Patrick Flanagan, Jr.

03 February 1953 – 06 October 2017

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our Brother Patrick Flanagan, Jr. on Friday, 06 October 2017.

Already an experienced trial lawyer in 2001, Pat responded to a great personal challenge after a bicycle accident rendered him quadriplegic by elevating his status in the legal community to that of a District Judge. Indeed, after a decade of service to Reno as an elected Judge, he was further elevated by his peers in 2016 to the position of Chief Judge.

His intellect and good humor were legendary. As a student of history, he brought an element of civic education to his court room, and the lawyers, jurors and parties before the court always left with more knowledge about the law and its place in society. Pat’s loss is not just to his family and friends, but the Reno Community generally.

As his Brothers’ Mondongueros, our individual and collective thoughts and prayers go to his wife Caroline, his father – also a member of Mondongueros for many years – and other family members.

Pat’s funeral will be held on Thursday, 12 October 2017, at Our Lady of the Snows Church, 1138 Wright Street in Reno. Services begin at 2:00 pm.