BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge is mourning the loss of a community icon.

Jean Butler died over the weekend at the age of 94, according to officials.

Butler is the mother of actress Lynn Whitfield and the daughter of Dr. Leo S. Butler.

She played a key role in many achievements across the Baton Rouge community. She founded the city’s chapter of Links, which is a women’s non-profit dedicated to community service. She also served as president of the Louisiana Finance Agency.

In 2021, she achieved her dream of flying a plane on her 90th birthday.

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