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The Morristown Tree Board and Keep Morristown-Hamblen Beautiful presented a Legacy Tree to Rose Center on behalf of Lynn Newman.

The tree dedication was held Friday afternoon, and several of Newman’s friends and those whose lives she impacted within the community were present.

Newman, who passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, was a founding member of the Girls Inc. of Hamblen County and the Morristown Senior Citizens Center.

She also served on the Rose Center Guild Board and was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization of Women Educators.

She taught in the Morristown and Hamblen County School Systems for 40 years and kept in contact with many of her students through the years.

Her friends remembered her as a kind woman, who dedicated her life to improving the community.

“I have known Lynn for more than 18 years and she is the most loving, giving and generous person I had the gift of knowing,” Judy Anglin said. “She served as the Rose Center Guild President for many years and boy did she keep us in line. She knew Robert’s Rules and helped us stay organized.”

Anglin recalled how Newman helped found Girls Inc. and how she enjoyed working with the organization.

“She was one of the most beautiful people. She was so intelligent and instrumental in organizing Girls Inc.,” Anglin said. “She loved riding the bus as a bus monitor; she loved riding with the girls and talking to them on their way to the club.”

Anglin remembered how Newman stayed strong even in the midst of battling cancer.

“Patsy and I went with her during her cancer treatments and she was never a crybaby or felt sorry for herself. She was such a strong woman who never once complained.”

More members of the community remember how much of an impact Newman had on Morristown.

“She had a strong legacy as a teacher,” Patsy Gosnell said. “She touched many young lives in Hamblen County, and this county was blessed to have her teaching our children.”

“Lynn was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to helping others and bettering her community,” said Beccy Hamm, Rose Center Director. “She helped the Rose Center so much and we were really grateful to have her in our community.”

The tree is placed in the back garden at Rose Center, a plaque with Newman’s name is placed in front of the tree.