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Madison Rya Flynn, 20 years old, of Myrtle Beach, passed peacefully at home February 16th after a long battle with osteosarcoma-bone cancer. She was born to Eileen and Chris Flynn in Myrtle Beach on February 12, 1998 at Grand Strand Regional Hospital. Madison attended school in the St James school district and graduated high school from St James High June 4th, 2016. Madison received the St James High Shark Fin award for her determination and perseverance to finish high school with her class during her cancer treatment. While at St. James High she was an active participant in the Frenzies Club and the Art Club. She was also the recipient of a Life Scholarship with which she attended Horry Georgetown Technical College enrolled in the Early Childhood Education degree program. Madison enjoyed life to the fullest and all it offered. She loved being outside with friends and family! She enjoyed riding bikes, sleepovers, throwing parties for friends, going to the beach, kayaking and relaxing in the pool. Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park were some of her favorite places to go. Traveling was also one of her favorite hobbies. She traveled to New England for family visits, the mountains in North Carolina for camping, renaissance faires and skiing, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Hawaii, Florida and Disneyland in California. Her most treasured vacation was her Make-A-Wish trip to Australia with her family to visit the Australia Zoo. Australia Zoo was special because she grew up watching Bindi Irwin and her family on the show Crocodile Hunter. Throughout her cancer journey she worked on many projects to benefit others. She volunteered at Lily Palooza a local cancer kids fundraiser, donated toys to the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Atrium, raised close to one thousand dollars making bracelets for the South Carolina Make-A-Wish chapter and organized a band aid drive, collecting over 1000 boxes, for the MUSC children’s clinic and her beloved 7B nursing staff. Her final project this past holiday season was a snack drive for the kids who utilize the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her MUSC family was very close to her heart. Madison loved giving and doing for others just to share in the joy it brought them. Madison is survived by her loving dog Jackson, her parents Christopher & Eileen Flynn Jr and younger sister Lucy of Myrtle Beach, paternal grandmother Lorraine Flynn of Myrtle Beach, maternal grandmother Elsie Aylward of Mason Township ME, Aunt Donna & Uncle Ron Firmin and cousins Abby & Jessie Firmin of Willington CT, Uncle Kevin & Aunt Pam Flynn of Clinton CT, Aunt Diane and Uncle Chris Merrill, cousins Max, Teague and Mackenzie Blake of Albany ME, Aunt Crystal Aylward of Bethel ME, Uncle Josh & Aunt Emily Aylward of Bethel ME and many other relatives, dear friends and extended family. A celebration of life will take place at the Myrtle Beach Train Depot, 851 Broadway Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, on Sunday march 4th at 1:00pm. We ask instead of flowers you make a donation to an organization that meant something to Madison. Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital (MUSC) http://imagine.musckids.org/get-involved/give, Courageous Kidz http://www.courageouskidz.org/cart, South Carolina Make-A-Wish http://sc.wish.org/ways-to-help Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

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Madison Flynn

February 12, 1998 - February 16, 2018