John Orville Stack passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family in Shawnee, Kansas.
He was born in Kansas City, Kansas to John Joseph Stack and Olivia Lina Pruehsner Stack on November 19, 1946. Siblings include the late Donald Robert Stack and Debra Ann Stack Baugh. He lived in the Kansas City area his entire life.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965 and spent six years proudly serving in the Marine Corps Reserve. He worked many jobs leading up to finally finding his niche evaluating fire departments for 43 years before retiring in 2012.
He married the love of his life, Sharyl Lorraine Manlove on June 22, 1968. They raised two amazing children, Melissa Lorraine Stack Daniels (Alan) and John Christopher Stack (Jennifer). They in turn gave them three wonderful grandchildren, John, Kaitlynn and Molly, who were the light of his life.
After moving to western Shawnee, he and Shari joined the Monticello Township Fire Department where he proudly never lost a foundation. He eventually became Fire Inspector for the Department.
He was an avid bowler and enjoyed bowling with his family and traveling to Chicago for tournaments. He was a self made handyman and could fix anything with a little bit of duct tape and a hammer. Eventually he worked his way up to building his own house where they’ve remained for the last 44 years. He even acquired many run down houses and fixed them up and used them as rental properties.
He enjoyed working in the basement doing woodworking projects. He built all of his “girls” cedar chests, as well as a replica ice box and a jewelry box for Shari. He also enjoyed tinkering with cars with his son. It all started when his son turned 14 and they restored John’s first car. Later, they recreated the 1965 Chevy Impala he and Shari dated in and had when they got married. He liked keeping up the property using the tractor he restored himself. He even had a mowing cowboy hat and boots. He enjoyed camping with his family and using the boat to ski his kids and grandkids and any stray kids that came along. He delighted in building campfires and making campfire pies out of bread and pie filling for everyone in the campground.
He will be missed by all those that knew him.
Special thanks to Kansas City Hospice for their exceptional care and support.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Wounded Warrior Project.