Douglas D. Paynkewicz

Douglas D. Paynkewicz, 44, of Jim Thorpe died Friday, November 30, 2007 in Penn Forest Twp., Carbon County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Paul P. Paynkewicz, Sr. and the late Marlene L. (Farrington) Ford. He was a truck driver for Fed-Ex Freight Systems, Inc. in Mount Pocono. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Douglas was a U. S. Navy Veteran and a member of the Navy Reserve Construction Battalion 21 Detachment 42 of the Lehigh Valley. He served in Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom. He is survived by a brother Paul P., Jr. and his wife Robin of Quakertown. Three sisters Brenda Roth of Quakertown, Suzette Evans and her husband Ron of LaGrange, GA and Sharon L. Seys of Allentown. A niece Kaila and four nephews Jereme, Aaron, Andrew, and Jacques. Services will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) 821 W. Broad St. Quakertown. Call Saturday 9:30-11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter #138.030 c/o Jerry Lebeduik 1910 11th St. Bethlehem, PA 18020. Service Information A service summary is not available