Photos by Michael Hogan

Congratulations to Daniel Stump on his ordination to the priesthood on May 30, 2026! May God bless him on his journey. He has been assigned to be Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas More Parish, Kansas City.

He shared his story with Catholic Key when he was ordained to the transitional diaconate in 2025. Read it here.

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Congratulations to Xavier Schmidt on his ordination to the Transitional Diaconate! May God bless him on his journey to the priesthood.

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By Allison Vrooman | Photos by Michael Hogan

The second annual Trivia Night “Friendraiser” held on May 20, 2026, brought people together for an evening of fun, fellowship, and support for seminarians. Guests gathered at the Bishop Hogan Center attached to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Kansas City to test their knowledge, enjoy friendly competition, and spend time with the young men preparing for the priesthood, who rotated among tables throughout the night.

The event featured eight rounds of trivia, a nacho bar, raffle drawings and a prize for the best decorated table. The winning table was titled “KCSJ Super Salvation Bowl” with cutouts of the seminarians as football players and Bishop Johnston as the referee.

Seminarian Xavier Schmidt, who was nearing ordination to the transitional diaconate, spoke a few words about Deacon Daniel Stump who will be ordained a priest at the end of May. Schmidt quoted Stump’s answer to what he is most excited for about being a priest: “I’m really looking forward to saying Mass for souls that aren’t prayed for.”

The event ended with some words of thanks and the singing of the Salve Regina by the seminarians.

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Bishop Johnston has made the following clergy assignment effective May 23, 2026:

Mr. Xavier Schmidt, subsequent to his ordination to the transitional diaconate, is assigned to serve at St. John Francis Regis Parish, Kansas City.

Bishop Johnston has made the following clergy assignments effective July 1, 2026 (current assignments conclude June 30, 2026):

Rev. Anthony Pileggi, JCL has been granted retirement status. His assignment to the office of Defender of the Bond continues on a case-by-case status upon request of the Tribunal Director.

Rev. Joseph Sharbel has been granted retirement status.

Rev. Benjamin Armentrout, JCL has been appointed to be Pastor of St. Gabriel Archangel Parish, Kansas City. He retains his appointment as Defender of the Bond on the Marriage Tribunal. He concludes his service as Parochial Administrator of St. Gabriel Archangel Parish.

Rev. Jayson Becker has been appointed to be Pastor of Church of Santa Fe Parish, Buckner. He retains his assignment as Parochial Administrator of Immaculate Conception Parish, Lexington. He concludes his service as Parochial Administrator of Church of the Santa Fe Parish.

Rev. Benjamin Fenlon has been appointed to be Parochial Administrator of St. Ann Parish, Plattsburg. He has also been assigned to provide Spanish-language Masses at St. Patrick Parish on Sundays and weekdays as needed. He concludes his assignments as Parochial Vicar at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Mary, St. James, and St. Patrick Parishes in St. Joseph.

Rev. Leonard Gicheru has been appointed to be Chaplain to the Jeanne Jugan Center and priestly duties at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, and St. Mary Medical Center, Blue Springs. He retains his office as Pastor at St. Monica Parish and residence at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Rectory. He concludes his assignment as Pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Kansas City.

Rev. Timothy Leete has been appointed to be Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Trenton; Mary Immaculate Parish, Gallatin; Blessed Sacrament Parish, Bethany; and Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission, Princeton. He concludes his service as Parochial Administrator of St. Joseph, Mary Immaculate, and Blessed Sacrament Parishes as well as Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission.

Rev. Andrew Mattingly has been assigned to be Pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Kansas City. He retains his assignment as Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Kansas City.

Rev. Carlito Saballo, SOLT has been assigned to be Pastor of Guardian Angels Parish, Kansas City. He concludes his service as Parochial Administrator of Guardian Angels Parish.

Rev. Mr. Daniel Stump has been assigned to be Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas More Parish, Kansas City. His diaconal assignment at Nativity of Mary Parish, Independence, and St. Bernadette Parish, Kansas City, will conclude May 29, 2026.

Rev. Ravindranath Jose Talari has been assigned to be Pastor of Church of the Annunciation Parish, Kearney. He concludes his service as Parochial Administrator of Church of the Annunciation Parish.

