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Class Officer, Sec 1,
Historian 4
NHS 2, 3, 4
Pep Club
Honor Squad, 2, 3, 4
Debate 4
Trojanews 3, 4
Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4
Orchestra 3, 4
Plays 3, 4
IRC 2, 3, 4
Rotary Youth Award
Girls State Delegate
American Field Service Exchange Student to Brazil
Model United Nations Delegate
Honors Colloquium 4

 LYNETTE FLANDERS

Lynette's Father

Longmont Daily Times-Call

Feb. 7, 1917 — July 9, 2008

Laurence Burdett 'L.B.'FLANDERS died July 9, 2008, at Covenant Village Care Center. He was 91. Born Feb. 7, 1917, L.B. Flanders, a third-generation native Longmont resident, was deeply loyal to his large extended family and community. His family and friends describe him as a man of integrity, wisdom, generosity, compassion, talent and wit.

He married Eleanor Carlson on June 6, 1941. He served as a U.S. Navy lieutenant aboard the battleship U.S.S. Nevada during World War II, seeing action in both the Atlantic and Pacific. For the next 45 years, he practiced law in one of Colorado’s oldest firms. He worked toward a better system of justice throughout his career, never wishing to see legal quarrels end up in court. He was happiest when he could mediate legal solutions fair to both parties in a dispute, rather than creating winners and losers.

He also devoted himself to vital civic projects, including the water board, the library, his church and the hospital foundation.

His children — Laurel Umile, John Flanders, Lynette Moyer and Paul Flanders — all benefited from their father’s encouragement to become educated and help others. He read to them nightly as small children, organized elaborate games the whole family could play, initiated hikes into the mountains and, best of all, discussed ideas.

Having excelled in college, he remained a lifelong student, delving into complex subjects, such as subatomic physics and technical philosophy. He helped organize the Lay-Clergy Institute of the United Church of Christ, often hosting the notable guests in his house, plying them with questions. His 10 grandchildren remember being instructed to learn about string theory and poetry.

Sharing his intellectual interests, he led adult Sunday School classes, a current events class at the Senior Center, and a Great Books discussion group at the library, ranging over religious, political, aesthetic, scientific, historic and literary topics — all of which delighted him.

Other than playing golf, his favorite hobby was painting.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Laurence and Harriet Flanders; his brother Frank Flanders; his sister-in-law Lea Flanders; and his son-in-law Bert Moyer. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; his sister Sara Clark; his four children and their surviving spouses: Laurel and Tony Umile, John and Laurie Flanders, Lynette Moyer, and Paul Flanders. He also is survived by 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and by his beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.

A service to commemorate the life of L.B. Flanders will be held Tuesday, July 15, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Longmont. Donations may be made to Denver Hospice and/or Covenant Village Benevolent Fund and sent in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. Visit www.ahlberg funeralchapel.com to leave condolences for the family.