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Ball, Stanly E.

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Obituary of Ball, Stanly E.

Stan Ball, 80, passed away at home surrounded by his family on April 30, 2012. Stan was born January 22, 1932 in Kensington, Kansas to Homer and Hazel Ball. He graduated from Goodland (KS) High School and graduated from Kansas University in 1958 with an engineering degree. He spent two years in the army serving in Korea. Stan married Sandra Chamberlin in 1958 and then moved to Dallas. He was District Manager of Aerofin until he retired in 1997. Stan loved golf, family road trips, genealogy, and cheering on his beloved Jayhawks. He was a friend of Bill W. for 20 years and greatly enjoyed the many friends he met along the way. He is preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Shari. Stan is survived by his wife of 54 years, Sandy; two daughters, Shani Bentsen (Fred) of Houston and Salli Ball (Beth DeLair) of Madison, Wisconsin; three grandchildren, Emma and Calla Bentsen and Ethan DeLair. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on May 25, 2012 in the Brooks Family Chapel of the North Dallas Funeral Home, 2710 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234. Family will greet friends immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to "New Century Hospice", 4101 McEwen Road, Suite #500, Dallas, Texas 75244 or the Cancer Society. Please sign the guestbook and send condolences to the family on this website.

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  1. Richard Thompson says:

    Stan was a straight forward guy, direct and to the point. He was instrumental in my early sobriety. I shall never forget him.

    Rick T.

    Richard Thompson

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Stan was a straight forward guy, direct and to the point. He was instrumental in my early sobriety. I shall never forget him.

    Rick T.

  2. Sherry Hamic says:

    Dear Sandy, Your husband was a very big part of my recovery and he will be forever in my heart. I was SO mad at him in a meeting one time that I wanted to take him out to the parking lot and punch him out. I, of course, had to call my sponsor about my behavior. She told me to pray for him for 30 days, NOT what I wanted to hear…. However, after the 20th day, I came to love him. Now I’m not saying my sponsor was right, however, I am so glad that I can laugh about it now!

    Bless you and your family with the Grace of God.

    Sherry Hamic (Beavers)

    Sherry Hamic

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Dear Sandy, Your husband was a very big part of my recovery and he will be forever in my heart. I was SO mad at him in a meeting one time that I wanted to take him out to the parking lot and punch him out. I, of course, had to call my sponsor about my behavior. She told me to pray for him for 30 days, NOT what I wanted to hear.... However, after the 20th day, I came to love him. Now I'm not saying my sponsor was right, however, I am so glad that I can laugh about it now!

    Bless you and your family with the Grace of God.

    Sherry Hamic (Beavers)

  3. Fred E Cook says:

    Dear Stan
    I am really going to miss you.
    The golf balls, the corny jokes.
    And just having you as one of
    my best Friends.
    I will miss you!
    Fred C

    Fred E Cook

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Dear Stan
    I am really going to miss you.
    The golf balls, the corny jokes.
    And just having you as one of
    my best Friends.
    I will miss you!
    Fred C

  4. Regina and David Harrison says:

    Stan was one of our favorite people at the Addison Group. He was our favorite curmudgeon; he did not mince words; did not suffer fools gladly; was unpretentious; was kind hearted; loved golf; and stayed in the solution vs. getting mired in the problem. He was a good friend we’re happy to have known.

    We’ll be so glad when Stan “gets to see us again” at the Big Meeting in the Sky…bet it WON’T be a speaker meeting.

    Our condolences to dear Sandy, Stan’s beloved daughters, Shani and Salli, and their families.

    Regina and David Harrison

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Stan was one of our favorite people at the Addison Group. He was our favorite curmudgeon; he did not mince words; did not suffer fools gladly; was unpretentious; was kind hearted; loved golf; and stayed in the solution vs. getting mired in the problem. He was a good friend we're happy to have known.

    We'll be so glad when Stan "gets to see us again" at the Big Meeting in the Sky...bet it WON'T be a speaker meeting.

    Our condolences to dear Sandy, Stan's beloved daughters, Shani and Salli, and their families.

  5. Gale Weber says:

    I will so miss Stan. He was a hug buddy and brought me a flower, faithfully, once a year from his yard. I too am a 20+ year friend of Bill W. and that’s how we met. Sandy, please feel free to call me….even if all you want me to do is listen. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

    Love you,
    Gale

    Gale Weber

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    I will so miss Stan. He was a hug buddy and brought me a flower, faithfully, once a year from his yard. I too am a 20+ year friend of Bill W. and that's how we met. Sandy, please feel free to call me....even if all you want me to do is listen. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

    Love you,
    Gale

  6. Arnold Shelby says:

    Good man, good friend

    Arnold Shelby

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Good man, good friend

  7. Rosemary Pope says:

    I knew Stan from Addison. He was
    an unpretentious man, with a wonderful sense of humor and a loving heart. He will be missed. My prayers are with you at this difficult time. RIP Stan.

