Terry Weiterman

With every last hair in place, signature grin displayed proudly, and his favorite white buffalo pipe perched in the corner of his mouth Terry Wayne Weiterman of Lenexa, Kansas played his final round of golf, caught one last fish and went home to be with God on Friday, September 20th, 2024 surrounded by his loved ones. Terry was 77.

Terry was born, July 31st, 1947 to Walter Dee Weiterman and Monzelle Mihlhauser in Brookfield, Missouri. On August 30th, 1975 Terry married his JC Penney’s sweetheart Roxie Gardner. Together they raised two wonderful children, son Matthew Wayne and daughter Molly Beth. Terry and Roxie were also proud grandparents to five grandchildren, Justin, Nathan, Nicolas, Abigail, and Mia, and three great-grandchildren Quenton, Benjamin and Jaxon.

Terry spent 35 years in outside sales for Associated Bearings (later Applied Industrial Technologies). His job was one that he loved doing and his customers deeply appreciated. Terry was very dedicated to providing his customers with a quick turnaround and professional service. If you ever wanted to know anything about a bearing, electric motor, pulley, or drive belt--Terry was your one stop shop. Terry knew his product lines like the back of his hand and if there was something that he did not know, you would find him in his office studying to find the answer. I always enjoyed stopping by his office and checking out his latest samples and swag that he had acquired from his devout customers. It was never hard to tell if Terry was working in his office. The sweet smell of Outrigger pipe tobacco would greet you before you ever opened the door. The same was true for following him on the highway, you could smell his tobacco ten cars back. I asked him once if his tobacco tasted good, he replied by saying that Outrigger was the only tobacco that tasted as good as it smelled. To this day it is still one of my favorite scents.

Away from work, Terry was a lot of things to a lot of people. To Roxie he was a devoted husband, and together they selflessly raised their kids, meticulously maintained their home with Terry’s perfectly mowed grass, and fearlessly weathered the inevitable storms of life. To his kids, Matt and Molly, he was the ultimate soccer dad, traveling all over the US for their premier league games and tournaments. To his neighbors, he was always friendly and happy to lend a hand. To his friends, coworkers, and customers, he was always ready to play a round of golf or wet a line at the local fishing hole. Terry was also a very devoted doggy dad, never missing a walk or forgetting about treat time.

One of Terry’s proudest achievements in life was Scout Troop 247 that he helped to start with fellow fathers Doug Ross and Terry Masters. With little in the way of resources, Terry, Doug, and Terry were able to grow this tiny start up into a highly successful troop of 50+ boys and well over a dozen other leaders. In fact, the troop is still going strong some 30 years later. Terry was many things in the troop, but most notably he was the advancement chair, a tedious and time-consuming position that required copious amounts of bookkeeping and inventory at home as well as at meetings. To me he was an all-time favorite leader that all the boys and leaders wanted to spend as much time with as possible. Terry had a gravitational pull that I am sure he did not understand, but it was real. It was his calm, non-judgmental presence that had young and old men alike lining up for advice, or just a bit of encouragement and a pat on the back. He was also the one leader that was the most in touch with his inner kid and always wanted to be the one to catch the first fish on our Bennett Springs and Roaring River camping trips.

It goes with out saying that Terry was something unique to everyone lucky enough to have known him. I am not sure that Terry would have understood this sentiment and would have insisted that it was he who was the lucky one (He would have been wrong).

Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Dee and Monzelle Weiterman, and sister Sandra Kay Railsback. He is survived by his wife Roxie, his son Matthew (Jill) Weiterman, daughter Molly (Scott) Holcom; brother Ron (Lana) Weiterman; five grandchildren, Justin Noel, Nathan Noel, Nicolas Noel, Abigail Holcom and Mia Holcom; and three great grandchildren Quenton, Benjamin, and Jaxon Noel. And also his many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.

-Jason Cooke

Services will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024 with a visitation from 8:30-9:30am, and a funeral service at 9:30am, all at the Amos Family Funeral Home in Shawnee, KS. Terry will be laid to rest at Johnson County Memorial Gardens following the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Boy Scout Troop 247.