Leo "Butch" Lynn, Jr.

passed away suddenly January 20, 2016 in Tucson at the age of 68. Born Leo Lionel Lynn, Jr. in Douglas, Arizona, he was best known as Butch. Butch was raised in Bisbee, Phoenix and Las Vegas but always called Bisbee, Arizona his home. He was a graduate of Bisbee High School '65, attended Cochise College and went on to graduate from Northern Arizona University. During his college days Butch was a member of a folksinging group, "the Folkmen" touring the Tucson and Arizona music circuit behind the then "pre famous" Linda Ronstadt. After his graduation from NAU with a degree in Mathematics in 1969 he moved to Dearborn, MI, for a short time where he worked for the Ford Motor Corporation and was proud to have met Henry Ford the 2nd. He moved to Reno, Nevada in the early seventies to join his father in the family car business becoming sales manager for the Sierra Lincoln Mercury dealership in Reno. After the dealership was sold in 1982 Butch then found his true career in public relations and marketing. Butch was active in the 20-30 club in Reno, many charities and was a Doctor ('87) of Reno's infamous Sheep Dip a roast of the city and State politics. He founded PressComm in Reno and through his work was able to meet and work with many celebrities and artists in representation and promotion. His personal hero, Red Skelton, became a dear relationship for Butch as he remembered watching the Red Skelton Show in his boyhood days. His time spent with Red meant the world to Butch and he often fondly recalled many stories. Butch loved life, loved to laugh, but more importantly loved to make other people laugh. He never met a stranger. He and his wife moved to Tucson in 2007 to retire to his roots and be closer to his beloved cousin, Shari Uyeda of Bisbee, AZ. He founded the Bisbee High School lunch club which meets monthly in Tucson bringing together graduates of Bisbee High and Bisbee people who love and cherish their home and their roots. He loved to photograph events and people and was never without a camera, a joke, a ready smile and a welcoming handshake or hug. He founded GART, a group of actors that reproduced the Golden Age of Radio Theater plays. He is survived by his wife, Diane; his sister, Sandy "Mary" Dortch and her husband, Terry Dortch; his half-brother, Patrick Welch; half-sisters, Chris and Cynthia Lynn and Susan Kline; nephews, Tim, Dwight, Bobbie, Steve, Justin, Keith and his nieces, Jessica and Abriana as well as cousins in Bisbee, Tucson and throughout Arizona. He was also a beloved brother-in-law, uncle-in-law and godfather. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations in Butch's name be made to the Bisbee Foundation, Drawer BK, Bisbee, Arizona 85603. A Mass will be held in remembrance of Butch will be at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at St Cyril's of Alexandria in Tucson with a reception to follow at the Healthsouth Rehabilitation Institute of Tucson, 2650 N. Wyatt Dr. Arrangements by BRING'S BROADWAY CHAPEL.