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Memorial services for John W. "Jack" Brand, Jr., 83, of Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 22, 2015 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Jack passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was born April 17, 1932 in Winfield, Kansas to John W. Brand and Catharine Snyder Brand. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1950 and from the University of Kansas in 1954, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and was the outstanding Navy ROTC student. He served three years in the Navy and returned to KU Law School in 1957, graduating in 1959. He graduated from the law school Order of the Coif and was class president and Editor-in-Chief of the Kansas Law Review.
While practicing law for 50 years at Stevens & Brand in Lawrence, he served as President of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, the Douglas County Bar Association, the Lawrence Rotary Club, and KU Law Society. He received the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship & Kansas Bar Association Distinguished Service Award. He recently received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the KU Law School.
He was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church for over 50 years where he served as head usher for 10 years, served as moderator, and served on the Board of Trustees and the Endowment Board.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years Barbara and three daughters, Becky Meschke and husband Jay, Overland Park, Kansas; Kelly Pettit and husband Mike, Irvine, California; and Betsy Six and husband Steve of Lawrence. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren, David, Andrew, and Laura Meschke; Jordan, Corey, Madison, and Quinn Pettit; and Emily, Sam, Henry, and Will Six. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Beverly Brand Anderson.
The family suggests memorials in his name to the Alzheimer's Association, Visiting Nurses Association, Plymouth Congregational Church, or a charity of the giver's choice and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
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Mike Malone
May 31, 2015
Dear Barbara and family,
I just found out about Jack's passing. I am truly sorry for your loss, and our community has lost one of its best leaders. He was an outstanding lawyer and citizen.
Barry & Rosemary Chapin
May 27, 2015
Barbara and family; Rosemary and I are sorry to hear of Jack's passing. When we moved into the Alvamar neighborhood near your home we were welcomed by your family. We have used his firm and appreciate the outstanding services that were provided. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Warmest regards,
Barry & Rosemary Chapin
Frannie
May 21, 2015
Truly very sorry for your loss.PSALM 147:3&5.
George & Sherry Catt
May 18, 2015
Barbara and family: Jack was a good neighbor in the Alvamar neighborhood and an outstanding member of the legal community. Our thoughts are with you at this trying time.
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John Lungstrum
May 18, 2015
Linda and I are so saddened by Jack's passing. He was an ideal law partner, a wise mentor and a good friend. His wit, creativity and integrity were always present. They don't make them like Jack much any more. We will miss him and so will the whole community. We will keep the whole family in our hearts and in our prayers.
David Brzoska
May 15, 2015
Sorry to hear of Jack passing. I enjoyed knowing him as a dental patient and a very down to earth great guy.
Donna (Workman) Farrier
May 15, 2015
I was a classmate of Jacki's back when we attended Liberty Memorial High School.
I have seen him a few times over the years but not kept in real close contact. I will remember Jack as a very friendly and Personable man.
He will be truly missed.
May 14, 2015
Barbara and family, We will remember Jack and keep you and your family in our prayers.
Steve and Mary Jones, McGrew Real Estate.
Ginny Rose Blum
May 14, 2015
My sympathy for your loss.
Jack Brand, "Mr. Brand" to us kids, was a part of our neighborhood and our lives. My Dad, Jack Rose, often talked of him - always in a positive way.
When I was a girl I babysat the Brand children and liked Mr. Brand's quiet and thoughtful personality.
Later my Dad and I were sometimes joined by Jack on morning walks along the Clinton Parkway Spillway. The conversation was always interesting; he followed politics and usually had something to say about whatever was happening at the time. He recommended the book "Guns, Germs and Steel" to me on one occasion and I think that book typifies the broad range of interests and study he pursued.
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