Alexander Gregory Jankowsky

Alex was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy, having served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Iraq in 1991. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, and his Masters of Business Administration, while working at IBM. There he was an electrical engineer, with the role of project manager. Along with his wife, he was the owner of Generation Salon & Day Spa.

Alex was very involved with his children’s BMX bike racing and Motocross Racing, spending a lot of weekends traveling with them to events. He was a mister fix-it, and was always tinkering with and fixing things. He loved to be outdoors, and took special pride in his lawn. Alex always made sure to include his children in the things that he did, so they could learn as much as they could. The relationship he had with his children meant the world to him.

Aside from his family, Alex was most thankful for his relationship with God. He fought cancer the last three years with a positive attitude and strong will, and always leaned on his faith in God to get through. He can be remembered as saying “God’s got this” many times. A verse that meant a lot to Alex and his family was Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Alex is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Reneé Jankowsky and his three sons, Logan, age 18, Cole, age 15, and Roman, age 10. Alex is also survived by local family including his brother, Josh Jankowsky, and his wife Angela, and their children, Izabella and Aliza; his beloved aunt and uncle, Diane and William Sobotor; aunt and uncle, Victoria and Gordon Papke, their son, Keith Papke, and his son, Mason; his mother-in-law, Linda Bronson, and her husband, Curtis; and his sister-in-law, Melissa Flowers and her husband, Glenn, and their children, Sidney, Jarod and Kayla. He is also survived by his parents, Maryann and Robert Jankowsky, of Tennessee; his sister, Jessica Jankowsky, and her husband, John Chang, of California; his grandmother, Stella Jankowsky, of Louisiana; his favorite uncle, Paul Jankowsky and his children, Natasha and Johnathan Jankowsky; his father-in-law, Michael Tubiolo, of New York; his God-children, Nicole, Jessie, Kyle and Ray, of New York; and a large extended family. Alex was preceded in death by his cousin, Jason Papke, who was like a brother to him.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 9, from 5:00-8:00pm, at Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 10 at 11:00am at Providence Baptist Church, 6339 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC.

In lieu of flowers a college fund for the children is being set up -for information please email [email protected].