Bishop Johnston has made the following clergy assignments effective August 1, 2026 (current assignments conclude July 31, 2026):

Rev. Ethan Osborn has been assigned as the Chaplain to St. Michael the Archangel High School and to the University of Missouri – Kansas City Newman Center. He retains his office as Parochial Vicar at St. Peter Parish, Kansas City. He concludes his assignment as Assistant Vocation Director.

Rev. Nathan Rueb has been appointed as Director of Seminarians for the Vocation Office. He retains his office as Pastor at St. Peter Parish, Kansas City. He concludes his service as Vocation Director.

Rev. Paul Sappington has been appointed to be Pastor of Coronation of Our Lady Parish, Grandview, as well as Vocation Director and Chaplain to the Serra Clubs in the diocese. He concludes his service as Parochial Administrator of Coronation of Our Lady Parish. He concludes his assignment as Chaplain to St. Michael the Archangel High School and the University of Missouri – Kansas City Newman Center.

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Congratulations to all high school graduates! May God bless you and the Holy Spirit guide you as you journey to your next adventure. Remember to walk close to Christ and follow His ways in all your decisions!

Bishop LeBlond

David Aberer, Calvin Adkins, Adelyn Anderson, Hillary Bui, Brody Cathcart, Kendall Cathcart, Rilyn Conard, Dustin Duke, Ella Frazee, Nicholas Garvey, Isabelle Giles, Logan Grable, Kinsley Hazelwood, Gracie Ide, Sullivan Kamler, Kate Kirwan, Chase Kissel, Brayden Kussman, Brody Kussman, Emersyn Lenz, Dallis Lopez, Austin Lukehart, Ryder Mattox, Brylee Miller, Vincent Nguyen, Samuel Page, Trey Pfister, Aiden Reynolds, Marah Rocha, Sofia Schoeberl, Kaitlyn Sego, Cole Sigrist, Jazmine Sperry, Satchel Studer, Finnius Sullivan, Cooper Tabor, Zakkary Weber, Gracie Wolf, Carly Woods, Zackery Ziesel

Cristo Rey

Axel Acuna Ortiz, Nayeli Alberto Cabrales, Randy Alvarez Arias, Sebastian Noel Amador, Angeline Anguiano, Amy Abigail Arevalo Aleman, Benny Arguello, Getsemani Barrera, Victor M. Barreto, Jowell Beltran Ramirez, Merline J. Bernard, Jose Luis Carrasco, Ivan Samuel Carrera Sandoval, Aylin Cordova Hernandez, Yoselin R. Eguade Dominguez, Skye Venora French, Day Day Gay, Trinity J. Gleason, Arnulfo Guadalupe Flores, Abraham Jr. Hernandez, Emily Giselle Hernandez, Andrea Lizeth Hernandez Rodriguez, Angelo Cruz Herrera, Azrielle Bianca Rojas-Jackson, Christianna Imani Rojas-Jackson, Brandy Jose Miramon, Vincent Paul Juarez Jr., Thoma T. Kebe, Marco Antonio Limas Enriquez, Cristian Linares-Perez, Brenda Lino, Joselyn Lopez Martinez, Mario Lopez Velo, Evelyn Janet Magaña-Paloblanco, Angel D. Mascorro Ceba, Victor A. Melendez-Salazar, Veronica Mendez Delgado, Joe Merida, Victoria Meza Aldaba, Deilin Monterroso Pleitez, Melinda Venegas Munoz Camacho, Julieth Olivares Pastrana, Melanie Alessandra Ortiz-Bustamante, Dianita Perez-Martinez, Samuel Pinedo Serrano, Luciana A. Portillo, Hugo Cuauhtemoc Puebla, Mirian-Celeste Rayo Yepez, Blanca Esmeralda Renteria, Leticia Madison Roa-Aguirre, Natalia Giselle Rocha, Yessenia Rosales Rodriguez, Eric A. Sanchez-Garcia, Itzel Segura-Rios, Angel Silva Mendez, Mariah Simons, Gared Smith, Taeler Smith, Santana Rose Spencer, Allan Gilberto Tapia Robles, Karla Rubi Toledano, Emmanuel Alberto Uviña, Aaliyah Lyann Valdez, Eduardo Jesús Vergara, Michael J. Zaldivar Castaneda

