Edward Pickarts Obituary

Pickarts
Edward Alan Pickarts
October 21, 1927 - November 13, 2017
Edward Alan "Al" Pickarts, 90, died on November 13, 2017. He was born October 21, 1927 in Humboldt, KS, son of Edward A. and Esther Steenbock Pickarts. He graduated from Humboldt High School. Al received his B.A. from Baker University and his M.A. from Colorado State College of Education. He did post graduate work at the State University of Iowa, UCCS, Colorado College, Western State College, and Kansas State University. He was a visiting professor at Colorado College and Chapman College at Peterson AFB. He taught in Esbon, KS and spent two years in the US Army. After his discharge, he worked at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, and returned to teaching in Larned, KS.
He married Lu Margaret Green in Grand Mound, Iowa on August 27, 1955. They became residents of Colorado Springs in 1958 where he was a School Psychologist with District 11 until his retirement in 1988. In addition, he and Lu spent one year in Melbourne, Australia where he worked as an Exchange Psychologist for Aquinas College. He was the President of the Larned Teachers Association, Colorado Association of School Psychologists, and was a member of the NEA and the El Paso School Psychological Society.
He was active in Holy Trinity Catholic Church, an aphaeresis donor at Penrose Hospital, a member of the Good Guys Club, and an active volunteer at the Catholic Center at the Citadel. His interests were philately, gardening, traveling and dancing.
Al is survived by his wife, Lu, and their four children, Glenn, Jaye (Gail) Pickarts, Kirstin (Ron) Rau, Kara (Pat) Massa, fourteen grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, an infant son and grandson.
A celebration of his life will be on November 25, with a Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and a Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m., followed by a reception at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, 3122 Poinsetta Drive. Internment will be at a later date at Fort Logan Cemetery.
The family extends its sincere thanks to Interim Hospice and Country Club Assisted Living, and to all family and friends who have been so supportive. In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to The Catholic Center, Holy Trinity Catholic Church or Interim Hospice.