TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 1975

Robert Eddy French

In Memory
02/06/1957 to 02/13/2015

1975

What we keep in memory 
is ours unchanged forever.
Gone, but not forgotten.

 

Eddy French, 58, a resident of Independence, Mo., passed away February 13, 2015. He was born February 6, 1957 in Kansas City, Mo. He graduated from Truman High School in Independence, Mo. in 1975.

Eddy was a gentle soul with a heart of gold who always had a smile on his face. He loved fast cars, Harleys and playing his guitar. He will be deeply missed.

He is survived by his father, Bob French, who is suffering from the final stages of Alzheimer’s and currently residing in a nursing facility in West Plains Mo., his mother, Dolores French of Koshkonong Mo., his niece Tami French-Rellihan and 3 great nieces, Brooke Maggio, Rachel Rellihan and Sarah Rellihan.

Eddy was preceded in death by his brother, Don French, who left this life way too soon as well.

Services will be 3:00 pm Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Clary Funeral Home, Thayer, MO with burial in the Redburn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the two (2) following non-profit organizations very close to the family’s heart.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org/ways-to-give/make-a-donation
To donate by mail, send your contribution to:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10005
To make your donation by phone, call: (212) 363-3500 Ext. 2013

Or to the Alzheimer’s Association
http://www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp
National office
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
tel: 312.335.8700
tdd: 312.335.5886
fax: 1.866.699.1246

Make a Donation
www.afsp.org
From: Independence, MO
Visitation:
Funeral: 3pm Monday, February 23, 2015
Clary Funeral Home – Thayer, MO
Burial: Redburn Cemetery – Rover, MO