John Anthony Bourbonnais
May 21, 2006
GODDARD - Bourbonnais, John Anthony, 75, retired ADAPT counselor CADC II NCAC and Carpet One sales manager, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2006. Rosary, 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 23, 2006; service, 9:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 24, 2006, both at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Graveside service, 3 P.M., Wednesday, St. Gregory Cemetery, Marysville, KS. Survived by wife, Cecilia (Gudenkauf) Bourbonnais; children, Col. James M. Liepman (Ret.) of Yorktown, VA, Mark H. Liepman of New Boston, TX, Rusty G. Harrell of Tuttle, OK, Cecil J. Liepman of Houston, TX, Mary E. Harmon of Bartlett, TN, Barbara A. Butschek of Rockwall, TX, John D. Harrell of Oklahoma City, OK, Margaret R. Dresher of Wichita, John F. Bourbonnais of Austin, TX, Clay H. Bourbonnais of Maize, and their spouses; sisters, Sharon Sirmons, Ruth Ann VanDiver, both of Stratford, OK, and Joyce Gentry; 27 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with American Cancer Society, 435 S. Broadway, S-100, Wichita, KS 67202. Downing Lahey Mortuary West.
Rosary, 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 23, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Graveside service, 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 24, St. Gregory Cemetery, Marysville, KS.
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John and Sis have helped so many people, including myself. I feel I have lost a family member. My prayers go to ‘Sis’ and the family. He was always a gentleman and a friend to anyone who needed one! He will be missed by so many.
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Sis…My prayers are with you and your family. John, like all of us was imperfect, by my how much he added to the lives of all that he touched. To have helped so many people on their road to a much better life is the greatest ribute that I can imagine. I am certainy a better man today for having known him. God bless you all. Phil (The tall bald guy in the suit from Renewell)
John was a friend to many people. He always had a smile and would know the hurt you were going through because he had been there. John helped my daughter Shana through some difficult times and if it hadn’t been for John she would not be where she’s at today. I’ll always remember John and Sis coming to Tulsa for Shana’s ‘first birthday’. It meant a great deal to Shana to have him there. I believe everyone was effected when he told his story there. John was light at the end of so many dark tunnels and he influenced many lives. John, we will miss you. My prayers go out to Sis and all their family.
John was my counselor at the stop program, he was very instrumental in my recovery. I can only imagine how many peoples lifes John saved thru that program and thru other meeting places. John had a way about him that always made me smile when I saw him. Maybe because he always had a smile. I always felt like he could see inside my soul and I had to be truthful with him. I couldn’t leave things out with him. He knew. Sis was also very instrumental in my life as well and I am truely sorry for her loss. John and Sis are role models for me and my life in recovery and outside of recovery. John will be missed tremendously by many. It was an honor to have known John and considered him my freind. Thank you John for saving my life.