Edward was born on January 11, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Edward James and Mary Catherine (Monteil) Atchity.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Patricia (Fetters) Atchity; father, Edward J. Atchity, Sr.; mother, Mary Catherine Atchity; sister, Kathleen Coco; and brother in-law, Tim Fetters. Edward is survived by his children; Tim Atchity and wife Stephanie, Sheila Gray and husband Carl, Deborah Ravencamp and husband Rob; grandchildren, Maximilian and Gabrielle Atchity, Tyler and Carly Gray, and Ethan and Jared Ravencamp; Brother-in-law Matteo Coco. Edward is also survived by many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Ed was a lifelong Kansas City resident and a 1959 graduate of Rockhurst High School. Soon after he became a proud member of the US Marine Corps and married the love of his life Patricia.
After his stint in the military, Ed exercised his entrepreneurial spirit and started his business career owning a variety of businesses over the course of his life. His work ethic and ability to overcome adversity were examples for all who knew him. He earned tremendous respect from others in a humble and dignified manner. In his last business adventure, Ed built a car wash and car repair shop that he owned and operated until his passing. Mr. Ed, as he was known to all at the car wash, genuinely appreciated the support from his customers who he served for the last 25 years.
Ed’s true passion outside of business was his commitment and enormous amount of pride he took in being a family man. His approach to life as a son, husband and father provided many examples day in and day out of how to manage life in a respectful, honest and spiritual way. His commitment to family and will to succeed were never more evident as Ed defeated three bouts of cancer over his last 25 years. His relentless perseverance in overcoming health issues was respected and amazed by family, friends and the medical community.
Aside from family, Ed’s other passion was that he was an avid sports fan. He was a four sport athlete in high school and recruited to play baseball and football at the next level. He coached numerous baseball, basketball and softball teams throughout his childrens’ lives. His teams were known as fundamentally sound and highly competitive. After coaching, Papa enjoyed watching his grandkids become successful athletes and still coaching from the sideline. He also was a huge fan of Chiefs football, Royals baseball and KU basketball. He also was known by friends and family to be amazing at just about any game; pool, ping pong, horseshoes, or chess. He could master just about any game in a matter of minutes.
Unfortunately, due to circumstances of this unprecedented time the family will honor Ed privately and have a celebration of life at a later date. The family wishes to thank everyone for their overwhelming support, thoughts and prayers.
The family is especially grateful to Dr. Kelly Alford, the nurses at DCi Dialysis and all the other doctors and healthcare workers involved in Ed’s life. Because of their efforts he was afforded a quality of life and many good years that might not have been possible otherwise.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the National Kidney Foundation at kidney.org.
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