Roger Stuby died May 28, 2010

Roger Stuby's obit was in the paper today - he died on May 28 and the funeral is Fri. at Floral Hills. There is not much info in the paper about family, etc. You might want to post it on the blog (?) Thanks, Sharon Robertson


ROGER E. STUBY



Roger E. Stuby, 69, of KCMO, died May 28, 2010. Services will be 3 p.m. Friday, June 4, at Newcomer's Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, at the chapel. D.W. Newcomer's Sons Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, Crematories.
Published in Kansas City Star on June 1, 2010




Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=roger-e-stuby&pid=143249515#ixzz0pcS6S9bo

A note from Rodney Weiher

Bob,

How are you? Things are well here in the belly of the beast--Washington, DC.

Could you put a note on the Paseo blog:

Looking at Twila's outstanding art work, I wonder if she's keeping in mind the big Art heist at The Modern Art Museum in Paris last week or so and upping her insurance or at least hiring a watch-dog. Great work on an international scale from a home town gal! I wonder what she's gong to do with the Sunflower.

Something to consider from Roger Rains

Bob....Pass this on to the other Pirates if you like....Roger

The recent problems experienced by Goldman Sachs highlight just how far the financial system has lapsed from the days of gentlemanly capitalism. Change in itself is neither good nor bad – it is an inevitable feature of human life and it must be managed. Change on Wall Street has by and large been managed poorly by being left to the most self-interested forces.

This quote from Adam Smith should be etched into the brains of every Wall Street CEO and included in the oath of office of every new member of Congress. The quote is from Adam Smith, who is best known as the author of the bible of capitalism, The Wealth of Nations, but who wrote an equally important book two decades earlier entitled The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Smith wrote the following:

"This disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect, persons of poor and mean condition, though necessary both to establish and to maintain the distinction of ranks and the order of society, is, at the same time, the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments."

What Adam Smith pointed out more than two hundred years ago is equally true today – our society, fed by the media, worships wealth at the expense of other values that are far more important to a cohesive and healthy society. The entire mission of The Wealth of Nations was to try to recognize man for what he is – a social animal who is reliant on the good opinions of his neighbors – and to develop the optimal economic system to harness that human essence for the good of all mankind. Smith believed that system was a free market, and history has by and large proven him correct. But the United States has strayed from a free market model to a system that privatizes gains and socializes losses.

Twila's Art

Twila (Arnett) Moody has taken up oil painting and is sharing some of her art with us. Now that she has time for extra curricular activities, she enjoys golf and painting.

She is obviously doing well with her painting.



Twila's first painting for her son and daughter in law.


Tuscany scene for her daughter and son in law.


painted for Sally Dewey.



painted for Claudine

a repeat painted for her daughter



painted for a friend in Tuscon


Sedona scene painted for Bob & Lana Chapman



painted for Twila's kitchen


painted for Twila's niece in California


painted for John & Sandy Claflin in Kentucky


Painted for Twila's Cousin in Missouri.

Obituary

Richard Lee (Dick) Kenworthy

KENWORTHY Richard Lee (Dick) Kenworthy, 69, of Kansas City, MO, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 22, 2010 to go to a Better Place.

Memorial Services will be 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010, Ridgeview Christian Church, 8640 Sni-A-Bar Rd., KCMO 64129. Burial will be at a later date in Red Oak, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations In Memory of Dick Kenworthy to the American Liver Foundation, contact (800) 223-0179 x231.

Dick was born on April 1, 1941 in Red Oak, Iowa, to Roscoe B. & Loella (Robison) Kenworthy. He played Pro Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in the 1960's; plus received the MVP trophy in 1966, from the Indianapolis Indians. Dick was also a Star Athlete for Paseo HS in KC Class of 1959.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Loella (Robison) Kenworthy; & brother, Danny Kenworthy. His survivors include his 3 sons: Kurt Lee Kenworthy, Kyle Kenworthy, & Mark Allen Hedges; his father, Roscoe B. Kenworthy; & 3 brothers: Paul Kenworthy, Timmy Kenworthy, & Chris Kenworthy; grandson, Kane Kenworthy; & numerous nieces, and nephews. He will be Remembered and Loved Forever. Arr. Marts Memorial Services, (816) 561-8181.
Published in Kansas City Star on May 2, 2010

Dick Kenworthy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Lee Kenworthy (born April 1, 1941) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1962, 1964-1968). Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., Kenworthy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Red Oak, Iowa, United States.

Kenworthy was signed by the White Sox in 1961 out of the University of Missouri. He was assigned immediately to Class-A Clinton C-Sox, where he hit 22 home runs, a season team-record since then. Although Kenworthy finally caught on in the majors, he had to endure five more failed tryouts with Chicago, serving as a backup for Don Buford and Pete Ward.

