Richard Stuckey

Richard A. Stuckey Richard Alvin Stuckey, 85, Topeka, died January 3, 2016, after a lifetime of service to his fellow Kansans as both a state employee and a leader of several service organizations. Born August 8, 1930, Dick grew up in Hutchinson and developed what would be a lifetime love of baseball, first as a player good enough to draw looks from professional scouts and then as a coach in his adult years. After graduating from Hutchinson High School, Dick went to work for the Kansas Highway Commission. Initially stationed in Leoti and Meade, Dick moved to Topeka in 1975 to work in the Kansas Transportation Department s materials lab. He retired from KDOT in 1995. Dick was a dedicated member of several community and civic organizations, most notably the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He served both as Exalted Ruler of the Topeka lodge and as president of the state association. He also was an active Arab Shriner and member of Topeka s St. David s Episcopal Church. Dick took a no nonsense approach to work and his family and community responsibilities, but he also had a teasing nature that won him many friends. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Pearl Stuckey, and his wife, Lucy Stuckey. He is survived by a daughter, Riki Allison, and her husband, Ron, of Lebanon MO; step-son, Chuck Peoples and his wife, Eileen, of Shawnee KS; and step-daughter, Crysta Commerford and her husband, Jason, of Wichita KS; five grandchildren, Jessica Fellers, Matthew NC, Jana Allison, Joplin MO, Andy Peoples, San Jose CA, Brant Peoples, Shawnee KS, and Brennan Commerford, Overland Park KS; and ten great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Dick s Life will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. David s Episcopal Church. Inurnment will be in Hutchinson KS at a later date. Please, no flowers, but instead kindly consider a donation to KETCH (Kansas Elks Training Center for the Handicapped) or to St. David s Episcopal Church, sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614. Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com. Richard A. Stuckey