Patrick W. Lorenz

Patrick William Lorenz, age 55, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away October 28, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital from pancreatic cancer. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.PANCAN.ORG) or to The Lustgarten Foundation For Pancreatic Research20(www.lustgarten.org). Mr. Lorenz was born on November 5, 1952 in Springfield, Missouri, however he moved to St. Joseph, Missouri at a very young age. He graduated from Central High School, St. Joseph ;in 1971 and attended Drake University achieving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration (Political Science) 1975 and a Master of Public Administration (Urban Affairs) degree in 1977. Mr. Lorenz also obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1981 from the University of Tulsa College of Law, Oklahoma. In 1981, Mr. Lorenz was Admitted to Practice in the State of Missouri, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. Mr. Lorenz was married to Lynda B. Johnson on January 2, 1993 at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Lorenz participated in numerous legal professional organizations and served in many charitable and civic organizations, most notably Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-Mid-America, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Caring for Kids, Inc., as well as CASA, Chicago Children's Advocacy Center, Don Bosco Center, Welcome House, Inc., and Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Mr. Lorenz was also very proud and privileged to have served the Brunswick, Missouri RII school system and their beautiful children in a substitute teaching and tutoring capacity. Patrick was preceded in death by his Mother and Father, Mary Helen (Conway) Lorenz and Robert Bernard Lorenz of St. Joseph, Missouri; aunt Rita Conway, St. Joseph, Missouri. And by his mother-in-law, Joan F. (Reichert) Johnson of Brunswick, Missouri. He is survived by his spouse, Lynda B. Johnson Lorenz of Kansas City; his sister, Cindy (Lorenz) and husband Martin Soper of Hampton, Iowa and his brother; Steven and wife Karen Lorenz, Los Gatos, California; his father-in-law and other in-laws, Sam M. Johnson Jr., Brunswick, Missouri, Sam M. Johnson III and Nancy Johnson, Brunswick, Missouri, Steve and Tanja Johnson, Liberty, Missouri, Kay and Eric Kinkhorst, Brunswick, Missouri, Gerry and Chris Eadens, Prairie Village, Kansas and Cindy and Brent Collier, Brunswick, Missouri. Mr. Lorenz was also tremendously blessed by being surrounded by his sixteen beautiful, loving, talented and successful nieces and nephews whom he loved deeply and in return was loved deeply by all. Mr. Lorenz would never want to forget our most special pet, Chaucer (Boxer baby) Lorenz whom we loved for nearly twelve precious years. (Arr.: Mt. Moriah and Freeman, 816-942-2004)