Kendall P. Kucera age 68 of Independence Missouri passed away early Monday morning, December 28, 2020 from complications due to cancer.  Kendall had recently moved back to the Kansas City area from Longmont, Colorado where he had lived for several years.  He was a self-employed house painter and was a very talented wall and ceiling texture repair expert. Kendal was a humorous and kind man, the kind of man I would think of when hearing the Billy Joel quote “quick with a joke or to light up your smoke”.  He was born in the Chicago area, attended school in the St Louis area, and lived in the metro areas of Kansas City, Austin TX, Denver and Longmont for most of his life.  He is survived by his son Jason Kucera and his sister Winnie Knoepker