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Hans Ingmar Johansson

With great sadness, the Johansson family announces the unexpected passing of Hans Ingmar Johansson on October 5th, 2020.


Beloved husband to Barbara and proud father to Lars (Dorinda), Krister (Katarina), and Anders (Sandra), proud grandfather to Lars-Eric, Jack, Mia, Matteus, Natalia, Kyria, and Marcus.  


Hans was 19 when he emigrated from Sweden to New York. Alone, on his first day in America, he walked into a jazz club and came across a saxophone player on stage, it was Charlie Parker, and it was 1955. This day set a precedent to a life filled with adventure.


Hans was a metallurgical engineer and an old school gentleman. He enjoyed his work and was fond of all his colleagues, especially Helge Aasen, and Fransiscus Prince.  
Fluent in English, French, Swedish, and Norwegian. He loved to look the part, dressed to the nines whenever possible.


His work would enable him to travel the world throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and back home to Sweden, as often as he could.
 


His cultivated passions were immense; he was a triathlete, a rally car navigator, bicycled through Kansas, and Portugal. He loved a good hockey game or special dinner with his wife Barbara at Chez L'Ami Jean in Paris.

 

In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to the Humane Society of Greater KC. Due to the unfortunate circumstances related to COVID-19 a celebration of life will be determined at a later date.    
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Alistair Sloan Oct 12, 2020

Friend of the family ,Bellevue ,Washington

So sorry to hear of Hans' passing. He was a character and strong spirit. My enduring memory of Hans was the incredible shape he kept himself in later in life. A love of sport is forever and Hans embodied that ethos. He was foundational to the beginning of the Niagara Pioneer Soccer League and, every World Cup, could always be counted on to give the Swedish football perspective. From the Sloan family, Rest in Peace Hans.

Chrystal Brim Oct 21, 2020

friend of Barbara since Topeka High School days ,TOPEKA ,Kansas

Barbara and Family, My sympathy goes out to all of you, today and in the days to come. I'm sure Hans enriched all of your lives and that he will live on, with your fond memories of a special person. Bless you, all.

Roger C. Urquhart Jan 04, 2021

Friend ,L'Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada

I am sad to learn of Hans sudden passing. My heart felt condolences to Barbara and the Johansson family. Hans & I worked together in the ferro-alloy industry. Many conferences together, often enjoying a casual dinner. We would bring our running shoes to the conference & have a run before breakfast. The joke that we often shared went back to 1978 when in Chambly near Montreal, where he lived at the time, we ran a 10 km race. It was down one side of the canal to the mill at the end then back the other side to the start/finish line. We left together but I was younger/faster then so eventually he dropped back. When I finally arrived at the finish line there was Hans smiling to greet me! "You could have at least waved at me when you passed me I said"! He laughed as he admitted that he had taken a short-cut across one of the locks. Rest in peace Hans.

Michael Yakimo May 10, 2022

Friend ,La Jolla ,California

Just found about Hans’ passing. Good friends at one time. A good man. Belated condolences to Barbara and his family. Mike and Candy Yakimo