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Col Richard Earl “Dick” Eckert

Birth	:	9 Jun 1922 Arrington, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	2 Apr 2009 Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Sanger Cemetery, Sanger, Fresno County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.7266998, -119.5092010
Description	:	WETMORE – Richard E. "Dick" Eckert, 86, of Holton formerly of Wetmore, KS passed away April 2, 2009 at Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS. He was born June 9, 1922 in Arrington, KS, the son of Jacob Richard and Helen Littleton Eckert. He graduated from Denison High School in 1940. He was mobilized as a Private with the Kansas National Guard in Holton on December 23, 1940. He served with the 11th Airborne Division in the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. He remained in active duty until February 1946. He remained active in the National Guard until he went... Read More	WETMORE – Richard E. "Dick" Eckert, 86, of Holton formerly of Wetmore, KS passed away April 2, 2009 at Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS. He was born June 9, 1922 in Arrington, KS, the son of Jacob Richard and Helen Littleton Eckert. He graduated from Denison High School in 1940. He was mobilized as a Private with the Kansas National Guard in Holton on December 23, 1940. He served with the 11th Airborne Division in the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. He remained in active duty until February 1946. He remained active in the National Guard until he went full time in 1963. He attended Washburn University and graduated with an A.B. Degree in Education. He was hired to teach and coach at Netawaka High School in September 1949. He coached boys' baseball, basketball and girls' basketball. His boys' basketball teams went to the State Tournament in 1959, 1960, and 1962. Richard was promoted to Colonel on July 15, 1971. He was appointed to the position of Chief of Staff-Army-For the Adjutant General Kansas Army National Guard and served that position for 9 years before retirement in December 1980 with 40 years of Active and Reserve service. He was inducted into the Infantry Officer Candidate Hall of Fame at Ft. Benning, GA in May 1991 and the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame in Topeka in November 1991. Dick was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives 60th District in 1982 and was re-elected in 1984, 1986, and 1988. Dick married Maxine E. Kientz on August 24, 1951. She preceded him in death on November 15, 2008. He was also preceded by a daughter, Connie Dick on May 11, 1994; a son, Gary Ray on January 2, 2000; a sister, Nellie Freed on July 8, 2006. He is survived by a son, Rick Eckert and his wife, Belinda of Delphos, KS; a daughter-in-law, Kellie Ray of Holton; sisters, Mary Doyle of Holton, KS, Marceline Marinich of Canton, IL, and Marjorie Sage of Olympia, WA; 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Richard was cremated.

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Col Richard Earl “Dick” Eckert's memorial is located at: Sanger Cemetery, Sanger, Fresno County, USA.
When did Col Richard Earl “Dick” Eckert death?
Col Richard Earl “Dick” Eckert death on 2 Apr 2009 in Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 36.7266998
Longitude: -119.5092010

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Maxine E. Kientz Eckert

(1922 - 2008)

Siblings

Mary Erma Eckert Doyle

(1926 - 2016)

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