Jack Eugene Beauchamp,
Buffalo farmer, public leader dies
By The Herald Staff
The man who loved the buffalo, Jack Beauchamp, died at 75 at his rural Ottawa home at the Shadeland Stock Farm.
"He loved to talk about native Americans and he loved to talk about what he called 'that magnificent beast' -- the buffalo," Almeda Edwards, who served on the Ottawa school board with Beauchamp and was a fellow member of the Franklin County Farm Bureau, said. "That probably is how he would want to be remembered."
His interest in buffalo led him to be one of the pioneers of "agritourism," in the county, she said. Shadeland Stock Farm staged tours of the buffalo and tourism activities and the ranch sold a variety of buffalo merchandise, she said.
Beauchamp and his wife Lyndell were always enthusiastic in welcoming visitors and showing them and telling about the buffalo, she said.
"His buffalo were always a big draw," Juanita Peckham, Rantoul, who with her husband Harry are also early agritourism pioneers, said.
Recently, as his health failed, his beloved buffaloes escaped the ranch and neighbors worked together to round them up.
Over the years, Beauchamp served in a variety of elected and public positions, including as a state legislator, president on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Ottawa school board member, a member of the Ottawa Recreation Commission and the Kansas State Fair Board.
Most recently, he was a member of the Franklin County Planning Commission.
"He always gave it great study," Peckham, who was a planner at the same time, said. "He always did what was right for the county and not necessarily for individuals ... The county has lost a great man."
Beauchamp was a member of the Richter United Methodist Church; the board of directors at Camp Chippewa, the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
**From the Ottawa Herald, Sept. 21, 2007**
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Jack Eugene Beauchamp was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Ted and Opal (Fowler) Beauchamp. As a youth Jack moved to Lane, and later to the Appanoose Community. He graduated from Appanoose High School in 1950. He attended Kansas State University majoring in Animal Husbandry and the University of Kansas majoring in pre-engineering.
On Aug. 23, 1953, he was united in marriage to Lyndell J. Staadt in Richter, Kansas. They shared more than 54 years of marriage. Their union was blessed with three children.
He served our country in the United States Army from 1954-55. He was a life-time farmer and stockman. He served as President on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Kansas State Fair Board, he represented District 14 in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1987-88. For the past 20 years he has raised bison and shared his appreciation and knowledge of bison through local and international tours on the Shadeland Stock Farm west of Ottawa. Jack was a member of the Kansas and the National Bison Associations.
Jack was a member and active participant of the Richter United Methodist Church; he served on the board of directors at Camp Chippewa and Committee of Native American Ministries. He enjoyed serving on the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, USD 290 Board of Education, Ottawa area Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County Planning and Building Committee, Ottawa Recreation Commission. He also coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
Jack was a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather who devoted his time to his family and to the community. He was a conservationist who enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing with friends and especially his grandchildren. He instilled the value of higher education with his family and our local community.
He is survived by his wife, Lyndell of the home; his children, Jacque Carlson and her husband Rick of Ottawa, Gene Beauchamp and his wife Stephanie of Pomona, Keenan Beauchamp and his wife Denise of Cincinnati, Ohio; four siblings, Ret. Col. Glen Beauchamp and his wife Judith of Dumfries, Va., Dr. James Beauchamp and his wife Kay of Orinda, Calif., Betty Dennett and her husband Kenneth of Valley Center, and Dr. Gary Beauchamp and his wife Carolyn of Prairie Village; ten grandchildren, Mindy Nicholson and her husband Derek, Ryan Carlson and his wife Robbie, Jenni Phillips and her husband Patrick, Ted Beauchamp, Andy Beauchamp, Claire Beauchamp, Kimmi Beauchamp, Elise Beauchamp, Matthew Beauchamp and Lucy Beauchamp; and a great-granddaughter, Mamie Phillips; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Beauchamp was preceded in death by his parents.
