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Obituary for Jerry Thomas Lank:
Jerry Lank, Mechanicsburg PA
Born 11/7/1938 and died 3/29/2017
He is survived by the love of his life, Mary, his wife of almost 52 years and
children; daughter Rhonda Hebbard (David), son Jeffrey Lank (Tina) and
daughter Joy Shill (Todd). He was so very proud of his two granddaughters
Riley and Nia. He is also survived by his sister Yvonne Royster (Otis) of Chester,
VA; sister-in-law Phyllis Lank; the cousin he loved like a sister, Carol Caruana
and many nieces and nephews whom he adored. He was predeceased by his mom
Jane Riley Arthur and his father Granville Lank, as well as his younger brother
Gale Lank.
Jerry was a deeply passionate and fun-loving man. He was a huge fan of
baseball, following the Nationals and Orioles, played in and coached many over
40 softball and baseball leagues, co-created and coached a baseball camp for deaf
and hard-of-hearing children. He enjoyed watching NASCAR races with his
family both on TV and at Dover Downs!
He was always known as 'Captain Jerry' among the boating crowd all along the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. An expert captain, he was the one the marina would
call to rescue boaters who were out to sea during a storm.
A super businessman and entrepreneur he retired from Getty Petroleum and
later owned Aero Oil Company in New Oxford, PA. He was in sales all his life,
and swears that everyone is always 'selling' something.
Jerry was a devoted Sertoman and a member of the Carlisle Sertoma Club. He
was a past district governor and International Director for Sertoma Inc. He met
many lifetime friends in that organization and always talked about the