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| Richard Wahl |
| Date Of Birth: | January 26, 1923 |
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| Date Of Death: | May 21, 2012 |
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| Service Date: | June 16, 2012 11:00 A.M. |
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Richard W. Wahl
Richard W. Wahl, 89, of Salina, Kansas, died May 21, 2012 at
Salina Regional Health Center. He was born in Saxman, Kansas
on January 26, 1923, the youngest of eight surviving children of
August and Olga Wahl, German immigrants from the area on the Baltic
Coast then known as East Prussia. He attended public schools
in Saxman and Lyons, Kansas, graduating from Lyons High School in
1940. He briefly attended the University of Kansas before
enlisting in the United States Army in 1943, serving in medical
units in Ireland, England and France during World War II and in
Germany immediately following the war. He was discharged in
1946 and returned to the University of Kansas, graduating in 1949
with a degree in business and in 1951 from the University of Kansas
School of Law. After graduation, he moved to Lincoln, Kansas
and established a solo law practice that he maintained until 1975
when he was appointed Chief Judge of the 12th Judicial District of
Kansas. He retired in 1989 but continued to sit by
appointment. He was later appointed a Senior Judge on the
Kansas Court of Appeals and served until a few years before his
death.
In 1954, Richard married Harriet McGuire, originally of Decatur,
Georgia, and they raised three sons in Lincoln. In 1981, he
and Harriet moved to Concordia, Kansas, where they lived until
Harriet died in 2004. He moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 2005
and to Salina in 2011. He was predeceased by his wife,
parents and siblings. He was survived by his sons, Phillip,
his wife, Leslie, and daughters Natalie and Georgia; Douglas; and
Donald, his partner, Sean O'Hogan, and children Axel, Cris and
Seni.
Richard lived honorably, unselfishly, and with humor,
consistently doing the right things for the right reasons. He
was among the very best of us.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at
11:00 a.m. at the Lincoln United Methodist Church, Lincoln, Kansas,
with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian
Church of Concordia or Camp Concordia POW in care of
Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home 500 S. Ohio, Salina, Ks 67401.
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