Albert Lascon Sr.

ALBERT LASCON, SR. Albert Lascon, Sr., 91, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at North Kansas City Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial was 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Redemptorist Fathers Catholic Church, Kansas City, Missouri. Interment followed in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas. Friends were invited to call from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the McGilley Midtown Chapel, where the rosary was prayed at 7:00 p.m. Al was born on August 26, 1918 in Brownsville, Texas and will be greatly missed by family and neighbors. Al grew up in Richmond, Missouri and met the ‘Love of His Life’, Marie Perez, in Hampton, Iowa. Marie preceded him in death in 1972. He was a devoted husband and greatly missed her. Al was a proud veteran of WWII and member of the 84th Infantry known as the Rail Splitters. His memories of the War and those he served with will be missed. Al worked in the coal mines of Minnesota and Missouri and farmed in Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota after the war, before settling in the Kansas City area. He retired after 37 years as a welder and foreman for Standard Steel of North Kansas City. He sometimes worked 2 jobs (the other at Columbia Steel) to raise and support their seven children. His proud work ethic will always be remembered and appreciated. When someone in the old neighborhood needed something fixed, from cars to appliances, Al was always willing to help. In addition to his wife and parents, Al was preceded in death by three sons, Robert, Michael and John; five siblings, Ignacio Lascon, Chima Lascon, Josephine Lascon, Esperanza Lascon and Jesus Lascon. His survivors include his oldest son, Albert Lascon, Jr. and his wife Sherry of Kansas City, Kansas, his daughters, Josie Lascon of Overland Park, Kansas and Mary Velasquez of North Kansas City; and son, Joseph Lascon and his wife Susan of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; and numerous extended family and friends. Al’s family would like to thank his neighbors who helped him many times during his latter years. A special thanks to a young man named Josh and neighbors Sharon, Allen and Bud.Arrangements under the direction of McGilley Midtown Chapel, 20 West Linwood Blvd.Kansas City, Missouri 64111816 ~ 753 ~6200