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Rick
G. Lynch
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[December 11, 2020]
ATLANTA -
Rick G. Lynch, 72, of Atlanta, passed away at 1:06 p.m. on Thursday,
December 10, 2020, in the emergency room of Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital in Lincoln. |
Service:
None listed
Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Rick G. Lynch, 72, of Atlanta, passed
away at 1:06 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020, in
the emergency room of Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital in Lincoln.
Cremation Rites have been accorded.
Rick Gene Lynch was born May 19, 1948, in Danville.
He was united in marriage with Connie L. Allen on
April 27, 1970. She survives.
Rick is also survived by their children: Rocky
Lynch, Rochelle Lynch, and Richard (James Perez)
Lynch; three grandchildren: Brittney, Benjamin, and
Brooklyn; and one great-granddaughter: Evelynn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy C.
Lynch and Edith Griffen; stepmother Jessie; two
brothers; and one sister.
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Rick retired from Norfolk Southern
where he had worked as a conductor. He served for
one term as the Mayor of Atlanta. Rick had also
served as a Paratrooper in Vietnam in the 173rd
Brigade of the United States Army. In addition to
spending time with his grandchildren and German
Shepherd Rosey, Rick enjoyed mowing lawns, reading
and commenting on Facebook commentary, and politics.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association or to the VA Hospital in Danville.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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