Richard "Steve" Malcom
July 22, 1947 ~ February 28, 2021
Malcom, Richard "Steve," 73, Malcom Auto Center Owner, died Sunday, February 28, 2021. Visitation will begin at 5:30 pm, Rosary will be at 7:00 pm, both Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Church of the Magdalen Catholic Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Joye Malcom; grandchildren, Ellestine and Louisa Malcom. Survived by his wife, Patricia Malcom; daughters, Kristin (JR) Jessen of Andover, Jennifer (Brian) Locke, all of Andover; sons, Andy (Kara) Malcom of Bartlesville, OK, Josh (Jennifer) Malcom of Augusta, KS, Joel (Heather) Malcom of Bartlesville, OK, Peter Malcom of Jackson, WY; brothers, Barry Malcom, Randy Malcom; sister, Mary Loosen; 17 grandchildren. A memorial has been established with: Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202.
"Well, Dad, you made the obits today." Steve would usually check the obituaries to see if he was in it before he started the day. He would often joke that if he saw himself he'd just go home. Steve and Pat celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October. He was an avid cyclist having done the B.A.K., Ragbrai, The Chainring Challenge, and the Dirty Kanza to name a few. When the weather was good you could find him riding dirt roads around Andover or Southeast Kansas with his daughter, Kristin, or son, Andy. On weekends he'd be chasing his herd of Scottish Highland cattle or mending fences at his farm by Havana, KS and visiting grandkids. But mainly you would see him at Malcom Auto Center where he had worked for 59 years, working on antique cars.
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When I was a freshman in high school, Steve agreed to take me and my girl friends into Wichita to see a live performance of John Davidson! Of course he teased me forever about it but it was worth it. Happy heavenly bicycling Stevan. We love you❤️ Robin and Joe Speer
Pat, Barry,Randy,Mary, and all the children, and grandchildren, and entire malcom family, Bob and I are thinking and praying for you at this time. Steve was always a smiling face at the garage, and a honorable and trustworthy businessman. He will be missed by all of Andover. Karen Conger
Steve was our go-to guy for auto repairs and advice when we lived in Augusta. Sometimes we would just stop in at the garage on the way home from work just to say hello. Steve and Pat were always gracious and would bring us up to date on what was going on in their family and Steve and Paul would talk bicycling. I will miss Steve’s dry sense of humor and his smile. Love, Paul and Janet Malcom
Pat, Andy, and family: I am so sorry to hear of Steve’s passing. He was such a sweet and kind man. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I am so sad to know that Steve has passed. I considered him a good friend. I always wanted to go bike riding with him but never had a good chance to do it. Rest well, Steve. You were well loved by many.
I’ve known Steve since he was born. Being his Aunt Ginny I watched him grow up. Very proud of how he carried the Malcom Garage tradition on to its 100year anniversary in 2019. I will miss his smile & love of teasing. He and Pat have a great family. Leon & I always enjoyed stopping at the auto parts store when we were in Andover. We will miss him so much. Rest in Peace, Steve🙏 Leon & Virginia (Malcom) Bontz
My wife and I met Steve sometime after I discharged from the Air Force and moved to Ponca City as newlyweds in early 1972. We were bored and looking for something to do since we were in the midst of building a race car and had nothing to race. We contacted the Wichita Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and got hold of their technical inspection crew which was headed by Mary Ann Caffrey of Mt. Hope. She invited us up to work with them at Hutchinson. In doing that, we eventually met Steve. We had some interesting times. I even loaned Steve my Porsche 911 race car to use in an SCCA Driver’s School, which was mandatory in order to get a race driver’s license. I used to get Steve’s goat big time by teasing him about the Audi car he owned. Audi was new to the U.S. market and people were not sure how to pronounce the car’s name. I told Steve that it was “Audi, rhymes with potty.” He would get upset and reply, “No! Audi, rhymes with pouty!” Can’t tell you how many times I did that. For me, Steve has always been and will always be the young man in the attached photo. The photo was taken by me at an SCCA rain-soaked race at Hutchinson. It was a doozy. I wonder what that young man would have thought if he had known he would have 17 grandchildren in 2021. Our condolences to the Malcom family.
Years ago I was passing through Andover to visit family. My vehicle was damaged from a recent collision with a deer and it was having problems. Steve helped me out on his day off and solved my problem so I could have a safe trip back home to Oregon. Even though it was so long ago, I’ve never forgotten his selfless service to me.
I’ve known Steve most of my life and have only positive thoughts of him.
Shocked to learn at Mass today that Steve had passed. I first met Steve when I was stationed at McConnell AFB in 1972. My cousin Albertine Meyers relied on Steve and Pat to keep her vehicle in running order. What a wonderful and honest person. When I moved back to Wichita in 1989 I took my car in for some routine maintenance. Steve called me and let me know he could perform the work but it really wasn’t necessary and should save my money. In my 75 years of life I can’t recall another auto repair facility with such integrity and honesty. He will be sorely missed. God Bless!
Wow! I just heard about this today (3/7). I’m a little surprised at how hard this hit me. Always considered Steve and Pat as friends in addition to my mechanic needs. Suspect Pat has seen him frown; but I never got to witness that :>). I’ll pray for God to comfort Pat and remind her that she needs to thank God for 50 years of being together (something many don’t get to experience) and what appears to the rest of us a great family. I know the heartache of losing a spouse of 50 years and those memories are precious relief from some of the grief.
We poked fun at one another and of course Steve had more accurate things to say about me than I did about him. That’s the way it was, when we swam together at the Wichita Swim Club pool (neither of us claimed it as exercise), when I brought car after car into the shop and when I asked to be led around the “show room.” But let’s be honest, I came in there, as so many of us did , to visit, to listen a man and a woman and their children tell upbeat stories of the day and have someone listen like none other to my voice. He always had time to visit and to make my automobile problem an urgent, fixable deal. We giggled and “talked cars” even in his illness. He was a friend. A.A.L.