Rudy was born on June 19th, 1947 in Iowa City, IA, grew up in Des Moines, IA and graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1970. He moved to Kansas City to work for the Department of the Army at Fort Leavenworth, KS as an Operations Research Analyst. He earned an M.S. in Operations Research from the University of Kansas in 1990 and retired from the Department of the Army in 2009. Rudy was an active member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Gladstone and he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Anita Maassen Pabon, his children, Rachel Pabon Trehan and husband Anuj Trehan of Mumbai, India and Joel Pabon and wife Megan of Kansas City. He was a loving "Grandpa" to Inara, Anaya, and Kian Trehan and Kenton and Parker Pabon. Rudy loved playing golf, traveling, playing cards, going to the movies, and playing trivia.
A Visitation for Rudy will be held Monday, June 27th, 2022 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6415 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, Missouri 64119, 816-453-2089. Lunch will be served after Mass in the Parish Hall.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Parkinson's Foundation online at www.parkinson.org or you may donate via check to the St. Andrew's Social Outreach (Pantry) where Rudy and his wife volunteered for many years.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.dwnwhitechapel.com for the Pabon family.
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