His family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 P.M. Thursday at McEwen Funeral Service, Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road. A funeral service will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 23, at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Charles C. Williamson and the Rev. Lee Koontz officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park, Mint Hill.
Born June 7, 1954 in Toledo, OH, Jim was a son of the late Victor Aloysius Lykowski and Christine Pacer Lykowski. He was a graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, PA, and received his BS degree from Penn State University. Jim just graduated Central Piedmont Community College with dual degrees in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry Arts. He was formerly Director of Catering with Hilton and Marriott Hotels in Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Charlotte, and for ten years, was Manager of CVS Pharmacy in Charlotte and in Mint Hill. Jim’s goal was to become a Dietary Manager in a long-term care facility.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Katherine Lykowski; a brother, Terry Lykowski and wife, Cathy, of Vineland, NJ; two sisters, Susan Murphy and husband, Chuck, of Princeton, ME, and Mary Kay Fell and husband, Doug, of West Grove, PA; nieces and nephews, Daniel Lykowski, Douglas J. Fell, Sarah Fell, Meghann Fell, Beth Murphy, Christine Murphy and husband, Michael Peterson; and a grandniece, Julia Murphy-Peterson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Capitol Needs Fund, 11501 Bain School Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227; or Humane Society of Charlotte, 2700 Toomey Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203.
Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.
Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service - Mint Hill Chapel, Mint Hill, NC.
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