Lyn Ackerman, 80, of Cody, passed away on September 9, 2016 at West Park Long Term Care Center, from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease.
Lyn was born September 18, 1935 in Unionville, Michigan to Truman and Gretchen Ackerman. He graduated from Akron High School in 1953 and from Michigan State University in 1957, with a degree in Business. He enrolled in the United States Air Force, while in college, receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, in March 1960. Lyn was also proud to be a Free Mason and recently celebrated fifty years of membership. He was also an active member of the Shriners and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Lyn Ackerman was known to many for his warm smile and bright eyes that would light up the whole room when he was telling a joke, poking gentle fun, or whenever he saw his beautiful wife, Mary.
The passions and interests of Lyn’s life were many and he was not a man known to sit back and watch, but one who participated in life to the utmost. From an early age, baseball and fast pitch softball were his sports, becoming a championship pitcher and is a Member of the Michigan Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. While in Michigan, he long pitched for the Solomon Bombers of Lansing and was a member of the National Championship Raybestos team while living in Connecticut. While in Wyoming, he played with the Powell team and other teams throughout the region – only after receiving special dispensation to play on the local teams, due to his national ranking. He was one of the best pitchers in the nation for decades and enjoyed the sport to its fullest. A passionate fly fisherman and hunter all of his life, he was never happier than when he was fly fishing on a good hole with his friends and family. It was never too early, too late, too cold or too hot to spend time hunting or fishing. He was also an expert marksman, participating in many sporting clay tournaments. This passion for recreation led to him being a Commissioner of the Park County Parks and Recreation Board for thirty-three years.
Learning construction at an early age, it was another pillar of his life. Working as a job superintendent and later with his own company, nothing made him happier than being able to contribute to the community and proudly saying that he built that home, school, hotel or shopping center. Across Wyoming and the country, he was responsible for the Meridian Mall (MI), numerous Kmart’s (east coast), Wendy’s, Cody Shooting Complex and the Plains Indian Museum addition, Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He was known for quality construction, honesty and integrity with his clients. He also served as a mentor and educator for hundreds of people in the construction trades throughout his career.
Moving to Wyoming in 1975 with his family, they became active members of the Cody Country community. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children, Lee Ackerman (Stephen Lawrence, NY), Gretchen Ackerman (MI), Chrissy Whitby (CO), Gera Feist, Jamie Dobbins (Ryan) and Jan E. Brenner (Bob) (WY) and six grandchildren (Mary Jane, Payton, Matthew, Aaron, Bobby and Anna), and his sister Neva Moyer of MI, numerous devoted nieces and nephews and his last dog, Harry (the first and only non-hunting dog of his life).
© Ballard Funeral September 13, 2016
Lyn was born September 18, 1935 in Unionville, Michigan to Truman and Gretchen Ackerman. He graduated from Akron High School in 1953 and from Michigan State University in 1957, with a degree in Business. He enrolled in the United States Air Force, while in college, receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, in March 1960. Lyn was also proud to be a Free Mason and recently celebrated fifty years of membership. He was also an active member of the Shriners and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Lyn Ackerman was known to many for his warm smile and bright eyes that would light up the whole room when he was telling a joke, poking gentle fun, or whenever he saw his beautiful wife, Mary.
The passions and interests of Lyn’s life were many and he was not a man known to sit back and watch, but one who participated in life to the utmost. From an early age, baseball and fast pitch softball were his sports, becoming a championship pitcher and is a Member of the Michigan Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. While in Michigan, he long pitched for the Solomon Bombers of Lansing and was a member of the National Championship Raybestos team while living in Connecticut. While in Wyoming, he played with the Powell team and other teams throughout the region – only after receiving special dispensation to play on the local teams, due to his national ranking. He was one of the best pitchers in the nation for decades and enjoyed the sport to its fullest. A passionate fly fisherman and hunter all of his life, he was never happier than when he was fly fishing on a good hole with his friends and family. It was never too early, too late, too cold or too hot to spend time hunting or fishing. He was also an expert marksman, participating in many sporting clay tournaments. This passion for recreation led to him being a Commissioner of the Park County Parks and Recreation Board for thirty-three years.
Learning construction at an early age, it was another pillar of his life. Working as a job superintendent and later with his own company, nothing made him happier than being able to contribute to the community and proudly saying that he built that home, school, hotel or shopping center. Across Wyoming and the country, he was responsible for the Meridian Mall (MI), numerous Kmart’s (east coast), Wendy’s, Cody Shooting Complex and the Plains Indian Museum addition, Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He was known for quality construction, honesty and integrity with his clients. He also served as a mentor and educator for hundreds of people in the construction trades throughout his career.
Moving to Wyoming in 1975 with his family, they became active members of the Cody Country community. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children, Lee Ackerman (Stephen Lawrence, NY), Gretchen Ackerman (MI), Chrissy Whitby (CO), Gera Feist, Jamie Dobbins (Ryan) and Jan E. Brenner (Bob) (WY) and six grandchildren (Mary Jane, Payton, Matthew, Aaron, Bobby and Anna), and his sister Neva Moyer of MI, numerous devoted nieces and nephews and his last dog, Harry (the first and only non-hunting dog of his life).
