Monroe Flinn... Updated

I always liked former state Rep. Monroe Flinn, who was perhaps best known near the end of his career as the man who would cut off lengthy and boring House floor debates by moving the previous question.

But he was much more than that. He was a director of the state's Constitutional Convention, and as the story linked below points out, JCAR still calls its annual report the "Flinn Report."

Former state Rep. Monroe Flinn died Tuesday at Anderson Hospital in this village near St. Louis. He was 87. [...]

Flinn, who served for 24 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, died from natural causes, the Belleville News-Democrat reported.

The Democrat, who retired in 1995, earned respect from members of both parties because of his honesty and loyalty to residents of his district, state Rep. Thomas Holbrook, D-Belleville, told the paper in a 2001 interview.

He kept in touch after his retirement, dropping by the Statehouse for visits. It was always good to see him and I'll miss him now that he's gone.

The funeral will be handled by Colonial Funeral Home in Cahokia. I'll post the info here later.

UPDATE: Sorry it took so long, but here is the funeral information.

Visitation 3-8 p.m. Thursday
Services 10 a.m Friday
Braun Colonial Funeral Home
3701 Falling Springs Road
Cahokia, Il 62206
618-332-6793