Notre Dame de Sion

Summer R. Bannigan, Addison D. Baumgartner, Linette A. Carrizosa-Peña, Wendy Castro, Gabriela C. Ceniceros, Loren L. Clarkson, Nora C. Conway, Liliwyn L. Cox, Meredith K. Daly, Julie A. Danda, Sophia G. De Lira, Natalie S. Dierks, Amaris K. Dyke, Maira O. Edwards-Gonzalez, Abigail J. Fitzgerald, Remy M. Garcia, Madeline K. Green, Lucy A. Gromowsky, Jessica R. Hamilton, Mia L. Hebert, Bailey E. Heim, Addison R. Hild, Karmen K. Hopkins Walton, Malaika Imran, Olivia Ismert, Ava R. Johnson, Reese J. Johnson, Giana M. Juarez, Zoe J. Katz, Evelyn D. Kiewiet, Natalie C. Kleffner, Lucy M. Knutson, Audrey A. Lockett, Arle E. McCallon, Anna W. McGeeney, Addison R. McNeive, Lydia G. Meier, Ella G. Meraz, Morgan E. Michaelis, Anna G. Millard, Karleigh D. Miller, Adele E. Milligan, Selanna Munjak-Khoury, Heidi S. Nance, Naya A. Narciso, Siobhan G. O’Connor, Janice M. Palmer, Merrill M. Patt, Peyton G. Preuss, Adeline L. Prier, Surriya Quddus, Maeve I. Riley, Eva M. Robey, Isabella Y. Ruiz, Kyleigh Joi, Lola K. Schirk, Rini Scott, Brooke K. Sobba, Nola Y. Stevens-Watson, Brooklyn Stewart, Burke A. Sutton, Gabriella V. Swindle, Ainsley T. Switzer, Maura J. Symanski, Lauren E. Walls, Addison P. Warn

Rockhurst High School

Mohamed Abdalla, Ryan Adamson, Baradin Ahmed, Francisco Alemán, Daniel Anderst, Michael Arico, Bodie Arthur, Benjamin Aung, Ronan Ball, Joshua Battison, Nicholas Beerman, Charlie Bernstein, George Besch, Dallas Black, Aiden Blair, Jacob Bond, Selvin Braddock, Joshua Ryan Brown Hays, Robert Buckley, Ivan Burns, Ben Caisley, Atticus Carlson, Adan Caro Martinez, Colin Casper, Miguel Chavez, Landon Christopher, Xavier Clemons, Cooper Clemons, Cooper Clifft, Connor Clune, Bennett Coleman, Daniel Colombo, Aidan Comeau, Quinn Condon, William Conway, Henry Coppinger, Nathan Cucar, August Dalton, Dillon Darby, Declan Deady, William Dean, Owen DeConink, Gavin Delzer, William Dennis, Nolan Dingley, Finnian Dobbler, Henry Dold, Hudson Duff, Thomas Dulle, Reilly Eagan, Robert Evangelidis, Declan Fallon, William Fanning, Nolan Fellows, Hayden Fielder, Thomas Fimmen, Pierce Fisher, Caden Flores, Griffin Ford, Luke Franke, Hudson Frey, William Griffiths, Ethan Guenther, William Gunther, Ryne Hallier, Timothy Harmon, Logan Hawley, Andrew Hayes, Theodore Henning, Andrew Hergenrother, Ezequiel Hernandez Sandoval, Vincent Hill-Tyler, Jack Hoban, Landon Hochstein, Charles Hodes, Henry Hodes, Nathan Hoehn, James Hoenig, Michael Hogan, Liam Holland, Tanner Hollenbeck, Jack Hoover, Langston Humphrey, Joshua Hunt, Will Hunter, Jude Huntley, Jon Jacobson, Luke Johnson, Joseph Jones, Mickey Jones, Jacob Kendall, George Kennedy, Cole Ketchum, Grayson King, Gregory Kratofil, Nathan Lamley, Lukus Lamming, Samuel LaSala, Michael LaSala, Truett Latz, Stratton Leahy, Collin Leary, Bennett Lembke, Roderick Lewellen, Alex Lindmark, Davis Long, Carson Lucido, Giovanni Luna, Campbell Luzar, Hudson Malfer, Alexander Maloney, Alexander Manis, Benjamin Marasco, Benjamin Margherio, Miguel Martinez, Levi Mason, Michael Mason, Andrew McCoy, Noah McCullough, Antonio McGill, Caleb McNamara, Jack McShane, Leo Menghini, Nicholas Metzner, Jack Meyer, George Meysenburg, Johan Michael Ignatius, Ayub-Bilal Mirza, Micah Moncrieffe, Gabriel Moore, Maxwell Moylan, Joseph Mulcahey, Calum Murphy, Brennan Murphy, Daniel Murphy, Brett Murray, Evan Murray, Anthony Navarro, Cooper Nickle, Zachary Novotny, Rex Olivas, Brendan Ortbals, Mannix Palan, Shiv Patel, Isaac Pesek, Joseph Pitzl, Nick Pizzichino, Colin Powell, Aidan Poynter, Jackson Price, David Prier, Angel Ramirez, Max Ramirez, Xavier Ritchie, William Robertson, Cohen Robinson, Gabriel Rojas Bautista, Keenan Rourke, Flavio Rubio Espinosa, John Salido, Chrys Salinas, Luca Sano, Hueston Saunders, Asa Schaaf, Henry Scheiderer, Calvin Schieffer, Xavier Schnetzler, Gideon Sheets, Nigel Shipley, Eli Short, Gehrig Sicoli-Strausbaugh, Charles Skoch, Jeremy Smith, Logan Smith, Nino Steffens, William Stephenson, Luke Strueby, George Stuart, Kevin Sullivan, Scott Suter, Sean Swinney, Joseph Teasdale, Riley Teeven, Draden Torline, Jaxton Torline, Henry Tsevis, Skyler Tyson, Robert Vickers, Luke Wachtel, Henry Walker, Benjamin Walker, Matthew Warren, Julian Weber, Asende Welongo, Pierce Williams, Bradford Winans, Owen Worley, Davion Yarbrough, Corbin Williams