© Ballard Funeral September 13, 2016
Lyn Ackerman, 80, of Cody, passed away on September 9, 2016 at West Park Long Term Care Center, from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease.
Lyn was born September 18, 1935 in Unionville, Michigan to Truman and Gretchen Ackerman. He graduated from Akron High School in 1953 and from Michigan State University in 1957, with a degree in Business. He enrolled in the United States Air Force, while in college, receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, in March 1960. Lyn was also proud to be a Free Mason and recently celebrated fifty years of membership. He was also an active member of the Shriners and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Lyn Ackerman was known to many for his warm smile and bright eyes that would light up the whole room when he was telling a joke, poking gentle fun, or whenever he saw his beautiful wife, Mary.
The passions and interests of Lyn’s life were many and he was not a man known to sit back and watch, but one who participated in life to the utmost. From an early age, baseball and fast pitch softball were his sports, becoming a championship pitcher and is a Member of the Michigan Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. While in Michigan, he long pitched for the Solomon Bombers of Lansing and was a member of the National Championship Raybestos team while living in Connecticut. While in Wyoming, he played with the Powell team and other teams throughout the region – only after receiving special dispensation to play on the local teams, due to his national ranking. He was one of the best pitchers in the nation for decades and enjoyed the sport to its fullest. A passionate fly fisherman and hunter all of his life, he was never happier than when he was fly fishing on a good hole with his friends and family. It was never too early, too late, too cold or too hot to spend time hunting or fishing. He was also an expert marksman, participating in many sporting clay tournaments. This passion for recreation led to him being a Commissioner of the Park County Parks and Recreation Board for thirty-three years.
Learning construction at an early age, it was another pillar of his life. Working as a job superintendent and later with his own company, nothing made him happier than being able to contribute to the community and proudly saying that he built that home, school, hotel or shopping center. Across Wyoming and the country, he was responsible for the Meridian Mall (MI), numerous Kmart’s (east coast), Wendy’s, Cody Shooting Complex and the Plains Indian Museum addition, Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He was known for quality construction, honesty and integrity with his clients. He also served as a mentor and educator for hundreds of people in the construction trades throughout his career.
Moving to Wyoming in 1975 with his family, they became active members of the Cody Country community. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children, Lee Ackerman (Stephen Lawrence, NY), Gretchen Ackerman (MI), Chrissy Whitby (CO), Gera Feist, Jamie Dobbins (Ryan) and Jan E. Brenner (Bob) (WY) and six grandchildren (Mary Jane, Payton, Matthew, Aaron, Bobby and Anna), and his sister Neva Moyer of MI, numerous devoted nieces and nephews and his last dog, Harry (the first and only non-hunting dog of his life).
© Ballard Funeral September 13, 2016
Lyn was born September 18, 1935 in Unionville, Michigan to Truman and Gretchen Ackerman. He graduated from Akron High School in 1953 and from Michigan State University in 1957, with a degree in Business. He enrolled in the United States Air Force, while in college, receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, in March 1960. Lyn was also proud to be a Free Mason and recently celebrated fifty years of membership. He was also an active member of the Shriners and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Lyn Ackerman was known to many for his warm smile and bright eyes that would light up the whole room when he was telling a joke, poking gentle fun, or whenever he saw his beautiful wife, Mary.
The passions and interests of Lyn’s life were many and he was not a man known to sit back and watch, but one who participated in life to the utmost. From an early age, baseball and fast pitch softball were his sports, becoming a championship pitcher and is a Member of the Michigan Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. While in Michigan, he long pitched for the Solomon Bombers of Lansing and was a member of the National Championship Raybestos team while living in Connecticut. While in Wyoming, he played with the Powell team and other teams throughout the region – only after receiving special dispensation to play on the local teams, due to his national ranking. He was one of the best pitchers in the nation for decades and enjoyed the sport to its fullest. A passionate fly fisherman and hunter all of his life, he was never happier than when he was fly fishing on a good hole with his friends and family. It was never too early, too late, too cold or too hot to spend time hunting or fishing. He was also an expert marksman, participating in many sporting clay tournaments. This passion for recreation led to him being a Commissioner of the Park County Parks and Recreation Board for thirty-three years.
Learning construction at an early age, it was another pillar of his life. Working as a job superintendent and later with his own company, nothing made him happier than being able to contribute to the community and proudly saying that he built that home, school, hotel or shopping center. Across Wyoming and the country, he was responsible for the Meridian Mall (MI), numerous Kmart’s (east coast), Wendy’s, Cody Shooting Complex and the Plains Indian Museum addition, Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He was known for quality construction, honesty and integrity with his clients. He also served as a mentor and educator for hundreds of people in the construction trades throughout his career.
Moving to Wyoming in 1975 with his family, they became active members of the Cody Country community. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children, Lee Ackerman (Stephen Lawrence, NY), Gretchen Ackerman (MI), Chrissy Whitby (CO), Gera Feist, Jamie Dobbins (Ryan) and Jan E. Brenner (Bob) (WY) and six grandchildren (Mary Jane, Payton, Matthew, Aaron, Bobby and Anna), and his sister Neva Moyer of MI, numerous devoted nieces and nephews and his last dog, Harry (the first and only non-hunting dog of his life).
© Ballard Funeral September 13, 2016
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