Revé Marie Butler was born September 20, 1950 to parents, Lorenzo A. Gnuse and Enna Marie Spicknall Gnuse of Lewistown, MO. She passed peacefully on January 18, 2020. Revé graduated from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, MO in 1972 with a Business Administration degree and moved to Kansas City, MO with her husband, David Wilson, to teach high school business subjects at Center High School for 4 years, while completing a Master’s degree in Counseling. After a divorce, Revé moved to Shawnee Mission South High School, where she met the love of her life, Dennis A. Butler. In 1981, Revé accepted a Training Manager position with DST Systems, Inc. during their high growth period of processing mutual funds. She was a Human Resources Manager for DST until 1998 when she joined EPIQ Systems, Inc. as a V.P. of HR. In 2001 Revé accepted a position as Regional Director of HR with Grundfos Pumps, an international company, and assisted in moving the sales and marketing division from Fresno, CA to Olathe, KS. Revé decided to switch careers to real estate in 2003 and built a nice real estate business through the rest of her career.
Revé enjoyed holding leadership positions throughout her career. She was Chair of the Board of Intensive Family Counseling, an agency providing counseling and family services for several years. She served on the board of The Central Exchange, a 900 member women’s professional organization for 10 years, and established a Leadership Program there. For 17 years, Revé worked part-time with youth on diversion in Johnson County. Revé has been active with her husband, Dennis, in their church, the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West in Olathe where they have participated in the church’s incredible growth.
Dennis is a Psychologist and wrote a book on Enneagram theory, called The Road to Wisdom. He also developed an online assessment tool to determine Enneagram Type. Revé and Dennis taught a corporate course on the Enneagram for years and have been teaching it on a personal level for their church. It has been a great passion they have shared to help people improve their relationships. They have also shared a great love of their cats and having a date night each week at the movies. Dennnis and Revé purchased an RV in 2017 and were able to do some travel before Revé became ill, and they were blessed to do a lot of travel outside the US for many years.
Revé was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Julia Gnuse, of Irvine CA. Revé is survived by her husband of Overland Park, a step-daughter, Diana Butler in Merriam, her uncle, Don Gnuse of Quincy, IL, sister-in-law, Bonnie Wiltrout (Jim), brother-in law, Gary Butler (Connie), niece, Britney Fuchs and nephew, Brett Butler of Lenexa, two nephews in Texas, Chris and Clint Rapp, nieces, Meredith Emerson (Independence) and Courtney Transier of Chicago, and three cousins, Chuck Gnuse, Lewistown, MO, and Pamela Gnuse and Barbara Freiburg of Quincy, IL.
A 9:00 am visitation and a 10:30 am Memorial Service will be held on Friday, January 24, at Church of the Resurrection West (24000 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, KS). Immediately following, the inurnment service will take place at Church of the Resurrection Leawood (13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS).
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Leukemia Society or your favorite pet shelter.