RIP Flint Ranney

Great words, indeed.

Flint is much-missed.

CFS

"Nantucket has bred many with the civic values of Flint Ranney. To say that there aren’t many like him is to shame the folks who work right now to make Nantucket a better place for Nantucketers. The vain, the stupid, and the greedy remain with us forever. Fighting them off requires the quick-witted and the unselfish. You need to be tough, you need to have a sense of humor, and you need to put your shoulder to the wheel and push. I believe many islanders have modeled their public service on the work of Flint and others who went before him. We, the Unimportant People of Nantucket, have been lucky for their work. "

Great words Barr!! I truly enjoyed reading your memory of him. I did not know Flint personally, but he seems to have been a great man. The above paragraph made me think of my good frienf Nat Lowell. Thanks Flint! Thanks Nat!

We need a 'like' button on here.

Kenny B., liking in Monomoy

I LOVED that man.  

Now that yesterday is completely over, I can finally say I had a day without crying.

Historically, for good or bad, Flint is the person who convinced me to run for Town Clerk in 1998.  He changed my life.

Catherine

"Nantucket has bred many with the civic values of Flint Ranney.  To say that there aren’t many like him is to shame the folks who work right now to make Nantucket a better place for Nantucketers.  The vain, the stupid, and the greedy remain with us forever.  Fighting them off requires the quick-witted and the unselfish.  You need to be tough, you need to have a sense of humor, and you need to put your shoulder to the wheel and push.   I believe many islanders have modeled their public service on the work of Flint and others who went before him.  We, the Unimportant People of Nantucket, have been lucky for their work.  "

http://www.nantucketchronicle.com/columns/bob-barsanti/advocate-unimport...

Oh no.