Former First Lady of Tennessee’s Second Congressional District Lynn Duncan has passed away this afternoon, August 1, 2021. The wife of Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. mother of four Tara, John, Whitney and Zane and grandmother of 9.
myself, Congressman Duncan, Lynn Duncan and one of my sons on the night of the Republican Primary 2014
I first met Lynn when I was 16 years old, my first campaign was for Robin Beard for United States Senate. He was the Republican challenger to Senator James Sasser. I was instructed to go by the Duncan’s home in Holston Hills. Lynn met me in the driveway and gave me plenty of campaign material and I covered East Knox County for Beard. I found a friend in Lynn Duncan.
Fast forward to when I was 21 years old, after my wife and I had married, we visited and joined Eastminister Presbyterian Church. The Duncan’s family church was Eastminister, during our time there, I became a Trustee and an Elder at Eastminister. In late 1992, we moved to Southwest Knox County and commuted across county for a spell. The Duncan’s had moved to Farragut. But at this point, I was very active in the party and with Congressman Duncan’s election(s).
When Lynn Duncan was unhappy with me I knew it and when she was happy with me, I knew it. You never had to guess where you stood or what Lynn thought. She was an open book.
The service is Wednesday August 4, at 6 pm at Temple Baptist Church located at 1700 W. Beaver Creek Drive, Powell. The graveside is Thursday August 5 at 10 am at the Duncan Family Cemetery at 709 Howard Baker Highway in Huntsville, TN.