In a six-season career, Kenworthy was a .215 hitter (54-for-251) with four home runs and 13 RBI in 125 games, including 12 runs, six doubles and one triple.

Richard (Dick) Kenworthy passed away on April 22, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri. A Memorial Service will be held on Sat., June 5, 2010. More details will be available in The Kansas City Star Obituary Section on Sunday, May 2, 2010. His father is Roscoe Kenworthy also of Kansas City, MO.

Information provided by Charles A. Fisher.

Life, Death and Memories

This is copied from my own blog. I hope you don't mind my thoughts.

Generally, we live each day much like any other without looking up and seeing the big picture. But, on occasion, we will be reminded of our human frailty and be forced to consider our place in life.

This past week one of my high school classmates passed away. He was one of our finest athletes and one of our idols. Dick Kenworthy was a prime example of health and energy and athleticism that we all aspired to. His smile and his energy set the example of youth and vigor for us all. His death as well as the death of Richard Copaken one year ago have driven home the impermanence of life. Richard Copaken was one of our brightest classmates and had so much enthusiasm and energy and intelligence that we all seemed dim in his presence. Now with both of these fine examples of our generation gone, our class seems enervated and smaller.

Times like these make us reflect on life and death. Some of us know through our faith that there is more beyond the portals of life. Some of us are unsure and hope there is light beyond the curtain. And some of us assume that there is only life and nothing beyond. No matter what our beliefs, we all cling to the here and now with a tenacious grip on what we know for sure. We cling to each moment and each breath and each memory and hope for just one more adventure in this world of ours. The years have left us with many experiences and memories and knowledge that we hope will survive in the elemental spark this is us deep inside. We see our parents, our classmates, our friends and relatives pass away from our world and we hope that their spark lingers on after they shed their frail bodies. We hope and we wonder while we appreciate each day just a little bit more.

As life passes on, we still remain in the memories of those who remain. Dick and Richard still live in my memory as vibrant and energetic youths from long ago. They will always be there and that's a good thought.

Memories & thoughts about Dick Kenworthy

It is my understanding that the Memorial Service for Dick Kenworthy will be on SAT., JUNE 5th. The KC Star Obit section will carry this on SUN., MAY 2, 2010. I knew Dick from the moment he moved to Kansas City from Grant, Iowa in 1953. We were @ Frances Willard in the 7th grade together and on to Paseo. Dick's dad Roscoe is a strong man and I had a nice visit with him this morning and also with Curt, Dick's older son. We just have to be thankful for one another while we are here and let each other know that we love and care for each other always.

Chuck Fisher.
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To all concerning Dick Kenworthy;

There will be a Memorial Service for Dick in Kansas City on June 5th. Details to follow. Apparently there are parallel notifications in Chicago & Indianapolis, where Dick played baseball & lived for some time, that will take place in the next few days. The obituary message for KC Star will be on May 2.
According to his Sister-In-Law Nancy Kenworthy, Dick was in Hospice & was with his three brothers at the time of his death.

May God be with Dick & his family at this time.

Regards, Gerry Steven
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Subject: Re: Dick Kenworthy

Hello Classmates.....My life time friend Dick has indeed died. He's brother Paul called me to let me now yesterday. Dick had been feeling bad for a couple of months and had recently tried recuperating in a rest home.

I talked to him frequently and it was obvious after he came home that he was not improving. He never complained and stayed optimistic and hopeful when I talked to him. We discussed how much fun it would be to ride bikes together and workout at my house, "just like our old football days" he said.

He died peacefully surrounded by his four Brother's and his father. He died in his mother's bed about 6:00 PM Thursday night. April 22, 2010.

Dick wanted to be cremated and his family is carrying out his wishes He will be buried quietly by his family next to his mother.

There will be a memorial event June 5. Paul will keep me informed and I will pass on any information I get regarding there wishes.

Dick was a great friend.

The first time I became aware of Dick was at our first freshman football practice. Coach Gauldin had set up a winding course for us to run individually for time. It was designed to give him a look at what he,d have to work with over the next four years. Most of us had finished when this little toe headed guy came to the start line. He ran the course and fell down three times, however, he still beat the second best time by a good margin. I knew then we were watching someone very special. As I said in my personal profile for the reunion, it was an honor to play along side him. As a line backer I never worried about making an aggressive move at the runner when Dick was in the deep secondary. He never missed a tackle and he could run down anybody that got behind him.

I lost track of Dick in my 20s as I went West and he went to Chicago and Indy. He tracked me down in my 30s and we met for a drink at Lenny's. We went at it in our conversation, as if we had last seen each other the night before. We stayed close from then on.

