“That would probably be his 40th birthday party. It was a surprise party, and he got all these gag gifts. It was really funny.”

— Marissa Ballard, Lawrence High School senior

“I think my favorite memories of my dad are of him teaching me how to play basketball.”

— Lana Davis, curator, Lawrence

“Going fishing at Shawnee Lake in Topeka.”

— Jim Wheeler, education administrator, Lawrence

“My dad was a wonderful storyteller. He was always ... embellishing them more each time. They were always when he was my age.”

— Nancy Kraft, director, Lawrence

“The advice he gave me about marriage. He told me, 'When you're married, you're married a long time.'”

— Craig Nowatzke, hot-dog vendor, Lawrence

“Going to the Wyandotte County Lake when I was 4. I still have a picture of it in a box somewhere.”

— Michael Lopez, service manager, Lawrence

“I think it was just going to the beach and hanging out. It was good just to have some family time together.”

— Peter Montecuollo, teaching assistant, Lawrence

“Car racing. We did it every weekend while my mother was at work.”

— Rosie Newman, food sales, Lawrence

“I just remember him having quite a few kids, and always being a very hard worker.”

— Tony Robinson, lab assistant, Eudora

“Probably going out pheasant hunting, and just being together outdoors.”

— Clint Herrman, sheriff's deputy, Lawrence