St. Michael the Archangel

Loren Adamczyk, Alexander Altis, Allison Anderson, Moira Aubuchon, Isabel Bailey, Lucy Barnes, Bennett Barnthouse, Addison Basler, Claire Batchelder, Ava Bates, Sheldon Beltz, Ella Boehnlein, Lucy Bokenkroger, Jude Bowers, Harper Burdick, Gage Burgess, Mary Carney, Michael Carpenter, Maveric Cure, Bode Davis, Daniel Davis, Aubrey de Lautour, Clara Dickerson, Christian Dorsch, Samantha Dorsch, Ava Ellis, Andrew Fiore, Mara Franke, Lily Fraser, Christopher Gaughan, Jr., Gabriel Gonterman, Michael Gose, Hannah Graham, Ryder Green, Elizabeth Gregory, Nikolai Gural, Madelyn Haggerty, Noah Hance-Johnson, Presley Hartwig, Jose Hernandez, Morgan Hilbrich, Cecelia Hirsch, Daniel Hoff, Marjorie Hotop, Phillip Howard, Emma Huttinger, Aiden James, Aleena Jansen, Madison Johns, Fletcher Kearney, Braden Knipp, Alexander Lam, Landon Lane, John Lavin, Olivia Lawrence, Carly LeNeave, Isaiah Love, Grace Lowry, Parker Lutz, Adalyn MacLean, Gabriel Maxwell, Braydon May, Zechariah McClain, Ian McClintock, Madalyn McDonald, Molly McNamara, Lydia McVey, Henry Miller, Jaxon Monte, Griffin Moses, Brody Narron, Ethan Niewald, Jack Palmer, Benjamin Pratt, Brodie Purtle, Kylie Purtle, Aless Quintard, Luke Rastorfer, Robert Rehmsmeyer, Zadien Rey, Isabella Roccaro, David Rogge, Ashlin Rohan, Lennon Sagehorn, Sophie Scarborough, Daniel Schatz, Payton Schmitt, Leah Simmons, Alaina Simpson, Nolan Skelsey, Daniel Sparks, Katherine Sparks, Lauren Stansbury, Austin Stevick, Ronald Stoll, Chase Stringfield, Morgan Stuckmeyer, Cooper Stueve, Jenna Stufflebean, Ella Swearingen, Gianna Swingle, Henry Tellado, Luis Tellado, Maximus Thomas, Lauren Thompson, Daniel Torres, Sebastian Valdes-Ramos, Claire Van Boening, Ava Ventimiglia, Sophia Viles, Lucy Visser, Michael Weis, Joshua Wheeler, Allison Wiehn, James Wilson, Marlo Wilson, Brady Ziegenhorn

