Richard A. King

These many Guest Book entries only suggest the scope of Dick's full and useful life -- a source of strength for family and friends, for his professional colleagues, and for our community. His striving for more honest, more competent political and governmental leadership were what many of us admired most about him.

I met Dick on two occasions in the past year, once at a Habitat for Humanity Kansas City open house and once while touring the King Hershey offices during a visit with an attorney who served on our board. Awed by his legendary commitment to civic engagement, I was most impressed with his kindness to me and genuine support for one of his own who also was serving our community. I barely knew him but in those brief moments I saw what a wonderful gift he was to our city.
Our thoughts and...

Too many good times to remember them all. Deepest sympathy to all of the family--Dick's friends miss him too.

A Great loss to all the local governments that used Dick's expertise on TIF endeavors.

Dear King Family,
My heart goes out to each of you. Words can't express the sadness I felt when I read the news of Dicks passing. He was a man that made a tremendous mark on the city and his effots will live on as will his love for each of you.

Suzanne, Mary and Allen:
My heart pains for your loss and prayers of peace and comfort are with you all. I remember many a great laughs and good times due to our parents friendship. God bless his legacy he has left.

I met Dick King while I was Director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (1979-1986). As a carry-over appointee from the Teasdale to the (second) Bond Administrations in Jefferson City, I valued Dick's straight-forward manner as Governor Bond's Chief of Staff. While we each moved in different directions, I always counted Dick King as a brilliant and wonderful friend, and I will miss him.

DeeDee, I was so sorry to hear about your loss. I am thinking about you.

When I moved to Kansas City in 1992 to take my first job as a newly licensed lawyer and to begin my life with my new wife Pam, it was Dick who was there to offer me my first job and it was dick and deedee who would be a surrogate family to pam and I who knew next to nobody in kansas city. Dick would go on to have a profoundly positive impact on my training as a young attorney and on my growth as a young man and husband. Dick and deedee together would serve as a model to pam and i of a couple...