Overview
- The family-owned company said he died Sunday evening at UPMC Altoona at age 77 and did not disclose a cause of death.
- Local reporting in the Altoona Mirror, cited by national outlets, says he was recently treated for pneumonia, had a long-standing leukemia diagnosis and died from respiratory complications.
- Starting work at the family business at 12, he became CEO in 1984 and helped launch made-to-order food, add fuel sales and push the chain beyond Pennsylvania.
- He later served as board chairman through 2013, became chairman of CLI Transport, and remained active on the Sheetz Family Committee after retiring as an executive in 2020.
- He and his wife, Nancy, founded the Sheetz Fellows Program and the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence to support Penn State Altoona students and local entrepreneurship.