St. Pius X

Anthony Amador, Anna Ashby, Hudson Bailey, Atem Barac, Brianna Bennett, Henry Bertoncin, Matthew Brandom, Tanner Burch, Olanna Carrington, Vincent Cascone, Meghan Cernich, Nicholas Christello, Brenden Cirlincuina, Briana Cirlincuina, Miguel Costa, Conner Crosby, Rocco Donnici, Hung Du, Kiera Dunn, Blake Durand, Carson Eckelkamp, Carly Ehrlich, Sophia Filardo, Mandi Frick, Lydia Gaik, James Green, Corbin Grego, Luka Hardesty, Michaela Hawkins, Frances Hess, Maecy Hinkebein, Sarenna Hurtig, Justin Janasz, Franklin Kapetanovich, Emma Keating, Kayden Kim, Lilly Klein, Katarina Krstanovic, Daniel Langdon, Emersyn Lanter, Stella Linscott, Charles Litzau, Anna Lombardo, Rhys Luebbert, Faith Malony, John Mandacina III, Dominic Martin, Wade Matthys, Caroline McCoy, Milton McKemy, Dwight Medbery, Geraldine Meneces Montaño, Daniel Miceli, Molly Moran, Gia Mussorici, Cora Nolan, Kachi Nwodika, Kaeto Nwodika, Erin O’Brien, Olivia Ohden, Audrey Ortiz, Charlize Painter, Lucas Peterson, Hamilton Porschen, Adam Raymer, Jackson Reavey, Sydney Risley, Camila Rizek Forner, Henry Rizzo, Michael Rizzo, Alyssa Romano, Morgan Rumsey, Charley Scheid, Reagan Schroeder, Kate Sell, Annelise Sharp, Magdalena Springer, Nicholas Springer, Immanuel Sprung, Braden Stacy, Sophia Stipanovich, Kylie Stodden, Lauren Strada, Kolbe Tomc, Samuel Toney, Grayson Vacanti, Samaya Valladares, Johannes Versfeld, Alyssa Voss, Caroline Walzl, Clare Welch, Elliana Wilhelm, Genevieve Wood, Whitney Woodbury, Mason Wright, Triston Wurm, Anne Yamada

St. Teresa’s Academy

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July 25, 1926 – May 9, 2026

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Ann Albrecht, CSJ, who passed away on May 9, 2026, at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was 99 years of age.

Sister Ann was born on July 25, 1926, in St. Louis to parents Walter Thomas and Anna A. (Au) Albrecht.  She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph on September 15, 1945, was received as S. Thomas Borgia in 1946, and made her final profession on August 15, 1951.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Fontbonne College in 1963 and a master’s degree in library science from Rosary College (now Dominic University) in River Forest, Illinois, in 1969.

Sister Ann’s 80 years of service as a Sister of St. Joseph was dedicated to education and deaf ministry. Her first 26 years were served in Catholic schools. From 1948 to 1960, Sister Ann taught at Holy Cross Grade School in Champaign, Illinois. In the 1960s, she taught in St. Louis and in Kansas City, Missouri. She was principal and teacher at St. John the Evangelist Grade School in Valdosta, Georgia, then librarian at St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City (1969-1974).

Born of deaf parents, Sister Ann long desired to serve that community. Her extensive service in deaf ministry began in 1974 when she became the first full-time deaf minister in the Kansas City area, a ministry that stretched nearly 40 years and extended far beyond diocesan/Catholic boundaries. She headed the Kansas City, Kansas, Archdiocesan Office of Ministry to the Deaf from 1974 to 2001. For the next 14 years, she continued serving that community as a volunteer.

In 2005, Sister Ann was awarded the “Person of the Year Award” by the National Catholic Office of the Deaf in recognition for the ways she encouraged those too often forgotten to use their many gifts in service of the church.

Sister Ann retired in 2015 and lived at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis where she continued to carry out her ministry of prayer and presence.

Sister Ann donated her body to science. A Memorial Mass will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Nazareth Living Center, 2 Nazareth Lane, St. Louis, MO 63129. 

Memorial contributions may be made to:

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province 6400 Minnesota Ave., St. Louis, MO 63111-2899

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55 YEARS

Reverend Mark Miller, CPPS

45 YEARS

Reverend John Bolderson

Reverend Thomas Borkowski

Reverend Anthony Pileggi, JCL

Reverend Michael Roach

Reverend James Taranto

40 YEARS

Monsignor Bradley Offutt

25 YEARS

Reverend Timothy Armbruster, CPPS

Reverend M. Jeffrey Stephan

Reverend Pius Wesonga

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An Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph (Maple Mount, Ky.) who was formerly an Ursuline of Paola, Kan., is one of four Ursuline Sisters celebrating a jubilee of religious profession in 2026.

