Background

McEachen, Richard Edward was born on September 24, 1933 in Omaha. Son of Howard D. and Ada Carolyn Helen (Baumann) master of Civil Engineering.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1955. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1961.

Career

Worked at Ferree, Bunn & O'Grady, Chartered (Overland Park, Kansas) specializing in Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Missouri. 1982, Kansas.

Phi Delta Phi.

Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Johnson County (Member, Drafting Task Force for 1980 Revision to Probate Code, 1976-1979 and Probate Committee, Bench Bar Program Committee, 1991-1992), Kansas and American Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Estate Planning Society of Kansas City.

Eastern Kansas Estate Planning Council. Military: United States. Air Force, 1955-1958, First lieutenant, Staff of Auditor General.

Achievements

• Bar: Missouri 1961, Kansas 1982. Certified trust and finance advisor Institute for Certified Bankers, 1991.

Membership

Governor American Royal Association, Kansas City, Missouri, 1970-2002, ambassador, 1980-2004, committee member, 1995-2005. Board directors Harry S. Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, 1974-1986, member finance committee, 1975-1986, treasurer, 1979-1984, board governors, 1986-2002, member building and grounds committee, 1993-2002, member pension committee, 1976-1993, 96-2000. Trustee Clearinghouse for Midcontinent Foundations, 1980-1987.

Board directors Greater Kansas City Mental Health Foundation, 1963-1969, treasurer, 1964-1969, vice president, 1967-1969. Advisory board urban services Young Men’s Christian Association, Kansas City, 1976-1983. Cubmaster Kanza district Boy Scouts American, 1982-1983, district vice chairman, 1982-1983, troop committee, 1983-1990, treasurer, 1986-1988.

Board directors Scout Booster Club, Inc., 1989-1994. Member planned gift committee William Rockhill Nelson Gallery Art, Children's Mercy Hospital Planned Gift Council, since 1991. Member advisory committee Legal Assistance Program Avila College, 1978-1980, advisory council Future Farmers American, 1972-1982.

Manager Oppenstein Brothers Foundation, 1979-1985. Trustee Village Presbyterian Church, 1987-1990, chairman, 1989-1990, elder, 1994-1997, Golf Classic Committee, since 2005, Core & Counselling Committee, since 2009. Foundation committee American Royal Charitable Foundation, 1995-2005.

Board directors Village Presbyterian Church Foundation, 1987-1989, 94-97, chairman, 1996-1997, member advisory board, 1997-2001. Board directors Estate Planning Council, 1984-1986. Member Kansas City Federal Estate Planning Symposium Committee, 1992-1998.

Board directors Shawnee Mission Medical Center Foundation, since 1988, finance committee, 1989-1992, since 2002, member planned giving committee, since 1996, member investment committee, since 2000. Member advisory council Shawnee Mission Education Foundation, 2003. Member National Association Securities Dealers Inc.

(board arbitrators 1994—2004), American Arbitration Association (panel arbitrators 1994-1996), Estate Planning Society Kansas City, Missouri Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Johnson County Bar Association, Estate Planning Association (president 1974-1975), Kansas City Junior Chamber of C. (vice president 1964-1966), Eastern Kansas Estate Planning Council, 40-Yrs. Ago Column Club (program committee 1999-2000, president 2001, 2009, trustee 2001-2004, 10-), Indian Hills Club, Delta Tau Delta Alumni (vice president Kansas City chapter 1978-1980, Hibbs Scholarship Committee, 2007-2010), Kansas City Srs. Golf Association (board directors since 2009).

Connections

Married Judith Ann Gray, June 28, 1969. Children: Mark E., Neil H.

father:

Howard D. McEachen

mother:

Ada Carolyn Helen (Baumann) McEachen

spouse:

Judith Ann Gray

child:

Mark E. McEachen

child:

Neil H. McEachen