Lynn Marie Dunlap, formerly Lynn Rohaus, 59,of Ravenel passed away on December 24, 2016 shortly after being diagnosed with Cancer. Her Mass of Christian Burial be held Saturday, December 31, 2016 in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 Teresa Drive at 12:00 p.m. Prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, 1308 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant. Her viewing will be held Friday in J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
A resident of Charleston County, South Carolina she served her community first as a dispatcher then as both a sworn Police Officer and as a Deputy Sheriff. She retired in 1994 as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty. After retiring she opened her home as an Animal Rescue and Sanctuary and became an Animal Rights Activist and Rehabilitationist.
Although estranged from her relatives she is survived by a vast Family of Blue, all of her brothers and sisters in law enforcement both active duty and retired. Lynn was predeceased in death by her parents, Wilson Dunlap and Anita Dunlap and her son, Patrick Wilson Rohaus.
Memorials may be made to Charleston Animal Society, 2455 Remount Road. North Charleston, SC 29406.