The weather was a major factor. We cancelled the Coleman Highlands walking tour. Sunday morning at the Our House restaurant is usually packed with people looking for a table. On Sunday, October 29, there was no competition. In every winter, there is a story about a 20 car smashup on an icy road. Those who stayed home made a wise decision.
I am looking for a new place to gather. In 2019, Browne’s had 36 chairs. Nowadays, they have 16. They made reservations for another group and us for the same tiny space. Since Coleman Highlands is an especially pretty place that is a center point, I am hoping that we can find a spacious place somewhere in the neighborhood. I will stay in touch with family members and my friends at Prospero’s Bookstore at West 39th and Bell.
Terry and I enjoyed meeting the current residents at 3300 Karnes Blvd. I am sending them all my announcements and invitations, including this one.
David Cheney has passed away.
David Oscar Cheney, 79, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away October 28, 2023.
David was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 16, 1944. He was adopted as an infant by Oscar Thomas and Mildred Christine Eve Stretz Cheney. Late in life he learned his birth parents were Edwin Trowbridge and Josephine Standish.
He leaves a legacy of love with his wife Mary Holman Cheney, sons John David Cheney & David Michael Cheney and half-brother Pat Trowbridge. David died shortly before his & Mary’s 60th wedding anniversary.
After graduating from Glennon High School and attending the University of Kansas City (UMKC), David worked as a retail meatcutter for Safeway and Hen House. His knife skills created fancy pineapple boats were the hit of many potlucks.
For over 10 years after retirement David procured and repaired durable medical goods. He created a network of charities needing these goods both locally and worldwide through C.U.R.E.
David’s gregarious nature and great sense of humor touched many lives. He was a long-time member of St Ann Parish and the Landlords of Johnson County. He cherished his rock-solid Catholic faith and found great joy in traveling all over the USA and Europe.
A visitation will be at St Ann Church, 7231 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS from 5:30 – 7 pm. on Tues. Nov. 7. Funeral Mass will be at 10 AM Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Family suggests, in lieu of flowers, donations to St Ann Church Foundation or Project C.U.R.E. be considered. Assistance by Funeral Advocates, LLC
On the next gathering, I plan on visiting Thomas Hart Benson’s home.
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Welcoming Address
Thank you for coming today. People have travelled from Medellin, Hutchison, Lenexa Overland Park and everywhere else.
We remember old dead soldiers on Memorial Day. Today and All Souls Day, November 2, we remember everybody. Our grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters are here today. How do I know? I invited them. Mom, Dad and Gilma rounded them up.
Remember especially those who have passed away in recent years:
Marcelus Anderson
Anne Anderson Tate
Rose Anne Barnes
Ryan Barnes
Paul Tate
David Cheney
Ginny Feighny Leonhart
Jodie Schelpphorst
Leo Feighny
Julie Wilkinson
Johnny Baker
Katie Lee Terry
Jodie Schlepphorst
Troy Vancil worked with me and Dennis Feighny in helping Pat Feighny become a recovering alcoholic. Troy is now an honorary family member.
I recognize the difficulties that our Ukrainian family members have been enduring for near two years.
The Coleman Highlands area has been especially important to Mother´s family. Bella and Ceil were students at the Loretto Academy on West 39th. The building still exist.
On June 17, 1933, Tom Glynn was in the Kansas City Railroad Station. The kids felt sorry for him because he missed seeing the Kansas City Massacre. Poor unfortunate fellow. Sometimes in life, it seems like other people have all the luck.
Leo Glynn passed away first. Then Julia passed away. Tom, Virginia and Edna Glynn took the kids in at 3300 Karnes Blvd.
December 7, 1941 was an overcast day in Kansas City. When Dad visited Mother and the family in the afternoon, he told them that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. Few people knew where Pearl Harbor was but they knew that their lives would be different for a long time to come.
Spring 1942 was the hardest time in the war for the Allies. The Axis Powers were advancing on every front.
On February 28, 1942, people could forget about the war for a few hours when Mother and Day got married at Redemptorist Church.
The Allies did not lose heart. They started achieving significant defensive military victories at Midway, El Alamein, Stalingrad and Guadalcanal. In February, 1943, it was a long way from Stalingrad to Berlin and from Guadalcanal to Tokyo but they had to start from somewhere.
Dad got mustered out of the Army at Fort Leavenworth.
In 1945, there was a prayer service at Redemptorist. A lady walking by talked to a priest, ´´Listen to those fools praying for peace. We have never had it so good.´´
In 1969, Tommy James and the Shondells showed everybody what a world without war looked like when they sang Crystal Blue Persuasion. When you go home this afternoon, I invite you to play the song.
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Maybe tomorrow
When he looks down
On every green field
And every town
All of his children
And every nation
There’ll be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion.
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