Lynn Dean

Lynn Blackwell Dean (December 22, 1923 – July 6, 2022) was an American politician from Louisiana.

Dean was born on December 22, 1923.^[1] He graduated from Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1940.^[2][3] He became a marine engineer, and founded the Universal Repair Service in 1949 with his twin brother, Orrin. Lynn later established Elevating Boats Inc.^[3]

Dean was a member of the St. Bernard Parish school board from 1981 to 1991, and led the St. Bernard Parish Council as president between 1992 and 1996.^[2] He served on the Louisiana Senate from 1996 to 2004 as a Republican. He replaced Samuel B. Nunez Jr. in Senate district 1, and was succeeded in office by Walter Boasso.

Dean died on July 6, 2022, at the age of 98.^[4]