Guy Marc Blynn

Guy Marc Blynn, 69, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully shortly after 6:00 pm at Forsyth Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.

Guy was a long-time Winston-Salem resident.  The son of S. Jerry and Viola Blynn, he grew up on Long Island, playing “stoop-ball” with his friends and selling hotdogs at Jones Beach in the summers.  He earned merit scholarships to and put himself through the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Harvard Law School.  He always taught the value of hard work.  He served as a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for years; he tirelessly volunteered in the local community and sat on a number of advisory boards.  He was generous with his time and resources, and always quick to offer a hand to those in need.  He taught intellectual property law to Wake Forest law students; he lectured on the Holocaust at Forsyth Tech Community College (the library of which houses the Blynn Holocaust Collection).  He was a prolific author and lecturer.  He never retreated from championing potentially unpopular causes, often giving a voice to those who could not speak for themselves – such was his disposition.  He loved the outdoors, Arsenal Football Club, and reading.  He loved playing softball and basketball with the guys on the Louis Friedman Athletic Club.  He loved his daughter-in-law, Sarah Castro Blynn and his closest friends, “Uncle Louie” and Bonnie, just to name a few.  He loved his friends near and far, those who he had seen yesterday and those he had not seen for years.  He loved life.  He was many things to many people.  Most importantly, though, he was the father to three boys – Dan (36), Harlan (33), and Aaron (30) – who survive him and love him very much.  Always.
The funeral service was held on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Winston-Salem (1600 block of Utica Street); a memorial service  to celebrate Guy's life will follow on January 10, 2015. Additional details will be shared soon.