Leo A. Goseland

Leo A. Goseland

leo goseland

February 4, 1945 ~ April 30, 2020

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leo goseland

January 1, 1950 ~ April 30, 2020

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Leo A. Goseland, 75, retired Commercial Real Estate Broker, passed away peacefully at home April 30, 2020. Memorial Mass will be at 10:00 am, Monday, May 18, 2020, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Social distancing will be enforced. Video of Leo's service is below. Leo Goseland was for sure a simple man. Simple the way the Ten Commandments are simple. The way the truth is simple. The way a high fastball is simple. Baseball was meant to be Leo’s sport, a game he played, always, all out. Baseball’s unchanging certainty, its unbending distances and its defined stroke zone, appealed to a young man looking for an ordered, meaningful way to live. Leo forever a boy of summer. Impossible, simply impossible to imagine him raising his voice. Leo so soft-spoken, so humble, so very ready to manufacture some fun. He lived with an innocent strength, a sweet freedom. Leo liberated, never holding back in the unmistakable affection he felt for so, so many people. Leo did business with a nine-track mind and a schoolboy heart: fair, honest to a serious fault, open and happy, no secrets, ever. He loved Wichita. He worked for and, in time, led causes given over to making his hometown an ever better place to live, serving on numerous boards, community organizations, and as Captain of the Wichita Wagon Masters. In fact, Leo’s energy, his drive carried him to a national prominence in his profession as President of the Society of Exchange Counselors (SEC). In the dwindling dreams of his last three years, Leo Goseland stood forthright with his family and his friends, no attempt, no attempt whatsoever to hide the slow progress of his affliction. But the old Leo sparkled through, warming and lighting the room, even as the darkness walked closer. And, at the end, his laughter the only speech that mattered. Our Leo laughing and hooting, having another heyday somewhere in the middle of a ballgame crowd, as God calls all His children on home. Preceded in death by his parents, Earl Louis Goseland and Mattie Triplett, and older brother, Earl Goseland, Jr. Leo is survived by his wife, Debbie; children, Robert Goseland, Anna Maria Fouad, Steve Goseland, Teri Goseland, Aimee Goseland; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, and many extended family and his dog, Ty. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219; or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202. Services in care of Downing & Lahey East Mortuary.

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  1. My deepest sympathies to Debbie and family on Leo’s passing. His obituary paid beautiful tribute to a man who was always warm in his welcome and kind in his words. He will be missed by many. May God comfort you all.

  2. Our deepest condolences, Anna-Maria and family and friends. Our prayers are with you all for comfort and peace during this difficult time.

  3. Such a good person Leo was. The obit was a lovely tribute. Condolences to Debbie and family.

  4. You don’t know me, but I was saddened to read of Leos passing. i worked as the head of the Real Estate area of the Trust Dept of INTRUST Bank from 1990 to 2000. During that time i had the good fortune to meet, to work with, and to get to know Leo, and very much considered him a friend. He always had a smile, a great sense of humor, and creative ideas regarding many of the distressed commercial pieces of real estate that I had to deal with in the downtown area. He helped me make several deals into successes. He was a very knowledgeable man with great integrity and I came to rely on his good judgement and guidance many times. Unfortunately we lost contact after my career took me in a different direction, but I do still remember him fondly.. . Sincerely, Richard Basore 15531 W 93rd N Sedgwick Ks 67135


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