1946
John
2015
John Kling
November 8, 1946 — January 10, 2015
John Robert Kling, 68, an engineer with Burns & McDonnell, died January 10, 2015, at the home in Leawood. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. John had a passion for K-State sports, was an avid sailor and enjoyed restoring his ’69 Plymouth Charger. He was the victim of a brain tumor.
John was born November 8, 1946, in Winfield, Kansas, to Harold and Anne Kling. He grew up in Howard, Kansas, and graduated from Howard High School. He received a pre-engineering associate degree from Independence Community College, and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in 1969 from Kansas State University.
After working one year with Boeing and one year with Black & Veatch, John joined the U.S. Navy, completing an advanced electronics program and graduating from Officer Candidate School, after which he served as a commissioned officer on an admiral’s staff and aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Hull in the Vietnam War.
In 1971, John married Jean Marcel Haines of Wichita. They had two sons, Jason Harold Kling, born March 11, 1980, and Jeffrey Adam Kling, born December 22, 1982.
After finishing his service in the Navy in 1976, John began his long career with Black & Veatch, where he worked from 1976 to 2001. Later, he worked for Xcel Energy in Omaha, and Stanley Consultants Inc. in Muscatine, Iowa. He ended his career with Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City.
He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.
For 30 years he was a member of the Jacomo Sailing Club, where he competed successfully in the club’s racing events and for three years served as club commodore. Also, John was area governor of Toastmasters International, president of the Kansas City Chapter of the Instrument Society of America and was active with his sons in the Boy Scouts of America.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Henry Kling of El Dorado, Kansas.
He is survived by his wife, Jean, of the home; his mother, Anne, of El Dorado; son Jason of Olathe; son Jeffrey and his wife, Marian, of Roeland Park, and granddaughter Olivia. He is also survived by sister Deborah A. Myers of Louisburg, Kansas; and brothers William H. Kling of The Woodlands, Texas, Michael C. Kling of Anacortes, Washington, and James D. Kling of Brighton, Michigan, and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, January 17, at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 71st St. in Prairie Village. Family will greet friends in the church parlor at 2 p.m. The family suggests contributions to Asbury United Methodist Church and to the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion in Westwood. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com.
John was an excellent sailor, respected engineer, loving husband and father who will be greatly missed.
John was born November 8, 1946, in Winfield, Kansas, to Harold and Anne Kling. He grew up in Howard, Kansas, and graduated from Howard High School. He received a pre-engineering associate degree from Independence Community College, and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in 1969 from Kansas State University.
After working one year with Boeing and one year with Black & Veatch, John joined the U.S. Navy, completing an advanced electronics program and graduating from Officer Candidate School, after which he served as a commissioned officer on an admiral’s staff and aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Hull in the Vietnam War.
In 1971, John married Jean Marcel Haines of Wichita. They had two sons, Jason Harold Kling, born March 11, 1980, and Jeffrey Adam Kling, born December 22, 1982.
After finishing his service in the Navy in 1976, John began his long career with Black & Veatch, where he worked from 1976 to 2001. Later, he worked for Xcel Energy in Omaha, and Stanley Consultants Inc. in Muscatine, Iowa. He ended his career with Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City.
He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.
For 30 years he was a member of the Jacomo Sailing Club, where he competed successfully in the club’s racing events and for three years served as club commodore. Also, John was area governor of Toastmasters International, president of the Kansas City Chapter of the Instrument Society of America and was active with his sons in the Boy Scouts of America.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Henry Kling of El Dorado, Kansas.
He is survived by his wife, Jean, of the home; his mother, Anne, of El Dorado; son Jason of Olathe; son Jeffrey and his wife, Marian, of Roeland Park, and granddaughter Olivia. He is also survived by sister Deborah A. Myers of Louisburg, Kansas; and brothers William H. Kling of The Woodlands, Texas, Michael C. Kling of Anacortes, Washington, and James D. Kling of Brighton, Michigan, and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, January 17, at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 71st St. in Prairie Village. Family will greet friends in the church parlor at 2 p.m. The family suggests contributions to Asbury United Methodist Church and to the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion in Westwood. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com.
John was an excellent sailor, respected engineer, loving husband and father who will be greatly missed.
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