Owen Joseph Flanagan, Jr., born August 9, 1922, died July 23, 2011 at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife Shirley B. Flanagan, five sons, one daughter, fourteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Mr. Flanagan served his country during WW II in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He flew a total of 19 combat missions commanding a B29 in the bombardment of Japan. On September 11, 1945, he was awarded the Silver Star for bravery in combat. He has been a resident of the Sunny Hills community for 23 years and a member of the St. Theresa's parish. Never one to sit around, he served the community thru the V.F.W., the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus (Grand Knight for 15 years) volunteer fireman and numerous other community activities. The funeral will be held at St. Theresa's parish in Sunny Hills, Florida on Saturday, July 30th, at 1:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Flanagan requests donations to St. Theresa's in his name.