Richard L. Serrano, age 80, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away on October 17 th, 2026. Richard

was born in Greeley, Colorado, to Josie Chavez Serrano and Gilder Louis Serrano.

Richard is survived by his wife, partner, and best friend, Susan. His children: Matthew Serrano and

his wife Jill Serrano, Mario Serrano, and Gina Serrano. Grandchildren: Paydon Serrano, Hadley

Serrano, Dominic and his wife Kaci Serrano, Emma Serrano, and Sophia Serrano.

Richard was preceded in death by his sister Linda Sterling and brother Martin Serrano. He leaves

behind his sisters: Gilda Streeter, Kathy Osborne, Monica Burton, Cindy Colborne, and brothers:

Michael Serrano, Chris Serrano, and Vincent Serrano. Richard has many cousins, nieces, nephews, 

and two aunts (Connie and Frances).

After graduating from Bishop Ward High School, he was recruited for his drafting skills to work for

the city of Kansas City, Kansas’ Engineering Department. He was an excellent “draftsman” and

certified as an Engineering Technician through NICET. He worked his way up to assistant city

engineer in the late sixties to mid-seventies.

Richard was a master furniture restorer. He started, co-owned, and operated The Furniture Stripping

Company in North Kansas City. He was an artist and painted many pictures of trees, flowers,

turtles, horses, and used other mediums to show off his artistic craft. Most notably is his artwork

called “The Audience,” made of painted cylinder sponges positioned perfectly around “the speaker.”

Richard was a design engineer. He designed and patented the Serrano Tri–Sled and the Batting

Wheel. He has two registered copyrights supporting his adventures into our universe. He

remodeled and built McDonald’s restaurants in Missouri. He was a project manager on many

construction jobs in Texas and the Navajo Reservation. He also was the engineering manager at

Garsite, Inc. He retired from Westside Housing Organization (a non-profit) as construction manager.

He built a lake house at Table Rock Lake, where family and friends spent many summers,

swimming, boating, fishing, listening to music, telling stories, and playing darts. He missed his

horses and the farm he once owned. Richard and Susan were past members of the Corvette Club

of Kansas City (CCKC); they had fun together meeting up with the club in “OL YELLR.” Richard’s

C6 won 2 nd place in the CCKC - City market/River market Corvette show in 2007.

Dad looked forward to the lunches with his son at their favorite lunch “spots.” He held a special place

in his heart for his children.

Papa Richard enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports: basketball, softball, soccer, and

bowling with them too! He was excited to watch his granddaughter’s ballet performance in the

Nutcracker last year and talking with his grandson about trucks, tractors, and such!

A funeral mass will be celebrated with family on October 30, 2026, 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s

Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas, with Fr. Mark Mertes presiding. Final resting place will be at

the Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to St.

Jude Children's Hospital, https://stjude.org, or to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church,

https://stpatrickkck.org.