Buffalo farmer, public leader dies
By The Herald Staff
The man who loved the buffalo, Jack Beauchamp, died at 75 at his rural Ottawa home at the Shadeland Stock Farm.
"He loved to talk about native Americans and he loved to talk about what he called 'that magnificent beast' -- the buffalo," Almeda Edwards, who served on the Ottawa school board with Beauchamp and was a fellow member of the Franklin County Farm Bureau, said. "That probably is how he would want to be remembered."
His interest in buffalo led him to be one of the pioneers of "agritourism," in the county, she said. Shadeland Stock Farm staged tours of the buffalo and tourism activities and the ranch sold a variety of buffalo merchandise, she said.
Beauchamp and his wife Lyndell were always enthusiastic in welcoming visitors and showing them and telling about the buffalo, she said.
"His buffalo were always a big draw," Juanita Peckham, Rantoul, who with her husband Harry are also early agritourism pioneers, said.
Recently, as his health failed, his beloved buffaloes escaped the ranch and neighbors worked together to round them up.
Over the years, Beauchamp served in a variety of elected and public positions, including as a state legislator, president on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Ottawa school board member, a member of the Ottawa Recreation Commission and the Kansas State Fair Board.
Most recently, he was a member of the Franklin County Planning Commission.
"He always gave it great study," Peckham, who was a planner at the same time, said. "He always did what was right for the county and not necessarily for individuals ... The county has lost a great man."
Beauchamp was a member of the Richter United Methodist Church; the board of directors at Camp Chippewa, the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
**From the Ottawa Herald, Sept. 21, 2007**
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Jack Eugene Beauchamp was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Ted and Opal (Fowler) Beauchamp. As a youth Jack moved to Lane, and later to the Appanoose Community. He graduated from Appanoose High School in 1950. He attended Kansas State University majoring in Animal Husbandry and the University of Kansas majoring in pre-engineering.
On Aug. 23, 1953, he was united in marriage to Lyndell J. Staadt in Richter, Kansas. They shared more than 54 years of marriage. Their union was blessed with three children.
He served our country in the United States Army from 1954-55. He was a life-time farmer and stockman. He served as President on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Kansas State Fair Board, he represented District 14 in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1987-88. For the past 20 years he has raised bison and shared his appreciation and knowledge of bison through local and international tours on the Shadeland Stock Farm west of Ottawa. Jack was a member of the Kansas and the National Bison Associations.
Jack was a member and active participant of the Richter United Methodist Church; he served on the board of directors at Camp Chippewa and Committee of Native American Ministries. He enjoyed serving on the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, USD 290 Board of Education, Ottawa area Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County Planning and Building Committee, Ottawa Recreation Commission. He also coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
Jack was a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather who devoted his time to his family and to the community. He was a conservationist who enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing with friends and especially his grandchildren. He instilled the value of higher education with his family and our local community.
He is survived by his wife, Lyndell of the home; his children, Jacque Carlson and her husband Rick of Ottawa, Gene Beauchamp and his wife Stephanie of Pomona, Keenan Beauchamp and his wife Denise of Cincinnati, Ohio; four siblings, Ret. Col. Glen Beauchamp and his wife Judith of Dumfries, Va., Dr. James Beauchamp and his wife Kay of Orinda, Calif., Betty Dennett and her husband Kenneth of Valley Center, and Dr. Gary Beauchamp and his wife Carolyn of Prairie Village; ten grandchildren, Mindy Nicholson and her husband Derek, Ryan Carlson and his wife Robbie, Jenni Phillips and her husband Patrick, Ted Beauchamp, Andy Beauchamp, Claire Beauchamp, Kimmi Beauchamp, Elise Beauchamp, Matthew Beauchamp and Lucy Beauchamp; and a great-granddaughter, Mamie Phillips; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Beauchamp was preceded in death by his parents.
