August V. "Gus" Spallo, Kansas City, Missouri, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 12, 1927, and passed peacefully on February 5, 2018. He was a retired attorney who proudly served as the Chief, District Counsel for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Spallo, mother, Susan Spallo, brother, Joseph P. Spallo, and son-in-law Terry G. Pippin.

August graduated from Rockhurst High School, Rockhurst College, and later studied the law to earn his Juris Doctor degree at Kansas City Law School (UMKC).

He left his children, his grandchildren, and his great grandchildren some invaluable gifts -- a curiosity about life, a hunger for knowledge, a passion for the outdoors, a dedication to truth and justice, an example of a life whose riches owe little to money, a sense that anything is possible if you work hard, and a model of what a father, and a man, should be.

His family forever loved this great man. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 69 years, Clarine L. Spallo; and their three children and their spouses, Joseph C. Spallo and Mary R. Spallo, August V. Spallo Jr. and Suzanne E. Weber, and Susan M. Pippin; six grandchildren, Michael V. Spallo, Stephen R. Spallo and Christina F. Spallo, Andrew J. Spallo and Kalynn M. Spallo, Terry G. Pippin Jr. and fiancé Kaylina A. Clair, Rachel M. Roberts and Matthew B. Roberts, Joseph C. Spallo, Jr. and Kati A. Spallo; and three great-grandchildren, Andrew J. Spallo Jr., Arlo V. Spallo, and Giuliana M. Roberts.

He was a member of St. Therese Parish. His family is indebted to the professional, personal, and tender care provided him by Brittany, Jill, and Gary at St. Luke's North Hospital.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. with the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 9, at St. Therese Catholic Church, 7207 NW Hwy 9, Kansas City, MO 64152. Burial will be at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com

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