    Rosemary Pope

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    I knew Stan from Addison. He was
    an unpretentious man, with a wonderful sense of humor and a loving heart. He will be missed. My prayers are with you at this difficult time. RIP Stan.

  8. Nancy & Mike Proctor says:

    You will be missed dear friend, you have touched so many lives in a positive way. Everyone always knew you were a marshmallow inside that dry wit of yours!

    Sandy, if there is anything we can do for you in the weeks ahead, please let us know. You and your family are in our prayers.

    Nancy & Mike Proctor

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    You will be missed dear friend, you have touched so many lives in a positive way. Everyone always knew you were a marshmallow inside that dry wit of yours!

    Sandy, if there is anything we can do for you in the weeks ahead, please let us know. You and your family are in our prayers.

  9. Bette Tevis says:

    Thank you, Stan.

    Bette Tevis

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Thank you, Stan.

  10. Becky and Bruce DeGrasse says:

    Sandy-
    You and your family remain in are thoughts and prayers. Becky and Bruce

    Becky and Bruce DeGrasse

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Sandy-
    You and your family remain in are thoughts and prayers. Becky and Bruce

  11. Judy Pritchard says:

    I will miss you so much Stan. Great memories at Addison Group. Now you can chair those wonderful meetings in the sky. Rest in peace my dear friend.

    Judy Pritchard

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    I will miss you so much Stan. Great memories at Addison Group. Now you can chair those wonderful meetings in the sky. Rest in peace my dear friend.

  12. Martha Baker says:

    Sandy
    I am so sorry for your loss.
    With Love and Blessings
    Martha Baker

    Martha Baker

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Sandy
    I am so sorry for your loss.
    With Love and Blessings
    Martha Baker

  13. Dorothy Freydberg says:

    Dear Sandy,
    Just saw Stan’s notice in the paper today, but I had heard that
    he was very ill. I feel so sorry
    for you and your family because I
    went through the same loss three
    years ago and I know what it’s like after loving someone for over
    50 years, and then they are gone.
    I will be thinking of you, and I
    want you to know that you are in
    my prayers.
    In loving sympathy,
    Dotty Freydberg

    Dorothy Freydberg

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Dear Sandy,
    Just saw Stan's notice in the paper today, but I had heard that
    he was very ill. I feel so sorry
    for you and your family because I
    went through the same loss three
    years ago and I know what it's like after loving someone for over
    50 years, and then they are gone.
    I will be thinking of you, and I
    want you to know that you are in
    my prayers.
    In loving sympathy,
    Dotty Freydberg

  14. BOB AND BEVERLY DIMMITT says:

    STAN WAS A FRIEND OF BOTH OF US. HE WILL BE MISSED AT THE REUNIONS. I WAS THE CENTER ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS THE QUARTERBACK.

    BOB AND BEVERLY DIMMITT

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    STAN WAS A FRIEND OF BOTH OF US. HE WILL BE MISSED AT THE REUNIONS. I WAS THE CENTER ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS THE QUARTERBACK.

  15. Paul/Nancy Watten says:

    You are all in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. We have so many wonderful memories of your family….Sandy, our dear friend forever; Salli, Nancy’s sweet former kindergartener; Stan, Paul’s good golf and BH buddy!!
    Love from Nancy and Paul Watten

    Paul/Nancy Watten

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    You are all in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. We have so many wonderful memories of your family....Sandy, our dear friend forever; Salli, Nancy's sweet former kindergartener; Stan, Paul's good golf and BH buddy!!
    Love from Nancy and Paul Watten

  16. Samantha N. says:

    My sincere condolences to the family. Stan was a very sweet, funny man. I really enjoyed his many stories sitting at Bic’s on Sunday mornings. I am going to miss his face and his humorous ways he made many laugh.

    Samantha N.

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    My sincere condolences to the family. Stan was a very sweet, funny man. I really enjoyed his many stories sitting at Bic's on Sunday mornings. I am going to miss his face and his humorous ways he made many laugh.

