Galen Ray Huffman, 78, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away on August 6, 2018, surrounded by family.

Galen was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri on July 5, 1940. He graduated from Benton High School in 1958, the same year he set a new Missouri high school record of 12'9 1/4" in the pole vault. He later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Arts with a minor in Science from McPherson College. While there, he set a new McPherson College record of 13'10" in the pole vault, a record that stood for a decade.  Galen was married to Karen Stoner on August 28, 1960. They were married 58 years.

Galen taught high school and coached at Oakley, KS, and Quinter, KS for four years, and worked as a standardization engineer for New Holland Industries for a year. He later worked 15 years for Quinstar, first as a design engineer and later as a sales rep. In 1989 he founded his own business, Formation Plastics which has thrived for thirty years.

He enjoyed athletics, including football, pole vaulting, diving, and gymnastics. He enjoyed building model airplanes, fishing, woodworking, and sitting on the front porch swing overlooking Big Creek. He was also actively involved in the Quinter Church of the Brethren, serving as a Sunday school teacher and deacon for many years. He also served for over 40 years on the executive board of Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas and numerous state manufacturers' advisory boards.

Galen is survived by his wife Karen, five children, Jana (David) Pote, Wichita; Scott (Carolyn) Huffman, Lawrence;  Eric Huffman, Hays;  Penny Callantine, Quinter; and Jeff (Shawna) Huffman, Lawrence; twelve grandchildren, Jordan Pote, Joshua Pote, Jacob Pote, Courtney Summers, Jessica Sharpe, Alexis Luinstra, Garrett Luinstra, Tim Huffman, Patrick Huffman, Stephen Huffman, Matthew Callantine, and Audrey Callantine, two great-grandchildren Tenley Pote and Beckett Pote, and nephews Dan Crist and Kevin Crist.

Galen is preceded in death by his father, Galen Raymond Huffman, his mother Dorothy Ellen Huffman, and his sister Carol Crist.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at the Church of the Brethren, Quinter, KS.  Burial will follow the service in the Baker Township Cemetery.

Visitation and viewing will be Friday evening, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, Quinter.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Project Rose at Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas and may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS

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