Jack Eugene Beauchamp,
Buffalo farmer, public leader dies
By The Herald Staff
The man who loved the buffalo, Jack Beauchamp, died at 75 at his rural Ottawa home at the Shadeland Stock Farm.
"He loved to talk about native Americans and he loved to talk about what he called 'that magnificent beast' -- the buffalo," Almeda Edwards, who served on the Ottawa school board with Beauchamp and was a fellow member of the Franklin County Farm Bureau, said. "That probably is how he would want to be remembered."
His interest in buffalo led him to be one of the pioneers of "agritourism," in the county, she said. Shadeland Stock Farm staged tours of the buffalo and tourism activities and the ranch sold a variety of buffalo merchandise, she said.
Beauchamp and his wife Lyndell were always enthusiastic in welcoming visitors and showing them and telling about the buffalo, she said.
"His buffalo were always a big draw," Juanita Peckham, Rantoul, who with her husband Harry are also early agritourism pioneers, said.
Recently, as his health failed, his beloved buffaloes escaped the ranch and neighbors worked together to round them up.
Over the years, Beauchamp served in a variety of elected and public positions, including as a state legislator, president on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Ottawa school board member, a member of the Ottawa Recreation Commission and the Kansas State Fair Board.
Most recently, he was a member of the Franklin County Planning Commission.
"He always gave it great study," Peckham, who was a planner at the same time, said. "He always did what was right for the county and not necessarily for individuals ... The county has lost a great man."
Beauchamp was a member of the Richter United Methodist Church; the board of directors at Camp Chippewa, the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
**From the Ottawa Herald, Sept. 21, 2007**
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Jack Eugene Beauchamp was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Ted and Opal (Fowler) Beauchamp. As a youth Jack moved to Lane, and later to the Appanoose Community. He graduated from Appanoose High School in 1950. He attended Kansas State University majoring in Animal Husbandry and the University of Kansas majoring in pre-engineering.
On Aug. 23, 1953, he was united in marriage to Lyndell J. Staadt in Richter, Kansas. They shared more than 54 years of marriage. Their union was blessed with three children.
He served our country in the United States Army from 1954-55. He was a life-time farmer and stockman. He served as President on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Kansas State Fair Board, he represented District 14 in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1987-88. For the past 20 years he has raised bison and shared his appreciation and knowledge of bison through local and international tours on the Shadeland Stock Farm west of Ottawa. Jack was a member of the Kansas and the National Bison Associations.
Jack was a member and active participant of the Richter United Methodist Church; he served on the board of directors at Camp Chippewa and Committee of Native American Ministries. He enjoyed serving on the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, USD 290 Board of Education, Ottawa area Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County Planning and Building Committee, Ottawa Recreation Commission. He also coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
Jack was a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather who devoted his time to his family and to the community. He was a conservationist who enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing with friends and especially his grandchildren. He instilled the value of higher education with his family and our local community.
He is survived by his wife, Lyndell of the home; his children, Jacque Carlson and her husband Rick of Ottawa, Gene Beauchamp and his wife Stephanie of Pomona, Keenan Beauchamp and his wife Denise of Cincinnati, Ohio; four siblings, Ret. Col. Glen Beauchamp and his wife Judith of Dumfries, Va., Dr. James Beauchamp and his wife Kay of Orinda, Calif., Betty Dennett and her husband Kenneth of Valley Center, and Dr. Gary Beauchamp and his wife Carolyn of Prairie Village; ten grandchildren, Mindy Nicholson and her husband Derek, Ryan Carlson and his wife Robbie, Jenni Phillips and her husband Patrick, Ted Beauchamp, Andy Beauchamp, Claire Beauchamp, Kimmi Beauchamp, Elise Beauchamp, Matthew Beauchamp and Lucy Beauchamp; and a great-granddaughter, Mamie Phillips; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Beauchamp was preceded in death by his parents.