To me Dick was just a truly nice guy and a ton of fun.

Goodbye my old friend....Roger
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On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Glenn McCoy wrote:
Rodger, Janey, Claudine,

Thanks for bringing us, all be it sad, news about Dick – so glad I had the opportunity to talk with him at the reunion – as Rodger mentioned after spending most of our formative years competing together in all three high school sports and in the summers in baseball, it was very easy to “pick up” after 50 years!

Glenn
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Some or most of you know that Dick Kenworthy lost one of his brothers some years ago. Danny Kenworthy took ill (heart attack) quite suddenly and passed away in front of his dad Roscoe. So, there are now only three of the five boys living, and  in order, Paul, Tim and Christopher. Dick's mom also passed away a few years ago. We must remember Roscoe and do whatever we can to help him now and in the future.

Personally, I kept in touch with Dick for many of the years since we all crossed that stage in 1959 and claimed our Paseo High Diplomas. He was a one of a kind friend, and I shall really be missing him. I traveled with him to Iowa many years ago and he showed me where his family originated and where he was born. I drove with his mom and dad and Danny to Iowa when Dick was in training for the White Sox, and at that time we also stayed the night in Grant, Iowa with some of the family.

In fact, Dick just celebrated his 69th birthday on April 1st!

Chuck Fisher.
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As one of the old Frances Willard/Paseo gang (and member of the Knights of Pythias baseball team), who hadn't seen Dick for the last 50 years, this still saddens me greatly. What a great athlete and friend of our youth gone at too young an age.

Prayers for his family.
Jack T. Pitzer
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Thanks for the information. Also Chuck Fisher's e-mail is beneficial. I am seeing names in the e-mails not seen in decades.

Being in a Hospice gives me some insight on Dick, but also begs for a lot of questions. But more important, I do appreciate the information in the e-mails.

Regards to all, even to those e-mail addresses with names I do not recognize.

Allen Gordon
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Dick Kenworthy Has Died

Another of our classmates has passed on. Dick Kenworthy died on Friday, April 23, 2010 at his home. I'm sure you all have memories of Dick. If anyone has a particular memory they wish to share, please send it in so that we can put in on the blog.

More details as they become available.

March Madness

Harriet, they were only beaten by 6 so I think they covered the spread. You could have had the villa in Monaco, if only you had called.

But BB is over, so I suggest you jump on the Giants bandwagon, cause they are as yet undefeated.

So now it's April

I survived March basketball madness. As those of you who read the sports section know, Stanford women (my team!) played in the Final Four in San Antonio this past weekend.
The four games leading to the Final Four were fun, and a the team looked great.
In San Antonio, Stanford beat the University of Oklahoma but lost to the University of Connecticut. (Good thing I didn't have Rex place a bet for me!) The championship game was ugly, but Stanford came close, and I'm not terribly disappointed with losing since UConn was heavily favored to win; maybe I should have had Rex check the point spread!
At least Stanford did better than the Nebraska women and the KU men!
Other than basketball, San Antonio is a wonderful city, the wild flowers north of the city were spectacular, and I always enjoy hanging out with my basketball-crazy friends.
I returned to California with a nasty head cold, but comforted with the thought that Stanford plays UConn again next December. We'll avenge our loss then.

Another thought for another day

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The older I get, the better I was.

A video from Tom Conkright

Here's a little YouTube thing I put together--about 120 slides and two songs sung by two of our granddaughters at the reception we had for our 50th wedding anniversary.


Thanks


Tom Conkright


Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=ElgBEiMFkT8

It's March!

I'm just back from LA where I attended the women's Pac-10 basketball tournament. My team (Stanford, of course) won. Next up, the NCAA's begin this Saturday. I hit a rough patch to begin the year, but it's hard to be despondent in March. Go Stanford!
For those of you in the Midwest, it's Nebraska to follow on the women's side, and KU for the men, of course. I'm still a big KU fan as well.
Remember when Paseo went to a state tournament in St. Louis?

A note from Claudine

Hi Classmates:

I just finished a book that I think you all would enjoy reading, assuming you have not already done so.

A couple of weeks ago, Sally sent me a gift book "Deaths On Pleasant Street:The Ghastly Enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde" by Giles Fowler, published by Truman University.

The murders and/or attempted murders occurred on 1909 and the trials were sensational to say nothing of the hair raising events leading up to them.

I had never heard this grisly tale ,but Sally informs me I am probably the only one spending lots of years in Kansas City who has not, and was a little dubious about just how sensational or interesting this episode of deaths could have been, and who was this author anyway,and who or what was Truman University.

I saved the book for my beach trip last week. All my misgivings about this book were dead wrong. What a great read. I did not want to put it down. It is a two beach afternoons and one leg of a plane ride long. Have a friend read it too, you will want to talk about it.

