Arlan Evans Dohrmann

Arlan graduated from the University of Missouri in 1966 with a degree in Business and Public Administration. He volunteered to serve his country, and as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army he served in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. It was a chapter of his life he carried quietly, and one that shaped the causes he cared about for the rest of his days.

On August 29, 1970, he married Cheryl Dohrmann (née Byers). Fifty-five years later, she was still the love of his life.

Arlan spent his career in public service and finance. From 1976 to 1981 he was City Administrator and Clerk for the City of Kirkwood. He later became an ethical investment banker, and of all his work he was proudest of securing funding for rural hospitals across America, the kind of work that quietly changed lives in places most people overlook. In 2002 he and Cheryl took a leap and moved to Chicago, and in 2013 they settled in Longmont, Colorado.

He loved coaching his sons' baseball and soccer teams and cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals through every season, good and bad. He loved good food and a well-chosen bottle of wine, having one of the best noses you'd ever find. He worked tirelessly in his flower and vegetable gardens, traveled the world with his family, and was an avid photographer with an eye for the frame in any ordinary moment. He loved live theater, and reading historical biographies and books about World War II and Vietnam. He loved every dog the family ever had, but especially Olive Rose. And he loved a good pun, even when the joke wasn't very punny.

Arlan is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his sons, Michael and David Dohrmann; his grandchildren, Jacob and Quinn; his sisters Susan Unger and Mary Lea Dohrmann; his siblings-in-law, Jane Byers, Tom Byers (Renita), Peggy Byers (Pat), and Lavonne Byers; and his sister-in-law Gail Dohrmann, widow of his brother Russell. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Florence Dohrmann, and his brother, Russell Dohrmann.

He leaves a family that loved him fiercely and will miss him every day.

Arlan will be cremated, with a small family service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, where he will be interred with military honors. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to Vietnam Veterans of America, a charitable organization devoted to assisting Vietnam veterans and their families with Agent Orange-related issues.