Arthur Mallen

Arthur Louis "Pat" Mallen departed the life and people he loved early Wednesday morning, June 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 15, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel with a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m.; burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Pat lived a full and vibrant 99 years which began Nov. 26, 1909, on his parent's farm near Chillicothe, Mo. He would have been 100 years old this coming Thanksgiving day. He attended William Jewell College and The University of Missouri, Columbia, where he studied business and public administration and was a proud member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. After College, he began a 42-year career with the Skelly Oil Company, starting as a service station attendant and ending as Regional Petroleum Sales Manager. Pat served on the board of directors of the Oil Men's Club of K.C. and, was its president in 1959 during the 100th anniversary of the discovery of oil. After "retirement" from corporate life, Pat became a travel agent and tour escort and traveled throughout America, Europe, Russia and Asia. He purchased a small agency in Gladstone and formed Heart of America which he ran until his final retirement in 1988. Pat was a member of the Country Club Christian Church and served two terms as a Deacon. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and belonged to the Scottish Rite and Ararat Shrine. Pat was the exemplary Midwestern farm boy who grew to be a successful executive and business owner. But those accomplishments were only what he did to support his family and prove his ability to be a leader in business. They were the result of his true gift, a zest for life and love of people which brought joy to him and all those who's lives he touched. He was preceded in death by daughter, Constance and wife of over 70 years, Annabel. He is survived by son, Gary; daughter-in-law, Cassandra; and beloved granddaughters, Hayley and Hannah . . . along with the extended families of his nieces and nephew. These loved ones and the many close friends his long life cultivated will miss him dearly. They know how appropriately his old Chillicothe High School year book noted "Everyone likes Pat".

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