Happy reading

Claudine

A LOVE STORY

Posted on Sat, Mar. 06, 2010 10:15 PM

LOVE STORY
After the smoke cleared, they made a life together
By DEBORAH SHOUSE
Special to The Star
Ed and Karen Rowe were set up by a mutual friend. They were both reluctant to go on a blind date, but they hit it off right away.

Ed Rowe, 22, had a fear of blind dates. So he was not enthusiastic when his friend Bonnie insisted he meet her friend Karen. Only after a lot of prodding did he agree.

It was 1962, and Karen Snyder, 20, was attending the University of Kansas nursing school in Kansas City, Kan. Bonnie praised Ed, but Karen initially was not interested. She had seen him once, some months ago. She thought he was handsome, but he smoked.

“I didn’t like the smoking,” Karen says. “But Bonnie was so sweet, and I appreciated her thoughtfulness. There weren’t many men in nursing school, so I finally decided to meet Ed.”

They met in the nurses’ residence hall at KU hospital.

“She was a looker,” Ed says. “I saw her and said, ‘I think we’re going to hit it off.’ ”

Karen thought so, too. They went to the Country Club Plaza to see the movie “Pink Panther.” Afterward, they went out to eat.

“The more we found out about each other, the more connected we felt,” Ed says.

On their second date, Karen told Ed, “If you don’t quit smoking, I’m not going out with you.”

Ed quit cold turkey.

“That was an important step in our relationship,” Karen says.

Within six months, they were talking about a wedding. They picked out an engagement ring, and Ed began to make payments. Before a trip to St. Louis to visit Ed’s brother, Ed secretly picked up the ring. That weekend, after a wonderful evening in Gaslight Square, Ed drove Karen down to the riverside.

“I popped out the ring and popped the question,” he says.

Karen said a delighted “Yes.”

Back home, they talked to Karen’s sister about their wedding plans. She was also engaged, and Karen and Ed suggested a double wedding. The two couples were married Sept. 5, 1965, in Kansas City, Kan.

Today, Karen and Ed live in Olathe. Karen is a retired school nurse, and Ed is retired from insurance. They have three children and six grandchildren. They enjoy doing church work, traveling to see family and eating out. Karen likes quilting and sewing; Ed enjoys golfing and reading. They feel that really listening to each other is a key to their deep relationship.

“Ed is kind and gentle, and he has a great sense of humor,” Karen says. “I love to be with him. We have a wonderful partnership.”

“Karen is loving and caring,” Ed says. “She’s heard all my jokes a hundred times, but she laughs anyway. That is true love.”

Deborah Shouse is a freelance writer. Suggest a Love Story couple by writing to lovestory@kcstar.com.
Posted on Sat, Mar. 06, 2010 10:15 PM

Check the KC Star for article about Ed & Karen Rowe

Hi KC Pirates,
Today's paper, Sun. 3/7, has a feature article in the Star Magazine section about Ed Rowe and his wife, Karen. It is about their romance and life together - feature is called, "love story". If you don't get the paper, you can access it thru the Star's website - Star Magazine section. Both the article and picture are very flattering - way to go Ed!!

Sharon (Reeves) Robertson

A note for the blog from Claudine

Hello Classmates from the District of Colombia.

Well we are dug out, but be cannot move our car for fear that someone will take the parking place. Many have decided to postpone until spring this job, and so parking spaces are scarce.

Fortunately I can walk or subway to many things. Here is my entertainment report for the last few days.

The revival of "Grease". I give this a C+. Go see the movie again instead. This revival is not very good.

A Single Man. Am I the only one in town who did not realize this broken heart and romance was not about a man and a woman , but about men? I re-read the review three times after returning from the movie, and there was no hint whatsoever that this whole movie was about gay romance, heartbreak, new romance, whatever. Fine, but I would have liked to know ahead of time what I was going to see.

Fish Tank. Awful, Awful and three and one half stars in the Washington Post.

On Net Flicks: The Beguiled. Whew. I had seen it before. but decided to see it again. Some movie!

I also have been to a couple of art exhibits etc. that will not travel, so I will not bore you with them.

Let the blog know, please, what you all are doing to get through this global warming winter.

Claudine

An open invitation from Bob

I sent out invitations again to a lot of you and added you as authors who can add posts to this blog. Not too many of you have taken me up on this, but you are still very welcome to add your comments and pictures any time you wish. If it gets too complicated to sign in and add your thoughts, just send them to me at rhpflanz@gmail.com and I will add them for you. If any of you who follow the blog can't get permission to enter your comments, just drop me a line and I'll make sure that you are added to the author list. Thanks!