Buffalo farmer, public leader dies
By The Herald Staff
The man who loved the buffalo, Jack Beauchamp, died at 75 at his rural Ottawa home at the Shadeland Stock Farm.
"He loved to talk about native Americans and he loved to talk about what he called 'that magnificent beast' -- the buffalo," Almeda Edwards, who served on the Ottawa school board with Beauchamp and was a fellow member of the Franklin County Farm Bureau, said. "That probably is how he would want to be remembered."
His interest in buffalo led him to be one of the pioneers of "agritourism," in the county, she said. Shadeland Stock Farm staged tours of the buffalo and tourism activities and the ranch sold a variety of buffalo merchandise, she said.
Beauchamp and his wife Lyndell were always enthusiastic in welcoming visitors and showing them and telling about the buffalo, she said.
"His buffalo were always a big draw," Juanita Peckham, Rantoul, who with her husband Harry are also early agritourism pioneers, said.
Recently, as his health failed, his beloved buffaloes escaped the ranch and neighbors worked together to round them up.
Over the years, Beauchamp served in a variety of elected and public positions, including as a state legislator, president on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Ottawa school board member, a member of the Ottawa Recreation Commission and the Kansas State Fair Board.
Most recently, he was a member of the Franklin County Planning Commission.
"He always gave it great study," Peckham, who was a planner at the same time, said. "He always did what was right for the county and not necessarily for individuals ... The county has lost a great man."
Beauchamp was a member of the Richter United Methodist Church; the board of directors at Camp Chippewa, the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
**From the Ottawa Herald, Sept. 21, 2007**
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Jack Eugene Beauchamp was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Ted and Opal (Fowler) Beauchamp. As a youth Jack moved to Lane, and later to the Appanoose Community. He graduated from Appanoose High School in 1950. He attended Kansas State University majoring in Animal Husbandry and the University of Kansas majoring in pre-engineering.
On Aug. 23, 1953, he was united in marriage to Lyndell J. Staadt in Richter, Kansas. They shared more than 54 years of marriage. Their union was blessed with three children.
He served our country in the United States Army from 1954-55. He was a life-time farmer and stockman. He served as President on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Kansas State Fair Board, he represented District 14 in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1987-88. For the past 20 years he has raised bison and shared his appreciation and knowledge of bison through local and international tours on the Shadeland Stock Farm west of Ottawa. Jack was a member of the Kansas and the National Bison Associations.
Jack was a member and active participant of the Richter United Methodist Church; he served on the board of directors at Camp Chippewa and Committee of Native American Ministries. He enjoyed serving on the Franklin County Farm Bureau, Extension Council, Franklin County Historical Society, USD 290 Board of Education, Ottawa area Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County Planning and Building Committee, Ottawa Recreation Commission. He also coached Babe Ruth Baseball for many years.
Jack was a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather who devoted his time to his family and to the community. He was a conservationist who enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing with friends and especially his grandchildren. He instilled the value of higher education with his family and our local community.
He is survived by his wife, Lyndell of the home; his children, Jacque Carlson and her husband Rick of Ottawa, Gene Beauchamp and his wife Stephanie of Pomona, Keenan Beauchamp and his wife Denise of Cincinnati, Ohio; four siblings, Ret. Col. Glen Beauchamp and his wife Judith of Dumfries, Va., Dr. James Beauchamp and his wife Kay of Orinda, Calif., Betty Dennett and her husband Kenneth of Valley Center, and Dr. Gary Beauchamp and his wife Carolyn of Prairie Village; ten grandchildren, Mindy Nicholson and her husband Derek, Ryan Carlson and his wife Robbie, Jenni Phillips and her husband Patrick, Ted Beauchamp, Andy Beauchamp, Claire Beauchamp, Kimmi Beauchamp, Elise Beauchamp, Matthew Beauchamp and Lucy Beauchamp; and a great-granddaughter, Mamie Phillips; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Beauchamp was preceded in death by his parents.
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