![]() ![]() After graduating from Council Grove High School, he attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, before enrolling at the University of Kansas in Lawrence at the start of his junior year. and Lois Cole Powell of Council Grove, Kansas. At the Mall of America.), we were sure to find him deep in conversation with a new friend, most likely a fellow KU fan, breaking down that year’s team.ĭick Powell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1931, the youngest son of Dr. If we ever lost track of him (and trust us, we lost track of him a lot. Or while visiting any of his children, from Montana to Kansas City, North Carolina to Minnesota. Whether it was in and around Evergreen, where he and Helen settled in 1961 and where he treated generations of patients at his office, first on Main Street, and later on Buffalo Park Road. Foremost among them were his wife and love of his life, Helen, who predeceased him in 2015 his children, even if it was just recognizing their faces and the Kansas Jayhawks.Ī people person without peer, Baba found and made friends wherever he went. Blessedly, some things couldn’t be erased and always brought a spark of recognition and a smile. Known as Dick to his friends – and Baba to his children, grandchildren and most of their friends – his memories faded over the last few years as dementia took its toll. Richard Powell, who practiced dentistry for more than 50 years in Evergreen, Colorado, died February 5, 2023, in Minnesota. ![]()
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