We continue to celebrate our loved-ones and friends who have suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease by listing them on our
“WE REMEMBER YOU” Plaque.
  This is a beautifully engraved plaque hanging at Paradise Pointe

For a special donation of $20 (or more) per name, we will be engraving names in memory and/or honor of someone you care about on a permanent plaque at the Clubhouse.

If you would like to participate in this special remembrance, please fill out the form below and enclose your donation and /or your player registration and  mail to:

Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, 18212 Golf Course Road, Smithville, Missouri  64089

Please give us your name and phone number for spelling questions and confirmation:

Donor Name_____________________________ Phone #______-______-_____________

Donations for "We Remember" Plaque	Names of those affected by Alzheimer's To be on plaque-----PLEASE PRINT
In memory of
In honor of

 Biography of the Honorable Judge Glennon McFarland
As written by his son, Cale McFarland

The son of a lawyer, Glennon McFarland was a lifelong Clay County resident. Being raised during the Great Depression had a profound influence on how he conducted his life. He graduated from North Kansas City high school in 1946 and was advised by his counselor to forget attending college. Soon married to Yvonne Yeager and later with two sons, he attended William Jewell College and the University of Kansas City where he attained his law degree.  Two daughters were born soon after he began his practice and the family was complete.

Always a man of great determination, he soon became a respected member and president of the Clay County Bar association. The list of his civic duties is long and culminated with his appointment to the Circuit Court. His reputation for fairness and honesty and his nickname the “hanging judge” speaks loudly of his tenure on the bench. 

My dad’s love affair with golf began in his youth when he was a caddie at a local golf club. Free golf was the biggest benefit. By observing good players and copying their swings he soon became an exceptionally good player. Despite never having taken a formal golf lesson, he still shares the course record at Liberty Hills and carried a minus one or minus two handicap most of his life.  

Oddly enough, it was on the golf course where the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s became apparent. His playing partners noticed uncharacteristic behavior on the golf course and alerted the family. I was with my dad the day he first visited the neurosurgeon. I delivered the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The effect on my dad was profound. I had never seen any sign of defeat in my dad until that moment. We all were aware that he was suffering from dementia, but now it was undeniable.  

Family and friends were the center of his life. He delighted in simple pleasures and the family camping trips were some of his greatest memories. Many times in conversation Dad cursed “this damn disease” (his words). Alzheimer’s steals life from the still living and from all who are close as well. It is with great honor that I write these words for such a worthy endeavor.  Thank you for your participation and your help in dealing with this affliction.