A “Dancing with the KC Stars” Star is Born!
“More fun than a barrel of monkeys,” describes Kevin Ryan, owner of Governor Stumpy’s Grill House in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, to a “T.” This descriptor only scratches the surface of this high-energy, fun-loving restaurant proprietor.
After 20 years of learning the ropes of the industry, Ryan opened Governor Stumpy’s in 1997, but not until he’d done his homework, including talking with neighborhood folks and other business owners about what they did and didn’t want in their neighborhood. That friendly, home-town feel is still evident today in the warm and caring environment he and his staff have created.
Kevin is a member of the Missouri Restaurant Association, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Knights of Columbus, and Our Lady of the Presentation Parish, in Lee’s Summit. He has been a golf tournament sponsor for Operation Breakthrough, and for SIDS Resources, Inc., and has entered teams and raised money for the Lung Cancer Society to honor his twin sister, who died in 2009 of the disease. His restaurant also includes some special menu items, of which a portion of the proceeds are donated directly to FIRE (the Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education) and Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
These and the numerous other causes to which Kevin is affiliated earned him the “Irishman of the Year” award in 2009, as well as the “Southtowner of the Year” award in 2011.
Kevin is very excited to be involved in this fund-raising event for Cristo Rey, especially since some of his primary interests are children, faith, having fun and making people laugh! He told us, “I am very much looking forward to the 2014 Dancing with the Kansas City Stars so that I can demonstrate to the world what’s made me famous: I am the five time national Twister champion…with the flexibility and footwork to prove it. Bring it on!”
Kevin is dancing with Tamara Sanders, owner of Allegro Ballroom.
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