Obituary of Mark T. Lynskey

Mark T. Lynskey, 65 of Westbrook, CT died on Tuesday (February 20, 2018) after a valiant battle with lung cancer. He was born in Hartford, CT on 9/25/1952, the son of Betty Lynskey and the late Thomas Lynskey. Mark is survived by his children, Tom (Jess Lanzi) Lynskey, Shauna (Jordan) Fischer, Jaimie Lynskey and her fiancé John Maiorino, and his two beloved grandsons, Aiden Fischer and Devin Lynskey. He is also survived by his mother Betty Lynskey, his siblings Daryl (Len) Carpentier, Pat (Linda) Lynskey, Doreen (Ed) Staskelunas, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mark was a graduate of Westbrook High School, and the University of New Haven where he graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1975. He worked as a Bio-Chemist in Research for several labs and companies over the course of his career. He also enjoyed a second career as a Real Estate agent along the Connecticut shoreline. He was a beloved coach in Little League and American Legion baseball in Guilford and Madison for many years. He loved the game of golf, the New York Yankees and the New York Giants. Mark was active in his community, serving on the Westbrook Democratic Town Committee, Westbrook Economic Development Committee, the Westbrook Town Charter Committee, the Exchange Club of Old Saybrook, and the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Mark was a member of the National Association of Realtors, and was a part of the New Haven Board of Realtors. He was also a Communicant of St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Westbrook. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 10am at St Mark the Evangelist Church, 222 McVeagh Rd, Westbrook, CT. Burial will be immediately following at Resurrection Cemetery in Westbrook. Friends may call at the Robinson, Wright and Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main St, Centerbrook, CT on Friday, February 23, 2018 from 4-8pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mark's name to the Clinton Rotary Cancer Relief Fund Box 558, Clinton, CT 06413, or the Eddie Staskelunas Scholarship Fund c/o Citizens Bank, 6 Killingworth Rd, Higganum, CT 06441.