Julian Reichman Obituary (1921 - 2011)

Julian Reichman, 89, passed away August 28, 2011, in Kansas City, Missouri. He is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Leavenworth, Kansas, his home for the past 38 years. Fondly known as "JR," Julian is remembered with love and gratitude for the delight and wonder he found in life itself. To the end, his inimitable, always surprising sense of humor brought laughter to those around him. He has "...slipped the surly bonds of earth and dances the skies on laughter-silvered wings..." He was born October 20, 1921, in the Bronx, New York, the eldest child and only son of Samuel and Dora Hyman Reichman. The family moved to Kansas City in 1928, joining Congregation Beth Shalom. He married Charlotte Bobrecker, of Kansas City, in 1947; in 1973, he married Billie Joy Hooten Beavers, of Celina, Texas. Julian was a life-long member of Boy Scout Troop 61, which has been sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom for more than 80 years. He was an adult leader and Scoutmaster. Known as “Feather in the Sky,” Julian was one of the oldest living Warriors of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He graduated from Paseo High School in 1938, and earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Kansas City in 1946. Commissioned Lieutenant JG in the United States Navy during World War II, he served as a transport pilot in the Caribbean and Pacific, flying hospital, supply, and POW missions. Julian remained an avid aviator for nearly 50 years, piloting here and yon the Navion he fondly dubbed “the purple bird.” After World War II, he joined his parents in the family’s clothing business, Rosalie’s, which later expanded to include shops throughout the Kansas City and Leavenworth areas. From 1975 - 2003, Julian and Joy co-owned Peddler’s Corner, in Leavenworth. His parents, sisters Rosalie Cohn and Theodora Oshiver, as well as Charlotte Bobrecker and Joy Reichman, preceded him in death. Julian leaves his children, Judith Reichman Arnold, Leavenworth, Kansas; Leah Carol Reichman, Lenexa, Kansas; Deborah Reichman Stonecipher, Squaw Gap, North Dakota; Eli Reichman, Salida, Colorado; and grandchildren, Rachel and Samuel Reichman. He also leaves Joy's children, Martha E. Parr, North Carolina; and Joseph E. Beavers, Colorado; her grandchildren, Taylor, Michael, Colleen, Katie, and Preston; and 4 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Kansas City Hospice House, and to the Boy Scouts of America.