Maurice Ranc Jr.

1938 - 2018

Maurice P. Ranc, Jr.
York
Maurice P. "Mo" Ranc, Jr., 79, peacefully joined the Lord February 3, 2018 while vacationing in FL. He is survived by his children, Dr. Martha L. Ranc of Rancho Cucamonga, CA; and his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas E. Ranc and Bette L. Ranc of York; his loving companion, Judith L. Goughnour of York; his brothers and their wives, James and Irene M. Ranc of Belle Vernon; and Robert and Judy Ranc of Hebron, IN; and numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth Dyer Ranc.
Mo was born in New Eagle, PA on December 16, 1938, son of the late Maurice P. Ranc, Sr. and Martha O'Neil Ranc of Monongahela. He graduated from Donora High School and Penn State University. Following college, he worked for the Glenn L Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) of Baltimore and General Dynamics/Electronics of Rochester, NY; before joining AAI Corporation (now AAI/Textron) of Hunt Valley, MD in 1963. At AAI, Mo was a Logistics Engineer; Reliability/Maintainability Section Head; Logistics Support Operations Manager; Logistics Division Director; Director of Corporate Marketing; Vice President, Business Development; President for Training and Test Systems; and Vice President and General Manager. In 1984, he founded AAI Engineering Services, Inc., a subsidiary to perform operation, maintenance, and modification services on an international basis. Mo served as a member of the Board of Directors of AAI Corporation in 2002-2003, and on the Maryland-DC District Export Council as an Appointee of President Ronald Reagan and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. After 38 years of service, he retired from AAI Corporation as Vice President and General Manager of AAI Defense Systems and President of AAI Engineering Support, Inc.
From 1997 to 2002, Mo served on the Industrial and Professional Advisory Council for the College of Engineering at Penn State. He was a Certified Professional Logistician and a Charter Member of the Society of Logistics Engineers where he was a Member Emeritus of the Board of Advisors. He was a member of the Association of Old Crows, the Navy League, the Association of the United States Army, the Penn State Alumni Association, the Nittany Lion Club, and the Griffin Society of Chestnut Hill College. He was a recipient of the Firepower Award by the Picatinney Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association.
He dearly loved his Country, Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers football, his upland game hunting, sport fishing, amateur wine making and his Corvettes. Mo was an active member of the York County Corvette Club, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, BPOE #213 of York, the American Wine Society and the First Capital and Wine Appreciation of Lancaster Chapters, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Hopewell Fish and Game Association, and was a Founder and Member of the York White Rose Wanderers of the American Volkssport Association.
Mo's life will be celebrated with visitation on Friday March 2, 2018 , 4-7 p.m., at the John W. Keffer Funeral Home 2114 West Market St, York. Catholic funeral services will be held Saturday March 3, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Jonathan Sawicki. Interment will follow at the Holy Savior Cemetery, York.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Appell Center for Performing Arts ("The Strand") in York, or the Elizabeth D. Ranc '61. and Martha L. Ranc '86 Endowed Scholarship Fund at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, or to a charity of your choice are requested.
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