Glenn Merl Irick, 79, died July 11, 2009 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 16, 1930 at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Forest Glen and Ethyl Pauline (Smyth) Irick. He married Pauline Geiger June 5, 1954 at ElPaso, Texas. Mr. Irick was a systems analyst in banking and communications, working at First National Bank in Great Bend from 1956 to 1984. He also worked at H & B Communications in Holyrood. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1956, moving from ElPaso. A veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War, Mr. Irick attained the rank of Specialist First Class Regular Army and worked in the Criminal Investigation Division. Mr. Irick was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Great Bend, since 1967. He was also a member of the American Legion Argonne Post 180, the Kansas Bankers Association, Texas Independent Bankers Association, and was past member of the Great Bend Optimist Club. He was on committees to raise funds for both Central Kansas Medical Center and Barton County Community College. Surviving Mr. Irick are his wife, Pauline Irick, of the home; three sons: Michael Irick and wife, Karen, Brownsville, Tennessee; Mark Irick and wife, Mary, Great Bend, Kansas; and Eric Jon Irick, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren: Jaclyn Dewey, Brian Irick, Dr. Nicole Mills, Jenifer Scheck, and Samantha Irick; and one great-grandson, Hayden Scheck. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles A. Irick and Rodney G. Irick. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 2701 17th, Great Bend. The Reverend Phyllis Flory will officiate. Entombment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery Mausoleum with military honors by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorials in Mr. Irick's name are requested to St. John's Episcopal Church, in care of the funeral home.