Thomas E. Ewan

Thomas Eugene Ewan, age 62, of Paola, Kansas died January 21, 2019 at Olathe Hospice House. Tom was born February 19, 1956 in Olathe, Kansas to William and Colleen Ewan. He attended Olathe public schools and graduated from Olathe High School in 1974. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in civil engineering. He was married to Pamela Joy Coate on December 30, 1978. Tom worked for his parents’ company, Paola Chrysler Plymouth, on weekends while attending university. After graduation he began working for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas as a civil engineer until 1991. Tom was scheduled to be transferred to Seattle, but decided instead to move to Paola, Kansas and purchase his parents’ title insurance company, Landmark Title. He worked at Landmark with his wife until May of 2018 when they sold the company and retired due to illness. Over the years, Tom enjoyed many things such as being outdoors, going boating, camping and fishing, and taking float trips with his dad, brother, son, and family friends. He also enjoyed gardening with his wife and traveling. He traveled with his family to numerous states over the years and even visited places like Mexico, the Bahamas, St. Marten, and South Korea. Tom was preceded in death by his dad, William Ewan, and his grandparents, Floyd and Lula Ewan and George and Lela Metz. He is survived by his wife, Pam, of Paola, KS; his son and daughter-in-law, Dustin Ewan and Lana Hyeran Jo, of Olathe, KS; his mother Colleen, of Paola, KS; his sister, Susan Dunaway, of Huntington Beach, CA; his brother, Robert, of Olathe, KS; his sister-in-law and her husband, Donetta and Arlin Saville, of Olathe, KS and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice House. Visitation is 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial is in Paola Cemetery. To share your memories of Tom or leave a special condolence message for his family, please click on the Share a Memory tab.