Obit & Arrangements

With a great deal of sadness, I will be heading to Asheville tomorrow for the weekend to celebrate the life of an amazing man. Many people have contacted me regarding Mr. Lynch's funeral arrangements. Please see the below obituary from the AJC. Please keep the entire Lynch family in your prayers during this extremely difficult time. Donald Lynch
Family-Placed Death Notice LYNCH, Donald DONALD MICHAEL LYNCH Fairview, NC - Donald Michael Lynch died suddenly at his home in Fairview on Monday, June 8, 2009. He was 65. Born in Detroit, MI on January 5, 1944, he was a son of the late Dr. Vincent A. Lynch and Alice J. Lynch of Fairfield, CT. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Gregory P. Lynch. A longtime resident of Atlanta, GA, he had recently relocated to Fairview, NC with his wife, Myra Stewart Rogers Lynch, an Asheville native. They were married 41 years. He was a graduate of Fairfield College Preparatory School and Duke University and received a Masters Degree in Business from American University. He had a long career in banking, first with Mellon Bank's commercial lending group in Pittsburgh and Atlanta and later with SunTrust Bank's commercial and investment banking group in Atlanta. He was active in sports throughout his life. He excelled in football and was a member of Fairfield Prep's 1965 state championship football team and Duke's ACC championship team in 1965. He was selected to play in the 1965 collegiate North-South All-Star game and briefly played professional football with the Washington Redskins. In his later life, he enjoyed golf, fly-fishing, gardening and working on his farm. Don was a person of the highest personal integrity; he set high standards for himself and for others and was a strong believer in hard work and a job well done. Beloved by his family and friends and highly respected by his business colleagues, he was valued as a mentor and counselor. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, two daughters and their spouses, Andrew Stewart Lynch and Rebecca Post Lynch of Savannah, GA, Alison Lynch Ferreira and Jose P. Ferreira and Megan Johnson Lynch and Todd E. Johnson, all of New York, NY; four grandchildren, Mattison Rekate Lynch and Phoebe Mckenzie Lynch of Savannah, GA and Catherine Penelope Ferreira and John Stewart Ferreira of New York, NY. He is also survived by one brother, Dr. Vincent A. Lynch and his wife, Marcia Lynch of Branford, CT; one sister, Deborah Lynch Perrigo and her husband, Scott Perrigo of Seymour, CT; one sister-in-law, Diana Creighton Lynch of Milford, CT; four nieces and two nephews, several great nieces and nephews and his mother-in-law, Myra L. Rogers of Asheville. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, DM in Asheville, NC. The family suggests that memorial gifts be made to RiverLink (www.river link.org), the Basilica of St. Lawrence, DM, 97 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801, The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (www.mskcc.org) or to the charity of one's own choice. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family. The memorial register is available online by going to www.grocefuneralhome.com.