Joseph Bryan “J.B” Sadler
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Joseph Bryan “J.B.” Sadler, age 76, passed away at his home in Kansas City, Missouri on November 27, 2023, after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the only child of Bob and Dorothea Sadler. He graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1965, then obtained his BS from the University of Missouri, Columbia, where he continued his post-graduate studies in Anthropology. J.B. served in the United States Army (ASA) as a Lao Linguist and traffic analyst.
J.B.’s passion was playing softball and working as an umpire for women’s and youth softball. A voracious reader, he loved studying ancient history, world culture, Russian and beat literature, and listening to music, especially jazz and punk.
J.B. is survived by his wife, Linda, and extended family and friends. No formal services are planned at this time. The family would like to thank Ascend Hospice for their kind support during J.B.’s final days.
On behalf of the members of the Kansas City Metro Senior Softball League I wish to share how deeply saddened we were to hear about the passing of J.D. As fellow softball players, we shared not just a field but countless memories and laughs. J.D. brought so much joy and energy to every game and will be profoundly missed by all of us in the league.
Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts during this difficult time. J. D.’s spirit and love for the game will forever be a part of our league.
We are having the Arbor Day Foundation plant a tree in memory of J.D. Please let me know where we might send a copy of the memorial certificate of the tree planting.
With heartfelt sympathy,
Paul Heacock, Treasurer, Kansas City Metro Senior Softball League
I am so sorry to have mistyped J.D. instead of J.B. Th irony is that I often called him J.D. – for which he often teased me!
I just today (Dec. 19) saw this, when i was checking up on old friends.
I met J.B. in 1961 when we were freshmen at De La Salle High School in Kansas City. He was my first close friend. We became fast friends, and stayed fast friends through high school, college, and our different military paths (I was an army bandsman in Germany). Our personalities were so different, but I loved him through it all, especially his wry humor. Last time I saw him and Linda was at their house some time before COVID hit. May he rest in peace! I miss you, Joe.
ALS is a cruel disease. My mum is 83 and had great difficulty speaking and swallowing much of anything. Food was getting trapped in her throat and blocking her air way was happening more often. she battled for each breath. The riluzole did very little to help her. The medical team did even less. Her decline was rapid and devastating. The psychological support from the medical centre was non-existent and if it were not for the sensitive care and attention of our primary physician, there she would have died. There has been little if any progress in finding a cure or reliable treatment. Acupuncture eased her anxiety a bit. this year our primary physician started her on Natural Herbs Centre ALS/MND Ayurvedic treatment, 6 months into treatment she improved dramatically. It has been a complete turnaround with her speech, she no longer needs the feeding tube to feed, the treatment is a miracle. She recovered significantly!