Patrick Paul Lunkenheimer, Lunkenheimer

LUNKENHEIMER, PATRICK PAUL Capt Patrick Lunkenheimer died May 30, 2010 at the age of 40 in San Antonio, TX after a courageous three year battle with cancer. He was born March 18, 1970 in Munich, Germany and grew up in Severn, MD. Pat was a 1988 graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School where he played lacrosse and soccer. He attended college at St Mary's College of Maryland and received his degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska. Pat was an Eagle Scout, life guard and Walt Disney World cast member before enlisting in the Army in 1995. He served first as a combat medic and paratrooper and then as a physician assistant. Military units he served with include the 82nd Airborne, 10th Mountain Division and 11th Armored Cavalry.
Pat deployed on a humanitarian mission to Kosovo as well as two combat tours in Iraq.
He earned many military awards in his fifteen years of service including the Bronze Star.
More important than any awards were the friends, neighbors, patients and fellow
soldiers he knew throughout his military career. Pat was an avid runner and completed
many road races and marathons. He enjoyed camping, biking and geocaching. He was
also known as a bit of a prankster who brought laughter and joy to everyone who knew
him. He was a wonderful husband and a great dad who will be forever missed.
Patrick is survived by his wife of almost 20 years, Tammy (Briggs) Lunkenheimer a 1988 graduate of Northeast High School and their five children: Kelsey, Derek, Kevin,
Meredith and William, all of Schertz, TX. He is also survived by his mother, Luise and
step father Fredrik Langfeld formerly of Severn, now of Norway, his brother Jack and
sister-in-law Leslie Lunkenheimer of Severn and half-brother Al and sister-in-law Shari
Lunkenheimer of Keyport, NJ. Also surviving are in-laws Don and Mary Briggs formerly
of Pasadena, now of Apopka, FL, sister-in-law Tanya (Briggs) and Kevin Steele of Las
Vegas, NV as well as eight nephews and nieces.
Patrick is preceded in death by his father MSgt(R) John G.Lunkenheimer of Severn, also taken by cancer in 1983.
Burial with full military honors will take place on Wednesday September 15th at 1:00 PM at Arlington National Cemetery. Family and friends may pay respects from 5-8pm at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Hotel. Children are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations in Pat's
Memory can be made to Give Kids the World, 210 Bass Road Kissimmee, FL 34746 dream@gtkw.,The Fisher House Foundation, Inc. 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20850-5168 or Azalea Charities at Azalea Charities P.O. Box 579 Dumfries, Virginia 22026. Arrangements and services handled by the Donaldson Funeral Home and Crematory, P.A. of Odenton, MD.