Donald Hubert Moehlenkamp, Overland Park, KS, born July 30, 1942, joined his Lord and Savior on November 23, 2020
He is survived by his wife, Mary Moehlenkamp; daughter Christine (Moehlenkamp) Owens and her sons Jack and Ryan; son Jeffrey Moehlenkamp, wife Caroline, his daughter Haylie and sons Nicholas and Jacob. Additional close surviving family members are brother John Moehlenkamp and his wife Linda and sister Marilyn Moehlenkamp.
Don was born in Jennings, MO (St. Louis County). He was baptized and confirmed at St. Jacobi Lutheran Church. After graduating from St. Jacobi School, Don attended and graduated from Lutheran High School Central in St. Louis where he met his wife, Mary. After graduation he moved to Chicago to attend DeVry Technical Institute where he studied electronics. He returned to St. Louis and went to work for McDonell Aircraft Company as an electronics draftsman working in the aircraft and space division where he worked on electronic components which were used in the Mercury space capsule.
Don and Mary were married on August 18, 1962 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. In 1963, Don accepted a job with Chrysler Space Division working in New Orleans, LA on electronics for the booster rockets that put man in space. They returned to St. Louis and his career continued in electronics development at several companies culminating at Emerson Electric in St. Louis where he worked on Apache helicopter components.
Don changed careers and went to work in sales, as a manufacturers’ representative, which ultimately resulted in his family moving to Overland Park, KS in 1980. After years in that industry, his sales career turned to the window industry. Don sold Pella windows up until the time he left sales and started working as a project manager in the home remodeling industry. In 2005, Don started his own remodeling business. He quickly built a successful remodeling business that continued until he retired.
Don was a devoted family man and was proud of them all. He was a soccer coach and refereed high school and college soccer games. Racing and fishing were his passions. He was an avid racing fan, if it had wheels and they were racing, he was watching. The Indianapolis 500 was his favorite and he created a family tradition for attending that race. He loved fishing, his boat and spending quiet times on a lake.
He will be greatly missed by his family and friends but is at home finding peace, healing and love with his Lord and Savior. Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association.