Michael Haas

Michael Charles Haas, age 41, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Saturday December 22, 2012.

Michael was born June 12, 1971 in Denver, Colorado to Norbert "Chuck" Haas and Geraldine "Jean" (Graff) Haas. He graduated from Bear Creek High School in Littleton, Colorado and then moved with his parents to San Diego, California where he attended the University of California, San Diego for three years. Michael moved to Lawrence, Kansas to complete his education and graduated with a B.A. in Architecture and a Minor in Art History from the University of Kansas in 2001. He then received his Master in Architecture from the University of Kansas in 2004. While in graduate school, Michael traveled to Europe to study architectural design and also worked on the Studio 804 design team who constructed modular housing, which was the 2004 recipient of the distinguished Wood Design Award and Home of the Year Award.

Michael was employed at AECOM Technology Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri as an Architectural Designer. Michael started off as an Architectural Intern with Ellerbe Becket (later AECOM) in August of 2006. Michael was currently working on a new soccer stadium for Marshall University. He was also involved in projects such as the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, Barclays Center Arena for the Brooklyn Nets in Brooklyn, NY, as well as design studies for Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME. He was a gifted computer renderer and was sought after in the office to assist in that capacity. He took on the challenge of a temporary relocation to the AECOM San Francisco office for a year to provide computer design expertise and Revit training to that office for the Portland Kaiser healthcare project. Michael was described by his team members as a very talented architect who had a great personality and an encyclopedic knowledge of sports trivia. Michael was said to always give the maximum effort in any task that he took on, willingly gave help whenever needed, and was a dedicated associate in the KC office who was loved by all.

Survivors include his mother, Jean Haas, Olathe, Kansas; his sister Brenda Otting and her husband Craig, nephews Ethan and Colby of Lawrence, Kansas; and sister Dr. Karen Chapman Haas and her husband Dr. Thomas Chapman, nephew Jacob, and nieces Megan and Dinah of Olathe, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his infant sister Mary, father Norbert, grandparents Alfred and Thecla Haas of Hays, Kansas and Alex and Cecelia Graff of Commerce City, Colorado.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday December 29, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 210 West 13th Street Hays, KS 67601. Burial will be in the Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery in Antonino.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday December 28, 2012 and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, at Brock's North Hill Funeral Chapel, 2509 Vine Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

A rosary will be Friday at 6:30 p.m. followed by a vigil at 7:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Michael Haas memorial Fund to be designated at a later date.











Service Information









Visitation Friday

December 28, 2012

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM



2509 Vine Street

Hays, Kansas 67601









Funeral Mass Saturday

December 29, 2012

10:00 AM

St. Joseph Catholic Church

210 W. 13th

Hays, Kansas 67601