Priority Pest Services Leadership


Larry & Sherrie Pilkington
President, Priority Pest Services


After being in the pest industry for 26 years, Larry Pilkington stepped out on his own with a two-fold vision for the future of Hampton Roads, Virginia, and his family. First, he would create a full-service, one-stop company where customers could find all they need to maintain and increase the value of their homes. Second, he would build a company that embodied integrity allowing him to proudly pass it on to his sons, Devon and Jamie.


Larry is married to Sherrie and they have been together since right out of high school. Both are natives of this area and share a personal conviction to meet the needs of homeowners here in Hampton Roads and on the Peninsula. “We want the Priority name to represent a passion for service. To achieve our goal of exceptional service, we have established a team of people whom we think of as extended family members. They get the vision and understand that the customer is our #1 priority,” Larry says.


Sherrie left the corporate world to come work alongside Larry, and her sons, to assist with the daily functions of running the business. Every day, she tries hard to remember to thank each one of the staff for that day’s efforts. “They represent us in the field and on the phone and they do a great job, so I want them to know we appreciate them every single day,” Sherrie says.

Jamie Pilkington

Owner, Priority Pest Services


Jamie is the youngest son of Priority’s Founder, Larry. Like Devon, Jamie has been learning the business from a young age, taking an interest from its very inception. He was quick to grasp his father’s vision and contributed our tagline, “You are our #1 Priority!”


His hands-on approach and willingness to go the extra mile made for an easy transition into ownership. “We have a personal investment in this community because we live here,” Jamie says. His easy-going personality combined with an anything-is-possible outlook results in satisfied customers, as well as the respect of his employees.


If Jamie is not at the office, he's grilling or harvesting game but his favorite place to be is spending time on his 6 acre farmette with his wife, Mary and their free range boys.

Shane Dearborn

General Manager


We are excited to welcome Shane Dearborn as a leader on our team. His extensive knowledge, valuable experience, and approachable manner will further strengthen and enhance the foundation we have already built.


Born, raised, and still residing in Pungo, Virginia, Shane enjoys spending his time outdoors with his wife, Nicole, and their two children, Hiram and Harper. Together, they love boating, visiting Carova Beach, riding dirt bikes as a family (even though Nicole is the fastest!), cooking dinner over an open fire, snowboarding, hunting, and fishing. Shane’s favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, which perfectly reflects his love for family, connection, and shared experiences.

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Behind Every Great Service Is a Great Support Team

Tamia

Scheduling Specialist

Danielle

Scheduling Specialist

Doris

Foundation Services Coordinator

Gabrielle

Office Manager

Melissa

Real Estate Accounts Specialist

Sherrie

Client Care & Collections Specialist

Shane

General Manager

Pest and Service Technicians

Caleb

Technician

Bascillio

Technician

Tim

Technician

Dylan

Technician

Mike

Technician

Logan

Technician

Cecil

Technician

Pest Identification and Foundation Experts

Mark

Inspector

Ted

Inspector

Travis

Inspector

Adam

Inspector

Justin

Inspector

Priority Pest Services Leadership


Larry & Sherrie Pilkington
President, Priority Pest Services


After being in the pest industry for 26 years, Larry Pilkington stepped out on his own with a two-fold vision for the future of Hampton Roads, Virginia, and his family. First, he would create a full-service, one-stop company where customers could find all they need to maintain and increase the value of their homes. Second, he would build a company that embodied integrity allowing him to proudly pass it on to his sons, Devon and Jamie.


Larry is married to Sherrie and they have been together since right out of high school. Both are natives of this area and share a personal conviction to meet the needs of homeowners here in Hampton Roads and on the Peninsula. “We want the Priority name to represent a passion for service. To achieve our goal of exceptional service, we have established a team of people whom we think of as extended family members. They get the vision and understand that the customer is our #1 priority,” Larry says.


Sherrie left the corporate world to come work alongside Larry, and her sons, to assist with the daily functions of running the business. Every day, she tries hard to remember to thank each one of the staff for that day’s efforts. “They represent us in the field and on the phone and they do a great job, so I want them to know we appreciate them every single day,” Sherrie says.

As many in our community know, in early 2018 the Pilkington family was blindsided by the unexpected loss of our Founder, Larry. He was the rock when business got super busy and never failed to keep things moving in the right direction and in the correct way. He was always laughing and making everyone around him laugh. He could always lighten a heavy mood with one well timed comment. To know him was to be guaranteed to enjoy life on countless levels. 


His Priority family misses him every day. From the culture that he brought to the office, the way he let each employee know that he cared about them and their families to the personal style of how he motivated his inspectors, we will always remember him as personable, kind, generous and with a smile for everyone he crossed paths with. 


Because we never want to forget his influence and the legacy he left, his sons used a chalkboard that Larry always wrote encouraging messages on and put the letters, WWLD (What Would Larry Do). Everyone knows not to touch that sign. 


Letter from Sherrie: To say Larry’s absence is a profound loss is only the tip of the devastation that our hearts have endured. He has left a gaping hole in the hearts of his family who loved him so very much. A generous man in every way and the glue that kept our family together. 


Larry had complete confidence in his sons because they were teachable, shared his love for people and his keen sense of business. He always folded the boys into the process of the start up. From the very beginning he would introduce them to the various services and products as they unfolded. It was not uncommon to have them working their summer job crawling houses. They know the business from top to bottom.


Larry’s heart was to leave his business to his boys and to make sure they were equipped in every way. We just never imagined it would happen when he was only 52. 


Because Larry poured everything (about who he was and what he knew) into his sons, at the time of his departure he had taught/shown the boys everything they needed to know … not only about business but life too. Had he stayed with us longer, he would have been reinforcing the lessons that he had modeled.


This gave me and continues to give me, great comfort and confidence as the boys operate the business for themselves. I have no doubt that their father looks on with great pride, as do I. May God continue to bless the work of their hands and their hearts.