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198. Roy Frederick7 Busdiecker (Frederick6, Mary E5, Johann Gerhard4 Bussdieker, Herman Heinrich3 Buschdiecker, Johann Ernst Heinrich2, Anton Caspar1 Bussdiecker) (#1138) was born July 25, 1912. Roy died August 9, 1985 at 73 years of age. His body was interred August 14, 1985.(146) He married Adelaide Lillian Linder September 3, 1935. (Adelaide Lillian Linder is #1139.) Adelaide was born February 26, 1912. Adelaide was the daughter of Albert Linder and Lillie Giedinghagen. Adelaide died February 16, 1989 at 76 years of age. Her body was interred February 21, 1989.(147) Roy's occupation: Buyer. At 26 years of age Roy became the father of Roy Frederick Jr Busdiecker April 1, 1939. At 31 years of age Roy became the father of Albert Daniel Busdiecker May 5, 1944. Roy Sr remembered his grandfather Barthel Ebner, who lived with the family when Roy was small. The fact that Barthel was a brewer was not mentioned to Roy Jr until later in life during a discussion of genealogy. He attributed this to the fact that Roy Sr and wife Adelaide were strong teetotalers. Roy Sr mentioned having been teased as a boy because of his ears. One of the other children told him that he looked "like a taxicab going down the street with its doors open." He also described his mother Anna's embarrassment at a situation which arose from his misbehavior. He had either run away or been gone too long and too often, which led his mother to tether him to the railing on the front porch. While he was thus restrained, the house was visited by Roman Catholic nuns who were going from house to house. They apparently were not convinced that the restriction was because of the misbehavior, but rather as a convenience for his mother. His first regular job was as a thread salesman for Max Pollack Company. He mentioned that his boss there had as a lifetime ambition reaching the lofty state of earning ten thousand dollars a year (that would have been in the early 1930's ... probably the equivalent of $80,000 to $100,000 in 1990 dollars. When he was 27, Roy Sr finally completed a correspondence course which led to his commission as a second lieutenant in the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1939. He credits with making a major difference for the better in the rest of his life. He was assigned to the Kansas City, Missouri, Quartermaster Depot in 1941. The commander, Colonel (later Major General) Blake, had a policy of "up or out", and many were shipped out (including Robert E. Simon, co- developer of Reston, VA ... the RES came from his initials, the TON from the initials of the other developer). Roy received several promotions in six-month to one-year intervals, reaching the grade of lieutenant colonel in 1943. That rate of advancement was unusual for one whose duty was confined to the United States, much less a single duty location. As procurement officer at the depot, he was responsible for the purchase of millions of dollars of equipment, much of it sporting goods, for the Army. LtCol QMC, US Army Reserve (active duty 1939-45) At the end of World War II, Roy left active duty but retained his commision in the reserves. Through correspondence study and annual active duty stints of two weeks' duration, he completed twenty years service and qualified for retirement at age 60. The stipend he received from that point on seemed to him to be extraordinarily generous, and contributed to relative well-being in his retirement years. After his Army career, Roy joined Katz Drug Company where he was a buyer for sporting goods and housewares. About ten years later he moved to Western Auto Supply Company where he served as special assistant to the president, Division manager first in Wichita, KS, then in Saint Louis, MO, and finally as bicycle buyer. Roy Sr was active in church, serving as Deacon, Sunday School teacher, and other positions, including Church Moderator, over many years. For most of his adult life he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kansas City, Missouri (first Linwood Boulevard at Park Avenue, later Red Bridge Road at Wornall south of the beltway). He shared his father's love of and dedication to family. Roy's sister Dorothy related the following information in October 1988 while visiting Roy Jr and wife Janice. "At age 9-10, Roy had a jerk in his head every several steps. He was treated by a chiropractor, and the condition cleared. The family lived on Salinas when Roy and Dorothy were born. They moved from Salinas to Pestalozi St. The family lived in Webb City in 1921-22. They lived on Texas Avenue when Roy and Adelaide were married and when Dorothy and Jim were married. The elder Busdieckers then moved to 3238 MacDonald [where Roy Jr remembers visiting as a child, including once when he was very young falling down inside the open sleep-sofa! ...rfb]. Father Fred brought home sticks from the cigar box factory, which Roy sold as tomato sticks to make money for school picnics. While living in Webb City, Roy was playing in a field and saw a cow having a calf. Dorothy remembers his running home all excited and saying, "Mom, guess what I saw!" Roy died of a sudden heart attack on August 9, 1985, just one week before he and Adelaide were to have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The family gathered at the time they had planned, but not for the happy celebration they had anticipated. Roy was buried with military honors at Leavenworth National Cemetary. Roy Jr attended in his Army Colonel's uniform. Adelaide was laid to rest in the same gravesite several years later, in February 1989. She had told the family not to be sad when she went, because she would be happier when she rejoined him. Leavenworth National Cemetary is located in the town of Leaven- worth outside the Leavenworth Army post. From Kansas route (7?) (10?) (main approach from the south) headed north, turn off to the right just past a Ford agency. The cemetary entrance is the second turnoff to the left. Through the gate bear right and take the second left turn. Wind uphill past an old, small stone building where the road curves to the right and slightly downhill. About a hundred yards further on, look off the the left about a hundred yards and see a section of headstones flush with the ground (most others are upright). The gravesite is about 20 rows up from the bottom of the hill, about five sites away from the edge nearest the road. It is designated Section 45, Row 23, Site 19. Those numbers are engraved on the headstones, making it fairly easy to locate the site. Roy Frederick Busdiecker and Adelaide Lillian Linder had the following children:
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