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Eugene Kirchherr

St. Louis, Illinois

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Kirchherr, Eugene passed away peacefully in St. Louis, Missouri, on Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 91. He was the husband of the late Eunice Kirchherr, and the father of Gary (Ruth) Kirchherr and Diane (Don) Richardson and beloved grandchildren Lisa and Sarah Kirchherr, and Laura, Charlie, and...

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Friends and family: Dad's full obituary, which appeared in the Webster-Kirkwood (Mo.) Times, can be found here: https://www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirkwoodtimes/eugene-c-kirchherr/article_05f56dc4-32f0-11ea-9957-0f50755e64e6.html

Diane & Gary, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.

Gene was my first geography teacher in my freshman years at WMU. He instilled an interest in science in me that became my life's work. I took several classes from him as a graduate student and he made me work extremely hard to meet his standards of excellence. I dedicated my first Atlas of Connecticut to him, sent him a large dinosaur track, and kept a communication going between us these last 50 plus years. When I did not receive the usual geographic pictured Christmas card I assumed he had...