Final Salute

Lawrence “Larry” Graham Flint, 67, of North Attleboro, MA, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, MA. He was the beloved husband of Linda Marie (Grudzien) Flint, whom he married on November 3, 1973.

Born on April 24, 1954, in Hayward, CA, he was the loving son of Graham Corbin Flint and Marlene (Derthick) Flint of Hayward, CA.

A graduate of Tennyson High School in California, he attended trade school in Rhode Island and worked for thirty-eight years at Tasca Ford, both as a mechanic and as the manager of the Quick Lane in Cranston, RI, before retiring in 2014. A resident of North Attleboro since 1991, he previously lived in Central Falls, RI. Larry proudly and honorably served our country as a “Seabee” in the United States Navy.

A man of strong faith, he was a member of Transfiguration of the Lord Parish at St. Mary Church in North Attleboro, where for many years he was an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Larry enjoyed playing bass guitar, especially “House of the Rising Sun”; working on old cars; and had been a certified rescue scuba diver. He was a member of the Garfield Social Club in Central Falls, RI; a member and past President of the Stoney Brook Gun Club in Lincoln, RI; the Cumberland Beagle Club; the Fraternal Order of Police in Barrington, RI; and had served as an Assistant Scout Master for Boy Scouts of America Troop 32 in North Attleboro. More than anything, Larry cherished his family and truly treasured the time he spent with them.

In addition to his wife and parents, Larry leaves his loving children: Lisa Marie Flint of North Attleboro, MA; and Travis R. Flint and his fiancée, Katelyn Griffin, Esq., of North Attleboro, MA. He was the dear brother of Gloria Reed and her husband, Larry Reed, of Sacramento, CA; the brother-in-law of Diana Marie Huff of West Warwick, RI, and her late husband, Lee Huff; and the brother-in-law of David Grudzien and his wife, Terry Grudzien, of Saunderstown, RI.

With strict adherence to applicable Covid-19 health precautions, including social distancing and the use of facemasks, family and friends are cordially invited to attend Visitation with Veteran’s Honors on Monday, September 20, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the “Memorial Chapel” of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro, MA.
Also with strict adherence to applicable Covid-19 health precautions, including social distancing and the use of facemasks, relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend the Funeral on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. from the “Memorial Chapel” of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at Transfiguration of the Lord Parish at St. Mary Church, 14 Park Street, North Attleboro, MA. with both military and bagpiper honors.
Burial will be private.
As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Larry to: St. Vincent de Paul Society, Transfiguration of the Lord Parish at St. Mary Church, 14 Park Street, North Attleboro, MA, 02760.

For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit an online guest book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleborough. (508) 695-0200

Published by Sun Chronicle on Sep. 18, 2021.