James Aubrey Lynch Sr., who worked as a new construction
engineer at Eastern Michigan University for a decade,
died March 25. He was 78.
Lynch was employed as a journeyman-carpenter for General
Motors, retiring in 1996 after 20 years of service. He
also had worked as a new construction engineer at EMU for
10 years, according to his obituary.
"He worked on Pray Harrold and Mark Jefferson as a project
manager when those buildings were built," said Larry Ward,
director of facility maintenance for EMU's physical plant.
He was a member of UAW Local 735 in Ypsilanti and the
Moose Lodge of Ann Arbor.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Elaine Lynch, of Inverness,
Fla.; two sons, James A. Lynch, Jr., of Maysville, Ga.,
and James Gary Lynch, of Williamsburg, Va.; four daughters,
Avis DiAngelo, of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Patricia Jones,
of Bluefield, West Va., Audrey Sneed, of Commerce, Ga.,
and Lynne Marie Lynch, of Ypsilanti; 11 grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.
Thos who wish may send memorial donations to Hospice of
Citrus County, P.O. Box 61270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464;
Citrus Memorial Building Fund, 502 W. Highland Blvd., Inverness,
FL 34452; or the charity of one's choice.
