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Tim Lynn

6/5/2019

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​Which man of faith in the Diocese of Calgary inspires you in their vocation as husband and father? Here is what Sean Lynn said: 

​“That would be my Dad — Tim Lynn. I was raised in the faith here in Calgary. I’ve watched him grow as a man always trying to do the right thing, and he’s passed that on to me. One of the things he says that comes to mind is you have to look at yourself every morning when you shave in the mirror and like the guy that looks back. He’s always taught me to try and do the right thing, and I’ve followed in his footsteps as a police officer. I’ve always looked at that as a vocation, sharing the faith quietly with my actions and how I treat people. No matter what happened in his life, he identified as being Catholic and no situation was going to change that. We all have our struggles in life and holding on to that identity helps us to stay strong. Faith allows us to increase our resiliency or have something to fall back on when going through rough waters. And the number one thing was family. Recently we had four generations of Lynn men going to Mass. I had a picture taken because I saw it as such a blessing to see this legacy of faith.”
Sean Lynn is a husband and father of eight children. He’s worked for the Calgary Police Service as a constable for 31 years. He attends St. Peter’s Parish in Calgary and is co-founder and current president of God Squad Canada. 

Written by Sara Francis
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Sean Lynn (left) with his father, Tim Lynn (middle) and his family.
1 Comment
Laurel Needham
12/24/2021 04:57:17 am

Your dad Tim saved me from drowning in the Red Deer river in 1972 when I was 12. I am 61 now. We were all out there on a recreational day with my parents and the Green family, my sister Shearon Green, who Tim will remember. I can’t remember if Sean was there at the time. If Tim had not swam out to grab me from the overwhelming undercurrent that rapidly started sweeping me down the center of the river, I may not be here to tell this story. I would go on to survive another near drowning in Mara Lake by purposely beaching myself on a pile of driftwood during a freak storm in 1978 until a boat found me an hour later. Water and I have strange karma.

I was listening to a missing persons podcast tonight and felt the need to search for Tim online and get this thank you out as an older adult, search and rescue volunteer, who climbs mountains and takes a SPOT device with me. I’m not a foolish teenager anymore. Things go sideways fast out here, and I never forgot that day, so thank you Tim. God Bless. Laurel.

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