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Obituary- Eckert, Richard 2

He remained active in the National Guard until going full time in 1963. He was promoted to Colonel on July 15, 1971, and appointed to the posi¬tion of Chief of Staff-Army-For the Adjutant General Kansas Army Na¬tional Guard and served that position for nine years before retiring in De¬cember 1980 with 40 years of active and reserve service.
He was inducted into the Infantry Officer Candidate Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, Ga., in May 1992 and the Kansas National Guard Half of Fame in Topeka in November 1991. He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives 60th District in 1982 and was re-elected in 1984, 1986 and 1988.
He married Maxine E. Kientz on Aug. 24, 1951. She died Nov. 15, 2008. He also was preceded by a daughter, Connie Dick, on May 11, 1994; a son, Gary Ray, on Jan. 2, 2000; and a sister, Nellie Freed, on July 8, 2006.
He is survived by a son, Rick Eckert and wife Belinda, Delphos; a daughter-in-law, Kellie Ray, Holton; three sisters, Mary Doyle, Holton, Marceline Marinich, Canton, Ill., and Marjorie Sage, Olympia, Wash.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great¬grandchildren.
Mr. Eckert was cremated. Me¬morial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today (Monday) at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Guard Mu-seum, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, RO. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.
Online condolences may be sent to www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

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