Maynard Lynn "Braz" Brazeal
Obituary
Maynard Lynn "Braz" Brazeal,
92, died January 23, 2017, at Asbury Park, Newton, KS. He was born
May 15, 1924, in Larned, KS, the son of Warren H. and Lenore E.
(Peck) Brazeal. Maynard graduated from Northeast High School, Kansas
City, MO, in 1942. He attended Southern Nazarene University, Bethany,
OK, and Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
He also attended Central Missouri State
University and Columbia College, both in Missouri, as he continued
his education throughout his career.
During World War II, Maynard enlisted
in the United States Navy, serving for three years as a Seaman 1st
Class on the U.S.S. Manila Bay in the Pacific Theatre. In 2011, he
participated in the Honor Flight to Washington D.C., honoring World
War II veterans.
Maynard joined the Kansas City,
Missouri, Police Department in 1948 and graduated from the Police
Academy in Kansas City, MO. There, he protected and served as a
Patrol Officer (surviving the Paseo Massacre), Patrol Commander, and
Training Officer. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant after 20
years. While with the police department, he enlisted with the United
States Army during the Berlin Call Up, and served as a Criminal
Investigation Chief Warrant Officer and a member of the United States
Army Pistol Team. He then served an additional 12 years in the United
States Army Reserves. Maynard moved to Hutchinson, KS in 1968 and
began his second career, becoming the founding director of the
University Of Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. He retired in
1989 as Director Emeritus. Maynard also taught criminal justice at
Hutchinson Community College for numerous years during his time with
K.L.E.T.C., continuing to teach at Hutchinson Community College even
after his retirement.
In 1936, Maynard became a member of
Grace Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, MO, and later was a
member of First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson. He was a Sunday
school teacher in the Nazarene church for 66 years. He was a member
of Gideons International, the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police,
Kansas Peace Officers Association, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post
#68, and a lifetime member of both the Kansas Sheriffs Association
and the International Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and
Training. He also served on the board of directors and was a past
president for the International Society of Investigative and Forensic
Hypnotists.
On September 20, 1947, Maynard married
Mary Lou Peek in Kansas City, MO. She died May 21, 1987. He later
married Connie Lewis in Hutchinson. She died March 11, 2004. On
October 2, 2006, he married Gaylene Hoag Conrad. She survives.
Other survivors include: son, Mark
Brazeal of Manitou Springs, CO, daughter, Marcy (Ron) Lang of Newton,
KS; grandchildren: Jared (Rachel) Burt, Jessica (Adam) Brown, Mariah
Agoitia, Brian (Jenny) Lang, Chris (DeeDee) Lang, and Eric Lang;
great-grandchildren: Natalie Burt, Tyler Burt, Sam Brown, Emily Lang,
Austin Lang and Katelyn Lang; several stepchildren, step
grandchildren, and step great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m.
Monday, January 30, 2017, at First Church of the Nazarene, 4290 N.
Monroe, Hutchinson. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 31,
2017, in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS, with
military honors conducted by the United States Navy Honor Guard.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. with the family to receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorial contributions may be made
to First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson, in care of Elliott
Mortuary, 1219 N. Main,Hutchinson, KS 67501. Visit
www.elliottmortuary.com to leave a personal condolence for Maynard's
family.