Lynn Blackwell Dean (December 22, 1923 – July 6, 2022) was an American politician from Louisiana.
Dean was born on December 22, 1923. He graduated from
Warren Easton High School
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in
in 1940.
He became a marine engineer, and founded the Universal Repair Service in 1949 with his twin brother, Orrin. Lynn later established Elevating Boats Inc.
Dean was a member of the
St. Bernard Parish school board from 1981 to 1991, and led the St. Bernard Parish Council as president between 1992 and 1996.
He served on the
Louisiana Senate
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from 1996 to 2004 as a
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. He replaced
Samuel B. Nunez Jr.
Samuel Bernard Nunez Jr., (January 27, 1930 – January 15, 2012), was a Louisiana politician and businessman from Chalmette, the seat of St. Bernard Parish in the New Orleans suburbs.
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in Senate district 1, and was succeeded in office by
Walter Boasso.
Dean died on July 6, 2022, at the age of 98.
State Senator and First Ever St. Bernard Parish President Lynn Dean Dead at 98
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