Robert Thomas Baty

Robert Thomas Baty, 62, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.

Robert was born May 8, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, to Lawrence and Rebecca (Morrison) Baty. He was a 1966 graduate of Kelly High School in Chicago. He attended Southern Illinois University.

Robert married Dolores Cieler on July 6, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois. Robert and his family moved to Shawnee, Kansas, in 1979 and started Aircorp Inc. where he became known as "The Fan Man". Robert recently took on a new venture and started Victor's Chicago Pizza in Lenexa, Kansas.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores; three sons, Robert Baty, Jr. and his wife, Diane, Overland Park, Kansas, Richard Baty and wife, Jennifer and Anthony Baty all of Shawnee, Kansas; grandchildren, Emma and Samuel Baty and Kelsey and Brendan Flaherty; two brothers, Lawrence Baty, West Frankfort, Illinois and Orville Baty, Sesser, Illinois; and many other family and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66212 or the American Diabetes Association, 10580 Barkley, Suite 400, Overland Park, Kansas 66212.

Memorial Service

Memorial services will be 3:00 pm, Monday, January 24, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.