on the Canadian Border at Derby Line and Beebe until 1975; transferred to Toronto for Pre Clearance and served as a Fire Arms Instructor until his retirement in 1982.
Alan is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Flint; son, Douglas Alan Flint and his wife, Lynn Leimer Flint; daughter, Debra Jean (Flint) Gosselin and her husband, Richard Gosselin, all of Newport; grandchildren, Philip Gosselin, NYC, N.Y., Heather Barnes-Flint, Burlington, and Elisabeth Barnes-Flint, Winooski; stepgrandchildren, Kristin Camp, Burlington, and First Petty Officer Charles Camp and wife, Trishaa Camp, Hanford, Calif.; several nieces, nephews and stepgreat-grandchildren; sisters, Marjorie Johnson, Englewood, Fla. and Lake Champagne, Vt., Betty and Sherman Salter, Randolph; brother, Dean Flint and wife, Betsy, Provo, Utah; Horton and Jerry Washburn, Orford, N.H., Laura and Herb Verry, Orford, N.H. He was predeceased by sisters-inlaw, Jeanne (Washburn) Chase, and Lucille (Washburn) Brookes.
He embodied a successful life well lived, well loved, and will be well remembered and dearly missed. An ordinary man who fashioned an extraordinary life. The family of Alan Flint would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Bel-Aire Nursing Home for their superb care and concern. Thank you to the staff of Curtis-Britch- Converse-Rushford for the expertise and support.
There will be a celebration of his life at the United Church of Newport, Third Street, June 22, 2011, at 11 a.m., officiated by The Reverend Steven Jungkeit. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be in Randolph at the Veteran's Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at: www.curtis-britch-converse -rushford.com
Published in The Burlington Free Press on June 20, 2011
Born March 4, 1922, in Randolph to the late Harold and Ann (MacDougal), he was the eldest of four children.
He spent his youth in Randolph graduating from Randolph High School in 1940. Upon graduation he entered the US Air Force in 1940 and served as Master Sergeant in World War II stationed all over the US as well as Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, and South America. Honorably discharged in 1945, Mr. Flint continued to serve in the Air Force Reserves while pursuing a variety of interests and vocations. He served as a US Customs Agent in 1953 stationed in Canaan, Beecher Falls, and Norton. Transferred to Montreal in 1960-67 working at Dorval Airport, he later returned to the states settling in Newport and working on the Canadian Border at Derby Line and Beebe until 1975; transferred to Toronto for Pre Clearance and served as a Fire Arms Instructor until his retirement in 1982.
Alan is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Flint; son, Douglas Alan Flint and his wife, Lynn Leimer Flint; daughter, Debra Jean (Flint) Gosselin and her husband, Richard Gosselin, all of Newport; grandchildren, Philip Gosselin, NYC, N.Y., Heather Barnes-Flint, Burlington, and Elisabeth Barnes-Flint, Winooski; stepgrandchildren, Kristin Camp, Burlington, and First Petty Officer Charles Camp and wife, Trishaa Camp, Hanford, Calif.; several nieces, nephews and stepgreat-grandchildren; sisters, Marjorie Johnson, Englewood, Fla. and Lake Champagne, Vt., Betty and Sherman Salter, Randolph; brother, Dean Flint and wife, Betsy, Provo, Utah; Horton and Jerry Washburn, Orford, N.H., Laura and Herb Verry, Orford, N.H. He was predeceased by sisters-inlaw, Jeanne (Washburn) Chase, and Lucille (Washburn) Brookes.
He embodied a successful life well lived, well loved, and will be well remembered and dearly missed. An ordinary man who fashioned an extraordinary life. The family of Alan Flint would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Bel-Aire Nursing Home for their superb care and concern. Thank you to the staff of Curtis-Britch- Converse-Rushford for the expertise and support.
There will be a celebration of his life at the United Church of Newport, Third Street, June 22, 2011, at 11 a.m., officiated by The Reverend Steven Jungkeit. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be in Randolph at the Veteran's Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at: www.curtis-britch-converse -rushford.com
Published in The Burlington Free Press on June 20, 2011
NEWPORT - Alan Slater Flint, 89, longtime resident of Newport, died peacefully, June 18, 2011, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Born March 4, 1922, in Randolph to the late Harold and Ann (MacDougal), he was the eldest of four children.
