Hal E. Bundy

Hal E. Bundy, 60, passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson's Disease on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hal Everly Bundy was born on March 20, 1957 in Ottawa, Kansas to Harold and Mary Evelyn (Lahman) Bundy. He grew up in Ottawa and attended Eugene Field grade school, Ottawa Junior High and Ottawa High School. He had many interests as he grew up including music and photography. He was active in band all through Junior High and High School where he was also a member of Cytones. Hal also was a member of the city band and also taught guitar at Butler's Music. He was active in Boy Scout Troop 77 and attended Philmont Scout Ranch and was an Eagle Scout. Hal attended Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas and majored in Art and Theater graduating in 1980. During his college years, Hal was a member of the BakerpLaymen where he did the lighting and sound for their many performances. After completing a teaching certificate, Hal returned to Baker and taught a variety of theater courses. During this time, he took film classes at the University of Kansas and worked on the film "The Day After" which was filmed in the Lawrence area. He also attended business school at Rockhurst University in Kansas City. From the late 70s through 1984, Hal attended the Summervail Art Workshop in Minturn, Colorado where he taught Children's Art, was a student assistant and then co-Manager of the Summervail Workshop Gallery and the Lithography Studio Manager. He had extreme skill in printmaking and was the perfectionist printing technician for a huge range of artists that came to make prints. Artists in other disciplines like glass or metalwork, painting and sculpture were sometimes given a chance to design and produce a print but could never have done it without Hal leading the way and executing the process with their oversight and his mentoring. Hal returned to graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis where he graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Lithography in 1988. This led to a teaching position at the University of Wisconsin - Madison where he also worked with the fine arts press, Tandem Press. In 1991, Hal returned to teach computer graphic design at Washington University in St. Louis which led to a job in 1994 as a systems administrator for the advertising firm TBWA-Chiat Day. Hal returned to Ottawa in 1997 and began working at the Ottawa Public Library shortly afterward. He was the Systems Librarian there until his retirement in 2010. While in Ottawa, Hal became involved with Kiwanis and served three terms as President. He worked with Kiwanis to support many organizations in Ottawa and Franklin County. He also was involved with his childhood church, First Baptist and served briefly on the church council. He loved nature and took great pleasure in feeding and identifying all the birds and animals at his home. Hal was known for his sincere patience and his ability to work with a wide variety of personalities in everything he did. He had a wry and ironic sense of humor and loved learning. Hal also loved to teach. Described as a mentor by many of his friends, Hal loved to help others succeed and took great joy in the process. An accomplished musician, Hal played the guitar, bass, piano, organ, banjo and mandolin. He loved to play music with his friends and even started a band in his parents' basement that continued to play through his High School 30th reunion. Hal was preceded by in death by his father and grandparents. He is survived by his mother, Mary Evelyn Bundy of Ottawa, KS; his sister, Gina (Bundy) Minks and her husband Michael of Austin, TX; and cousins. To celebrate Hal's life, services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, 325 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday before the service hour at the funeral home. Contributions to Ottawa Public Library, First Baptist Church, and Hal E. Bundy Scholarship Fund at Baker University and may be sent to Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 14, Ottawa, KS 66067. Condolences to the family may be sent through www.lamb-roberts.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Hal E. Bundy please visit our Sympathy Store.

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