John David Jenkins, 70, of Lititz, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009, at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz. Born October 2, 1938, in Arnolds, Maryland, he was a son of the late David Klepper and Mary (Good) Jenkins.
Mr. Jenkins attended Conestoga United Church of Christ and was recently attending St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manheim. After graduating from the former Christian High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he pursued an Associates of Arts degree at Newton Junior College in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and then a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina. Mr. Jenkins proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1963 until 1966, where he was a Special Agent of the Army Intelligence Corps assigned to the Pentagon Counterintelligence Force. After being discharged from the military, John was employed from 1967 to 1983 as a claims adjuster by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Jenkins was a Free and Accepted Mason with the Joseph L. Webb Lodge in Massachusetts. He was a Master Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, a Royal Arch Mason, and a Shriner. John was passionate about the Civil War, as both of his great-grandfathers served during the war. He was a volunteer for the Civil War Living History and Reenactment Group, the Little Big Horn Associates, and the Custer Battlefield Historical Museum Association. Additionally, he was a 44-year member of the National Intelligence Corps Association and a 36-year member of the Counter Intelligence Corps Association of Maryland. John also had a sustained interest in helping younger people. In his younger years, he was a junior counselor at Camp Hale in New Hampshire, and, more recently, he had volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Lancaster. Another great area of interest for Mr. Jenkins was in horses, as he bought and trained them for a short time in the 1960's.
JD was a life member(#257)of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), General George H. Thomas, Camp #19, Lancaster, PA. www.pasuvcw19.org Becoming a member in 1989 he served honorably and was very active in the organization. He served as Camp Commander in 1992, and positions of Guard, Council, and newsletter editor.
Mr. Jenkins attended Conestoga United Church of Christ and was recently attending St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manheim. After graduating from the former Christian High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he pursued an Associates of Arts degree at Newton Junior College in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and then a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina. Mr. Jenkins proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1963 until 1966, where he was a Special Agent of the Army Intelligence Corps assigned to the Pentagon Counterintelligence Force. After being discharged from the military, John was employed from 1967 to 1983 as a claims adjuster by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Jenkins was a Free and Accepted Mason with the Joseph L. Webb Lodge in Massachusetts. He was a Master Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, a Royal Arch Mason, and a Shriner. John was passionate about the Civil War, as both of his great-grandfathers served during the war. He was a volunteer for the Civil War Living History and Reenactment Group, the Little Big Horn Associates, and the Custer Battlefield Historical Museum Association. Additionally, he was a 44-year member of the National Intelligence Corps Association and a 36-year member of the Counter Intelligence Corps Association of Maryland. John also had a sustained interest in helping younger people. In his younger years, he was a junior counselor at Camp Hale in New Hampshire, and, more recently, he had volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Lancaster. Another great area of interest for Mr. Jenkins was in horses, as he bought and trained them for a short time in the 1960's.
JD was a life member(#257)of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), General George H. Thomas, Camp #19, Lancaster, PA. www.pasuvcw19.org Becoming a member in 1989 he served honorably and was very active in the organization. He served as Camp Commander in 1992, and positions of Guard, Council, and newsletter editor.
John David Jenkins, 70, of Lititz, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009, at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz. Born October 2, 1938, in Arnolds, Maryland, he was a son of the late David Klepper and Mary (Good) Jenkins.
Mr. Jenkins attended Conestoga United Church of Christ and was recently attending St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manheim. After graduating from the former Christian High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he pursued an Associates of Arts degree at Newton Junior College in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and then a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina. Mr. Jenkins proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1963 until 1966, where he was a Special Agent of the Army Intelligence Corps assigned to the Pentagon Counterintelligence Force. After being discharged from the military, John was employed from 1967 to 1983 as a claims adjuster by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Jenkins was a Free and Accepted Mason with the Joseph L. Webb Lodge in Massachusetts. He was a Master Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, a Royal Arch Mason, and a Shriner. John was passionate about the Civil War, as both of his great-grandfathers served during the war. He was a volunteer for the Civil War Living History and Reenactment Group, the Little Big Horn Associates, and the Custer Battlefield Historical Museum Association. Additionally, he was a 44-year member of the National Intelligence Corps Association and a 36-year member of the Counter Intelligence Corps Association of Maryland. John also had a sustained interest in helping younger people. In his younger years, he was a junior counselor at Camp Hale in New Hampshire, and, more recently, he had volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Lancaster. Another great area of interest for Mr. Jenkins was in horses, as he bought and trained them for a short time in the 1960's.
JD was a life member(#257)of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), General George H. Thomas, Camp #19, Lancaster, PA. www.pasuvcw19.org Becoming a member in 1989 he served honorably and was very active in the organization. He served as Camp Commander in 1992, and positions of Guard, Council, and newsletter editor.
Mr. Jenkins attended Conestoga United Church of Christ and was recently attending St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manheim. After graduating from the former Christian High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he pursued an Associates of Arts degree at Newton Junior College in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and then a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina. Mr. Jenkins proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1963 until 1966, where he was a Special Agent of the Army Intelligence Corps assigned to the Pentagon Counterintelligence Force. After being discharged from the military, John was employed from 1967 to 1983 as a claims adjuster by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Jenkins was a Free and Accepted Mason with the Joseph L. Webb Lodge in Massachusetts. He was a Master Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, a Royal Arch Mason, and a Shriner. John was passionate about the Civil War, as both of his great-grandfathers served during the war. He was a volunteer for the Civil War Living History and Reenactment Group, the Little Big Horn Associates, and the Custer Battlefield Historical Museum Association. Additionally, he was a 44-year member of the National Intelligence Corps Association and a 36-year member of the Counter Intelligence Corps Association of Maryland. John also had a sustained interest in helping younger people. In his younger years, he was a junior counselor at Camp Hale in New Hampshire, and, more recently, he had volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Lancaster. Another great area of interest for Mr. Jenkins was in horses, as he bought and trained them for a short time in the 1960's.
JD was a life member(#257)of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), General George H. Thomas, Camp #19, Lancaster, PA. www.pasuvcw19.org Becoming a member in 1989 he served honorably and was very active in the organization. He served as Camp Commander in 1992, and positions of Guard, Council, and newsletter editor.