  17. Larry & Jewell Smith says:

    Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
    Larry & Jewell Smith

    Larry & Jewell Smith

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
    Larry & Jewell Smith

  18. David an Alison Watros says:

    Our deepest sympathies to the Ball family. Stan was one of the 1st guys I met back in the day at the Addisson group. He continues to be in good company in heaven, I am sure Mike Lindsey, Aaron Ciccone,Steve Lesard,,Jim Wright and Mike Rowles all greeted him at the pearly gates! We all have a new guardian Angel in Stan.

    Peace.

    David an Alison Watros

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Our deepest sympathies to the Ball family. Stan was one of the 1st guys I met back in the day at the Addisson group. He continues to be in good company in heaven, I am sure Mike Lindsey, Aaron Ciccone,Steve Lesard,,Jim Wright and Mike Rowles all greeted him at the pearly gates! We all have a new guardian Angel in Stan.

    Peace.

18 thoughts on “Ball, Stanly E.”

  1. Richard Thompson

    Stan was a straight forward guy, direct and to the point. He was instrumental in my early sobriety. I shall never forget him.

    Rick T.

    Richard Thompson

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Stan was a straight forward guy, direct and to the point. He was instrumental in my early sobriety. I shall never forget him.

    Rick T.

  2. Dear Sandy, Your husband was a very big part of my recovery and he will be forever in my heart. I was SO mad at him in a meeting one time that I wanted to take him out to the parking lot and punch him out. I, of course, had to call my sponsor about my behavior. She told me to pray for him for 30 days, NOT what I wanted to hear…. However, after the 20th day, I came to love him. Now I’m not saying my sponsor was right, however, I am so glad that I can laugh about it now!

    Bless you and your family with the Grace of God.

    Sherry Hamic (Beavers)

    Sherry Hamic

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Dear Sandy, Your husband was a very big part of my recovery and he will be forever in my heart. I was SO mad at him in a meeting one time that I wanted to take him out to the parking lot and punch him out. I, of course, had to call my sponsor about my behavior. She told me to pray for him for 30 days, NOT what I wanted to hear.... However, after the 20th day, I came to love him. Now I'm not saying my sponsor was right, however, I am so glad that I can laugh about it now!

    Bless you and your family with the Grace of God.

    Sherry Hamic (Beavers)

  3. Dear Stan
    I am really going to miss you.
    The golf balls, the corny jokes.
    And just having you as one of
    my best Friends.
    I will miss you!
    Fred C

    Fred E Cook

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Dear Stan
    I am really going to miss you.
    The golf balls, the corny jokes.
    And just having you as one of
    my best Friends.
    I will miss you!
    Fred C

  4. Regina and David Harrison

    Stan was one of our favorite people at the Addison Group. He was our favorite curmudgeon; he did not mince words; did not suffer fools gladly; was unpretentious; was kind hearted; loved golf; and stayed in the solution vs. getting mired in the problem. He was a good friend we’re happy to have known.

    We’ll be so glad when Stan “gets to see us again” at the Big Meeting in the Sky…bet it WON’T be a speaker meeting.

    Our condolences to dear Sandy, Stan’s beloved daughters, Shani and Salli, and their families.

    Regina and David Harrison

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Stan was one of our favorite people at the Addison Group. He was our favorite curmudgeon; he did not mince words; did not suffer fools gladly; was unpretentious; was kind hearted; loved golf; and stayed in the solution vs. getting mired in the problem. He was a good friend we're happy to have known.

    We'll be so glad when Stan "gets to see us again" at the Big Meeting in the Sky...bet it WON'T be a speaker meeting.

    Our condolences to dear Sandy, Stan's beloved daughters, Shani and Salli, and their families.

  5. I will so miss Stan. He was a hug buddy and brought me a flower, faithfully, once a year from his yard. I too am a 20+ year friend of Bill W. and that’s how we met. Sandy, please feel free to call me….even if all you want me to do is listen. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

    Love you,
    Gale

    Gale Weber

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    I will so miss Stan. He was a hug buddy and brought me a flower, faithfully, once a year from his yard. I too am a 20+ year friend of Bill W. and that's how we met. Sandy, please feel free to call me....even if all you want me to do is listen. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

    Love you,
    Gale

  6. I knew Stan from Addison. He was
    an unpretentious man, with a wonderful sense of humor and a loving heart. He will be missed. My prayers are with you at this difficult time. RIP Stan.

    Rosemary Pope

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    I knew Stan from Addison. He was
    an unpretentious man, with a wonderful sense of humor and a loving heart. He will be missed. My prayers are with you at this difficult time. RIP Stan.

