Jack Euler

Jack R. Euler Jack R. Euler of Wathena, Kansas, died on the 31st day of December, 2015, at St. Luke s Hospital. Mr. Euler, a lawyer, was a lifetime resident of Wathena, son of Everett Euler, Sr., and Gladys Wiegant Euler, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also proceeded in death by a sister Maxine Sklenar. Mr. Euler began practicing law in Troy, Kansas, in March of 1956, immediately following his discharge from the U.S. Army when he succeeded to the law practice of A. O. Delaney, Jr., upon Delaney s appointment as District Judge. He was a 1953 graduate of the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka and maintained his law office in Troy continuously from 1956 until the time of his death, practicing with his brother, J. D. Euler, from 1965 until J. D. s appointment as a District Judge in 1988. William R. McQuillan joined the Euler law firm in 1983 and, following J. D. Euler s appointment as District Judge, Jack R. Euler and Mr. McQuillan continued practicing law under the firm name of Euler and McQuillan until Mr. McQuillan left the firm in 1999. In 1992, Mr. Euler s son, Joel R. Euler, joined the firm and Mr. Euler s niece, Robyn Euler Johnson, was also a member of the firm from 1990 until 1996 Charles D. Baskins joined the firm in 1999. At the time of his death Mr. Euler was a member of Euler Law Offices, LLP firm consisting of himself, Joel R. Euler and Charles D. Baskins. Mr. Euler was a member and past president of the Doniphan County Bar Association and the Northeast Kansas Bar Association. He was also a member of the Kansas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Euler s extensive activities on behalf the Kansas Bar Association (herein KBA) were reported in an article appearing in the May, 1998, edition of the Journal of the KBA as follows: The Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual whose accomplishments are undeniably exemplary and whose service is widely acclaimed. Jack Euler, president of the KBA in 1985, certainly exceeds the standard. Euler, is with the Troy firm of Euler & McQuillan. He served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for 10 years. He served on the Kansas Judicial Council for eight years and on the Governor s Commission on Criminal Administration for two years. He was elected to the KBA Executive Council in 1980. His KBA involvement has been lengthy, with service during important times of change in the association. He has served as a member of the Law Center, Budget, Long Range Planning, Political Action Study, Operations and Finance, and CLE committees. He chaired the Legislation Committee, Nominating Committee, Awards Committee and the Governing Structure of the KBA. He was also involved in the Kansas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. He was president of the Northeast Kansas Bar Association in 1994. He received Outstanding Service Awards from the KBA in 1971 and 1983. Mr. Euler served in various state and local public offices, including as a member of the Council of the City of Wathena, member of the Board of Education of Wathena School District prior to its consolidation with the Elwood School District, County Attorney of Doniphan County from 1956 until 1963, and he served as a State Representative in the Kansas Legislature from 1963 until 1973. While in the Legislature, Mr. Euler served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee for a period of eight years. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Mo-Kan Regional Council, Doniphan County Economic Development Commission and the Doniphan County Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Euler was a member of the United Methodist Church of Wathena where he served as a member of the Board of Trustees for more than ten years, including five years as Chairman. He was active in various fraternal and service organizations, including American Legion Post No. 161 at Wathena, Masonic Lodge No. 64 Wathena, Kansas where he served as Master. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of the home, two sons Jack R. II, and his wife Lori, Wathena, Joel R. and his wife Lynn, Wathena, two stepdaughters Deborah Albers Holthous and her husband Len, Lee s Summit, Missouri, Pamela Albers Betta and her husband Joe, Wathena, eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, brothers Everett Jr. and J.D. and sisters Molly Horner and Melanie Drake. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday United Methodist Church, Wathena. Interment: Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, where there will be a Masonic Committal Service under the auspices of the Wathena Masonic Lodge #64 and full military honors under the auspices of the American Legion Post #161. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday United Methodist Church, Wathena. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Monday, Harman Rohde Funeral Home, Wathena. The family suggests memorial gifts to the Bellemont Cemetery Association or the Wathena EMS. www.harmanrohde.com