He spent his youth in Randolph graduating from Randolph High School in 1940. Upon graduation he entered the US Air Force in 1940 and served as Master Sergeant in World War II stationed all over the US as well as Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, and South America. Honorably discharged in 1945, Mr. Flint continued to serve in the Air Force Reserves while pursuing a variety of interests and vocations. He served as a US Customs Agent in 1953 stationed in Canaan, Beecher Falls, and Norton. Transferred to Montreal in 1960-67 working at Dorval Airport, he later returned to the states settling in Newport and working on the Canadian Border at Derby Line and Beebe until 1975; transferred to Toronto for Pre Clearance and served as a Fire Arms Instructor until his retirement in 1982.
Alan is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Flint; son, Douglas Alan Flint and his wife, Lynn Leimer Flint; daughter, Debra Jean (Flint) Gosselin and her husband, Richard Gosselin, all of Newport; grandchildren, Philip Gosselin, NYC, N.Y., Heather Barnes-Flint, Burlington, and Elisabeth Barnes-Flint, Winooski; stepgrandchildren, Kristin Camp, Burlington, and First Petty Officer Charles Camp and wife, Trishaa Camp, Hanford, Calif.; several nieces, nephews and stepgreat-grandchildren; sisters, Marjorie Johnson, Englewood, Fla. and Lake Champagne, Vt., Betty and Sherman Salter, Randolph; brother, Dean Flint and wife, Betsy, Provo, Utah; Horton and Jerry Washburn, Orford, N.H., Laura and Herb Verry, Orford, N.H. He was predeceased by sisters-inlaw, Jeanne (Washburn) Chase, and Lucille (Washburn) Brookes.
He embodied a successful life well lived, well loved, and will be well remembered and dearly missed. An ordinary man who fashioned an extraordinary life. The family of Alan Flint would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Bel-Aire Nursing Home for their superb care and concern. Thank you to the staff of Curtis-Britch- Converse-Rushford for the expertise and support.
There will be a celebration of his life at the United Church of Newport, Third Street, June 22, 2011, at 11 a.m., officiated by The Reverend Steven Jungkeit. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be in Randolph at the Veteran's Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at: www.curtis-britch-converse -rushford.com
Published in The Burlington Free Press on June 20, 2011
Born March 4, 1922, in Randolph to the late Harold and Ann (MacDougal), he was the eldest of four children.
He spent his youth in Randolph graduating from Randolph High School in 1940. Upon graduation he entered the US Air Force in 1940 and served as Master Sergeant in World War II stationed all over the US as well as Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, and South America. Honorably discharged in 1945, Mr. Flint continued to serve in the Air Force Reserves while pursuing a variety of interests and vocations. He served as a US Customs Agent in 1953 stationed in Canaan, Beecher Falls, and Norton. Transferred to Montreal in 1960-67 working at Dorval Airport, he later returned to the states settling in Newport and working on the Canadian Border at Derby Line and Beebe until 1975; transferred to Toronto for Pre Clearance and served as a Fire Arms Instructor until his retirement in 1982.
Alan is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Flint; son, Douglas Alan Flint and his wife, Lynn Leimer Flint; daughter, Debra Jean (Flint) Gosselin and her husband, Richard Gosselin, all of Newport; grandchildren, Philip Gosselin, NYC, N.Y., Heather Barnes-Flint, Burlington, and Elisabeth Barnes-Flint, Winooski; stepgrandchildren, Kristin Camp, Burlington, and First Petty Officer Charles Camp and wife, Trishaa Camp, Hanford, Calif.; several nieces, nephews and stepgreat-grandchildren; sisters, Marjorie Johnson, Englewood, Fla. and Lake Champagne, Vt., Betty and Sherman Salter, Randolph; brother, Dean Flint and wife, Betsy, Provo, Utah; Horton and Jerry Washburn, Orford, N.H., Laura and Herb Verry, Orford, N.H. He was predeceased by sisters-inlaw, Jeanne (Washburn) Chase, and Lucille (Washburn) Brookes.
He embodied a successful life well lived, well loved, and will be well remembered and dearly missed. An ordinary man who fashioned an extraordinary life. The family of Alan Flint would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Bel-Aire Nursing Home for their superb care and concern. Thank you to the staff of Curtis-Britch- Converse-Rushford for the expertise and support.
There will be a celebration of his life at the United Church of Newport, Third Street, June 22, 2011, at 11 a.m., officiated by The Reverend Steven Jungkeit. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be in Randolph at the Veteran's Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at: www.curtis-britch-converse -rushford.com
Published in The Burlington Free Press on June 20, 2011
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