Patrick Callahan

Patrick Eugene Callahan, 81, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Lenexa.

He was born July 25, 1943, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Leo and Eileen Callahan, the second of six children.

He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in Shawnee in the early 1960s. He married Annette Marie Roy when they were teens and had three children together before eventually divorcing.

He later married Debbie Olds.

He loved hearty breakfasts, Westerns, vintage cars, custard pie and Christmas parties. He religiously polished his boots and slapped on aftershave. He was devoted to his mother, meeting her almost every morning for coffee and cigarettes after working the night shift on the railroad. He had one order at the bar: Seven and seven.

He had a hard time telling his kids no, letting them do things like tag along on a freight train, even if it got him scolded.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie; three siblings, Timothy, Shelly and Bridget; and his three kids, Patrick Jr., Jenny and Kim, and numerous grandkids and great-grandkids.

A celebration of life is pending.