Olen Monsees was highly admired and respected in the area real estate industry.
By KEVIN COLLISON
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
Updated: 2012-09-25T01:42:12Z
Olen Monsees, a respected leader in the Kansas City real estate industry for many years, died Saturday after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 72.
A memorial service for Monsees, who had been president of Karbank Real Estate Co. since 1984, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John?s United Methodist Church, 6900 Ward Parkway in Kansas City. A statement from the Karbank firm described Monsees, who started at the company in 1969, as an iconic figure who distinguished himself for his ?plainspoken wisdom, his quiet dignity and his low-keyed manner that engendered deep loyalty among his clients, friends and colleagues.?Steve Karbank, chairman of the company, described Monsees as an ?extraordinary man.??He was my father?s partner and then my partner for many years,? he said. ?He?d been sick with cancer for the past year, but he totally struck me as a kind of guy who?d live to be 100 years old. He was in great health until one unexpected day.?Barney Karbank, the founder of the firm, died in 2005.Among the many projects Monsees worked on during his career at Karbank was the land acquisition for the Truman Sports Complex, the first cellular tower network in the Kansas City area, and an intermodal rail and trucking hub for Norfolk Southern Railway.Karbank Real Estate is one of the area?s larger commercial property managers.Monsees had bachelor?s and master?s degrees from the University of Missouri. He was a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and was former president of its Western Missouri-Kansas Chapter and national district vice president for the organization.He also was a member of the Kansas City Area Development Council, past president of the Northeast Industrial Association, CORFAC International board member and First Federal Bank board member.?Olen Monsees was the gold standard by which all real estate brokers should be measured,? Steve Karbank said. ?Interestingly, I think any broker who worked on deals with him would agree, no matter which real estate company those other brokers were associated.?To reach Kevin Collison, call 816-234-4289 or send email to kcollison@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter at kckansascity.
Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/24/3831862/memorial-service-for-olen-monsees.html
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