Jeffrey Dwight Shank

Jeff bravely lost his year-long battle with cancer on his 38th birthday at the Denver Hospice Care Center in Aurora, Colorado. He was born on February 18, 1972 in Denver, Colorado to parents Dwight and Cherie Shank. He was raised in Grand Junction, Colorado and graduated from Fruita Monument High School in 1990. He attended CU in Boulder graduating with a degree in marketing in 1994. Jeff worked in marketing for several companies in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska and most recently as a field consultant and certified business consultant for 7-Eleven, Inc. Jeff was a percussionist with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps during the spring and summer of his sophomore year in high school, traveling the country from coast to coast performing with the Corps. He loved sports bikes (aka crotch rockets) and spent many hours riding them in the mountains or testing their performance on the tracks. He loved to do customizing and modifications on motorcycles and cars. He will be remembered for his strength of character, his sense of humor, committed high energy work ethic, and for his love and dedication to his daughter. Jeff is survived by his daughter Ashley; parents Dwight and Cherie Shank; sister Kelly (Domenic) Carpine; nephew Joshua Knudsen; nieces Caitlin and Cassie Carpine, and various aunts, uncles, and cousins. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 East County Line Road (one block to the west of Holly Street), in Centennial, Colorado 80122 at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Memorial contributions may be made to The Jeff Shank Memorial Fund, c/o Wells Fargo Bank, 12628 Washington Lane, Englewood, Colorado 80112 (303) 784-4800, established for his daughter, Ashley (age 6); or The Denver Hospice, 501 South Cherry Street, Suite 700, Denver, Colorado 80246. Please share your memories of Jeff and condolences with his family by selecting the ""sign guestbook"" button below.