Flynn David Grinnan, 26, died April 18, 2015. He was the son of Marjorie Buxton Grinnan of Mattapoisett and Lew Grinnan of San Diego, California. Flynn was attending the San Francisco Art Institute, where he was pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree. At the time of his death, his most recent work (large, striking cyanotypes, many with images of his fellow art students, and also vibrant collages) was hanging ready for a show scheduled for the next day. His death was an accident.
Flynn was a 2002 graduate of Friends Academy in Dartmouth, MA., a 2006 graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion, and a 2010 graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, where he concentrated in ceramics.
Flynn was the grandson of Lewis P. Grinnan Jr., and his wife Margaret, and of David and Lois Buxton. In addition to his parents, Flynn is survived by his brother Christopher Grinnan, Christopher’s wife Stephanie and their children Izzy and Topher of San Diego, many aunts, uncles and cousins, and a large circle of close friends, new and old, many who arrived in San Francisco immediately after his death to provide support to his family. At an impromptu gathering of Art Institute students, friends and family shortly after his death, Flynn was celebrated for his kindness to others, his vitality, his amazing art, and his commitment to collaboration.
The family is planning a memorial service to be held on July 12th at 2 p.m., at the Tabor Chapel, in Marion, MA.