Richard "Dick" Lee Sengpiehl

Long-time Lawrence Kansas resident, Richard “Dick” Lee Sengpiehl, passed away on November 1, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was 86.

Dick was born to Evelyn Glavys Hardeman and Walter Oscar Sengpiehl of Parsons, Kansas, on January 28, 1937. He often spoke fondly of growing up in a small town, playing sports, summers spent at Camp Wood near Cottonwood Falls, and learning from his dad how to get along with everyone and sell almost anything. He was on the Dean’s Honor Roll all four years of  high school and lettered in football, basketball, and track.

After high school, Dick attended the University of Kansas where he joined Beta Theta Pi and served as an Officer Training Candidate for the U.S. Marine Corps. After graduating in 1959 with a B.S. in Business, he was stationed at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, where he served as a Supply Officer and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Throughout his life, Dick was proud to be a Marine. 

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