Louis G. Shenk Jr.

Louis G. Shenk, Jr., 90, died at Homestead Village, Lancaster, PA, on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. He was the son of the late Louis G. and Bertha Trout Shenk and husband of the late Carolyn May “Camay” Shenk. Lou graduated from The Hill School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army in Germany during WWII from 1944-1945. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1949 and was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He married Carolyn May Ebberts in 1950 and had 3 children. Lou began a long and distinguished career in business working in sales for American Standard in New York City. He served as Marketing Manager for Ideal Standard Europe based in Paris, returning to New York as Senior Executive. He moved back to Lancaster to be President of Burnham Corporation, leaving Burnham to become the owner and President of Windward Travel. Lou was a member of The First Presbyterian Church. His other community services and associations included: Rotary Club of Lancaster where he was a Paul Harris Fellow and served as President 1987-88, President of the Lancaster Symphony 1978-80, SCORE, the Pirates, Lancaster Country Club where he enjoyed membership in the Court Jesters, James Buchanan Foundation, and the North Museum of Natural History and Science. He was a Free & Accepted Mason with Lumberton Lodge #476, and belonged to SKAL International, Hamilton Club and the fabled Hamilton Wash Day Club. He was in the F&M Schnader Society and received the Alumni Medal and the Distinguished Service Award from F&M. He loved playing bridge and was a member of the American Contract Bridge League. Other activities he enjoyed included golf, tennis, racquetball, following the stock market and attending Symphony concerts. Lou is survived by two sons and a daughter: Dr. Robert R. Shenk, husband of Yvette Shenk, Shaker Heights, OH, Dr. Louis G. Shenk III, husband of Cyndi Shenk, New Orleans, LA, Carole, wife of John Connolly, Newtown Square, PA, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 3 sisters: Mary Elizabeth Hartman, Berte Lou Weigard, and Dorothy Marshall. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 140 East Orange, Lancaster, PA. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service. Private family interment. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 1281, Lancaster, PA 17608-1281.