In Remembrance

In Remembrance is an occasional column featuring short obituaries of CAS members who have recently passed away. These obituaries and sometimes longer versions are posted on the CAS website; search for “Obituaries.”

David Flynn (FCAS 1965)
1940–2025

CAS Past President, David Flynn, FCAS, passed away in November 2025, in Sparta, New Jersey. Flynn, who served as CAS President from 1993–1994, was born in Peckville, Pennsylvania, the middle sibling of six brothers and sisters. He and his family lived in Greenbelt, Maryland, before moving to San Francisco when he was 15. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School, received his B.S. in math from San Francisco State University. He worked in several firms, including Crum & Foster, where he was appointed chief actuary. Flynn was also a volunteer for the U.S. State Department. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he traveled with other U.S. financial professionals to educate Eastern European officials on standard Western financial practices. Flynn settled in Sparta, New Jersey. Locally, Flynn volunteered as an assistant scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts and served as a deacon at the Sparta Presbyterian church. After retirement, Flynn volunteered as treasurer of People Help of Sussex County for many years and served as a member of the Sussex County Democratic Committee. Flynn was a proud father to five children: Michael, Colleen, Erik, Elizabeth, and Karen, who predeceased him. He was grandfather to seven and a great-grandfather to 11. In his spare time, Flynn enjoyed reading extensively, traveling the world, visiting family, or relaxing at their lakeside cabin in Maine with his beloved wife of 45 years, Sally Larson.

David Lee Menning (FCAS 1986)
1957–2026

David Lee, FCAS, CPCU, passed away in January in Bloomington, Illinois. He graduated from Floyd Valley High School in 1976. He earned his B.A. in mathematics from Northwestern College and his M.S. in statistics from the University of Nebraska. He had a distinguished 35-year actuarial career at State Farm Insurance, finishing as Countrywide Pricing Director in the Property and Casualty Actuarial Department. Lee volunteered with the CAS from 1987–2011, most notably serving as the vice president of Admissions from 2008–2011, garnering him the Matthew Rodermund Memorial Service Award. Lee was a lifelong athlete, lettering in college baseball and football, and later playing on community baseball and softball teams. Lee also founded and coached a middle school travel baseball team (the Bullets), benefiting dozens of student athletes in the community. In his retirement, Lee often played golf at Ironwood Golf Course. Lee’s favorite way to end the day was sitting on an upside-down bucket, casting a fishing line into the neighborhood pond. A devout Christian, he leaves behind a legacy of dignity, steadfastness, faithfulness, kindness, and generosity. Lee’s family will miss traveling with him but will not lovingly miss his nonstop math quizzes. Lee is survived by his wife of 49 years, Cindy; three children, Susan (Dan) Nelson of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee; Tom (Sydney) Menning of Fox Lake, Illinois; Lea (Jim) Nelson of Bloomington, Illinois; seven grandchildren: Avery and Romey Nelson; Riley, Leighton, Margot, and Lucy Menning; and Evelyn Nelson; and two siblings, Bruce (Cathy) Menning and Kaye Bennett. Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Alden and Connie Menning.