Philanthropic and banking icon R. Crosby Kemper Jr. died Thursday in California at age 86.
He was the son of R. Crosby Kemper Sr., the man who took over leadership of City Center Bank and turned it into UMB Financial Corp.
RELATED: Photos through the years: R. Crosby Kemper Jr. (1927-2014)
Born in Kansas City on Feb. 22, 1927, Kemper Jr. had a more than 50-year career in banking. He started working for his father at City National Bank as a night transit clerk at 22. He worked his way through the…
Philanthropic and banking icon R. Crosby Kemper Jr. died Thursday in California at age 86.
He was the son of R. Crosby Kemper Sr., the man who took over leadership of City Center Bank and turned it into UMB Financial Corp.
RELATED: Photos through the years: R. Crosby Kemper Jr. (1927-2014)
Born in Kansas City on Feb. 22, 1927, Kemper Jr. had a more than 50-year career in banking. He started working for his father at City National Bank as a night transit clerk at 22. He worked his way through the…