Louis Robert Malashock

Louis Robert Malashock, 54, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, April 30, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO with burial to follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Kansas City Hospice House c/o Louis Malashock Memorial Fund, 12000 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64145 – Attn: Mary Zahner Bauer. Louis was born September 15, 1958 in Kansas City, MO the son of Irving B. and Shirley (Kopitnik) Malashock and was a lifelong area resident.
He was CEO and President of Sol’s Glass, a family business started in 1929 by his grandfather, and where Louis began his approximately 40 year career, starting as a teenager, working until his passing. Louis played a prominent role in the Kansas City Glass industry for many decades. He served on many boards, including the Builders Association Labor Relations Board and was the last president of the MoKan Glaziers Association. One of his proudest accomplishments was maintaining the success and integrity of the Glaziers Youth Apprenticeship Program. Louis was beloved as a father, son, brother, uncle and had many lifelong friends throughout the country. He was preceded in death by his father, Irving B. Malashock on January 4, 2007. Louis is survived by his children: Hannah Rose Malashock and Kenneth Rafi Malashock, bother of Overland Park, KS; mother: Shirley Malashock, Leawood, KS; brother and sister-in-law: Jeffrey S. and Yaffa Malashock, Livingston, NJ; mother of his children: Gina Malashock, Overland Park, KS; nieces, nephews and cousins along with many friends also survive.
Louis enjoyed travel, biking and spending time with his family.