About the Author Ron
Flynn is a 5th generation native of Winnetka, Illinois, where his
ancestors settled in 1868, before the Village of Winnetka was founded. Over
the past 40+ years, he has authored hundreds of feature and technical
articles, columns, and reports covering various areas of his expertise. Mr.
Flynn is a professional consultant and horticulturalist. Starting in the
early 1960s, he has authored countless technical papers, reports and
articles on subjects pertaining to the maintenance and management of the
home landscape. For
a number of years, Mr. Flynn was a landlord. In that capacity he wrote
articles on rental property management, and wrote computer software for
analyzing and evaluating the profitability of rental property. Ron
is a licensed (now inactive) amateur radio operator (HAM). For many
years, he wrote technical and feature articles on the subject of amateur
slow scan television (SSTV). He was the managing editor of SSTV Today
magazine, and a monthly columnist for WorldRadio magazine. He
has been a genealogical hobbyist for about 10 years, and has authored
five illustrated family history books. Finally,
Mr. Flynn has been an avid collector of many things from postage stamps
to oriental rugs. For over 30 years he has collected antique prints, and
sold antique print for a number of years. Over the past few years,
Ron has written numerous articles about many areas of antique print
collecting, as they pertain to the works of John James Audubon. Ron
is now retired and living in Holland, Michigan, with his wife, Patricia,
who is a professional watercolorist.
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