Sister Angela Marie Fitzpatrick, a native of Emporia, Kan., is celebrating 60 years. She was an Ursuline Sister of Paola prior to that community’s merger with Mount Saint Joseph in 2008. She served in parish ministry for 29 years as a pastoral associate at Holy Trinity Parish, Kansas City (1971-72), pastoral team ministry with the Northeast Cooperative Services, Kansas City (1972-75), pastoral associate at St. Columba Parish, Conception Junction (1979-85), pastoral associate at St. Gabriel Parish, Kansas City (1986-96), and pastoral associate at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Gladstone (1997-2000). She was also a teacher in Kansas and Oklahoma and served in education and Hospice care in Kansas. She was a CSJ caregiver in metropolitan Kansas City (2006-07, 2010-26). She moved from Kansas City to Maple Mount in January 2026 and is helping where needed, including serving as sacristan for the community.

Anyone wishing to send congratulations to Sister Angela may address them to Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.

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Richard L. Clough, 88, of Lee’s Summit, MO, went to meet his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on May 6, 2026, in the city of Lee’s Summit, MO. He was born December 12, 1937, in Kansas City, MO.

He is survived by his beloved wife Carol of 67 years and his children; Richard Jr. (Steve), William (Lisa), Liz Dietz (Kirk), Suzanne Johnson (Rodney). Grandchildren; Brian (Rozanne), Shawn, Marsha Anderson (Taylor), Ashleigh Jones (Matt), Kaitlin Togami (Jordan), Taylor Johnson, Kyle Johnson, Nicole Hong (Tommy), Adam Dietz (Aida), Kevin Clough (Haley) and Shane Stolz (Grace). Great grandchildren; Alexander, Katherine, Jayde Ward and Skyler Anderson. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Helen and George R. Clough of Kansas City, MO.

Mass of the celebration of his life will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church on May 15, 2026, with visitation at 9:30 AM and mass at 10 AM. Interment will follow mass at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.

Richard was a man who loved his God, his wife and his family. He attended St. Louis Catholic Grade School, graduated from DeLaSalle Military Academy in 1954, and earned his Bachelor of Science in History, Business and Philosophy from Rockhurst University in 1958. He was a dedicated student, frequently appearing on the Dean’s List and holding leadership roles in several campus organizations.

After college, Mr. Clough built a remarkable career in sales, working his way up from salesman to regional sales manager. He went on to hold territory manager positions with Dymo Inc. and later Esselte Pendaflex Corporation, covering the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Known for his impeccable customer service and integrity, he was awarded Regional Salesman of the Year six times throughout his career. In 1995, he expanded his territory to Houston, Texas, covering Southeast Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, where his sales soared to an all-time high before he was offered early retirement in 1998.

Richard traveled to over 10 countries and was involved in many activities/groups at John Knox Village.

Mr. Clough was a lifetime Catholic and devoted servant of his faith. He served his church as usher, lector, minister of Holy Communion, and liturgy committee chairman for over 25 years. He was awarded the Bishop’s Recognition Award in 1982 for outstanding parish service. He served as the Scoutmaster for Troop 865 in Independence, MO. On January 25th, 2003, he was ordained as a Deacon by Bishop Vincent M. Rezzotto and Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Houston, TX, fulfilling a lifelong wish to serve in full-time ministry. He went on to serve at St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Church in Magnolia, Texas, St. Edwards Catholic Parish in Spring, Texas, St. Terese Catholic Church in Kansas City and St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church in Lee’s Summit.

In 2008, Richard and his wife Carol returned to the Kansas City area to be closer to their family, where he continued his ministry and community involvement until his retirement in September 2012. Richard truly lived a full and faith-filled life, always in service to his God, his church, and his community. Richard lived at John Knox Village.

Mass of the celebration of his life will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church on May 15, 2026, with visitation at 9:30 AM and Mass at 10 AM.  Interment will follow Mass at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.

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Thank you to all who participated in the trip, and we look forward to next year’s Midwest March for Life on Thursday, April 29, 2027.

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