  7. Nancy & Mike Proctor

    You will be missed dear friend, you have touched so many lives in a positive way. Everyone always knew you were a marshmallow inside that dry wit of yours!

    Sandy, if there is anything we can do for you in the weeks ahead, please let us know. You and your family are in our prayers.

    Nancy & Mike Proctor

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    You will be missed dear friend, you have touched so many lives in a positive way. Everyone always knew you were a marshmallow inside that dry wit of yours!

    Sandy, if there is anything we can do for you in the weeks ahead, please let us know. You and your family are in our prayers.

  8. Becky and Bruce DeGrasse

    Sandy-
    You and your family remain in are thoughts and prayers. Becky and Bruce

    Becky and Bruce DeGrasse

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Sandy-
    You and your family remain in are thoughts and prayers. Becky and Bruce

  9. I will miss you so much Stan. Great memories at Addison Group. Now you can chair those wonderful meetings in the sky. Rest in peace my dear friend.

    Judy Pritchard

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    I will miss you so much Stan. Great memories at Addison Group. Now you can chair those wonderful meetings in the sky. Rest in peace my dear friend.

  10. Sandy
    I am so sorry for your loss.
    With Love and Blessings
    Martha Baker

    Martha Baker

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Sandy
    I am so sorry for your loss.
    With Love and Blessings
    Martha Baker

  11. Dorothy Freydberg

    Dear Sandy,
    Just saw Stan’s notice in the paper today, but I had heard that
    he was very ill. I feel so sorry
    for you and your family because I
    went through the same loss three
    years ago and I know what it’s like after loving someone for over
    50 years, and then they are gone.
    I will be thinking of you, and I
    want you to know that you are in
    my prayers.
    In loving sympathy,
    Dotty Freydberg

    Dorothy Freydberg

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Dear Sandy,
    Just saw Stan's notice in the paper today, but I had heard that
    he was very ill. I feel so sorry
    for you and your family because I
    went through the same loss three
    years ago and I know what it's like after loving someone for over
    50 years, and then they are gone.
    I will be thinking of you, and I
    want you to know that you are in
    my prayers.
    In loving sympathy,
    Dotty Freydberg

  12. BOB AND BEVERLY DIMMITT

    STAN WAS A FRIEND OF BOTH OF US. HE WILL BE MISSED AT THE REUNIONS. I WAS THE CENTER ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS THE QUARTERBACK.

    BOB AND BEVERLY DIMMITT

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    STAN WAS A FRIEND OF BOTH OF US. HE WILL BE MISSED AT THE REUNIONS. I WAS THE CENTER ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS THE QUARTERBACK.

  13. Paul/Nancy Watten

    You are all in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. We have so many wonderful memories of your family….Sandy, our dear friend forever; Salli, Nancy’s sweet former kindergartener; Stan, Paul’s good golf and BH buddy!!
    Love from Nancy and Paul Watten

    Paul/Nancy Watten

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    You are all in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. We have so many wonderful memories of your family....Sandy, our dear friend forever; Salli, Nancy's sweet former kindergartener; Stan, Paul's good golf and BH buddy!!
    Love from Nancy and Paul Watten

  14. My sincere condolences to the family. Stan was a very sweet, funny man. I really enjoyed his many stories sitting at Bic’s on Sunday mornings. I am going to miss his face and his humorous ways he made many laugh.

    Samantha N.

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    My sincere condolences to the family. Stan was a very sweet, funny man. I really enjoyed his many stories sitting at Bic's on Sunday mornings. I am going to miss his face and his humorous ways he made many laugh.

  15. Larry & Jewell Smith

    Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
    Larry & Jewell Smith

    Larry & Jewell Smith

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
    Larry & Jewell Smith

  16. David an Alison Watros

    Our deepest sympathies to the Ball family. Stan was one of the 1st guys I met back in the day at the Addisson group. He continues to be in good company in heaven, I am sure Mike Lindsey, Aaron Ciccone,Steve Lesard,,Jim Wright and Mike Rowles all greeted him at the pearly gates! We all have a new guardian Angel in Stan.

    Peace.

    David an Alison Watros

    Thursday October 13, 2022

    Our deepest sympathies to the Ball family. Stan was one of the 1st guys I met back in the day at the Addisson group. He continues to be in good company in heaven, I am sure Mike Lindsey, Aaron Ciccone,Steve Lesard,,Jim Wright and Mike Rowles all greeted him at the pearly gates! We all have a new guardian Angel in Stan.

    Peace.

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