Robert "J.P. Crazy" Butz
August 10, 2018
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Robert “J.P. Crazy” Butz passed away August 10, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
There will be a memorial service held 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Visitation will take place an hour prior to services.
J.P. was born August 7, 1959 in Des Moines, Iowa to Marion and Delores (Brightwell) Butz. He graduated from Tech High School in 1977 and went on to receive an Associate Degree in Applied Science from DMACC. His career spanned from driving trucks, buses, and cabs to being a truck mechanic at Hawkeye Truck and a polisher/finisher at The Iron Works.
In his free time, J.P. enjoyed target shooting, hunting morel mushrooms, Demi Con, and was involved as a Quadrant Commander in the Klingon Assault Group (KAG). He was a member of the Des Moines Science Fiction Society and liked trips to the casino, conversing with people, and drinking Diet Pepsi. J.P. loved dogs, especially his Tasha and Tina.
He is survived by his siblings, Marcie Brightwell and Richard (Karen) Butz; his nephews, Brad “Edwin Dane” Fleener, Jonathan Butz, Jeremy Butz, Kevin Butz; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Craig Butz; and his grandparents.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the ASPCA in loving memory of J.P.
Sci-fi convention attire is welcome for the memorial service.
Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
kristylyn j ashby
08/17/2018
Jp you will be missed I have known you for 30 some years spent time with you ,went to movies ,out to eat ,watched movies at your home .I will miss you very much .
Laura Darnall
08/15/2018
JP to A dear friend I have had the pleasure of knowing you through out the year's of going to the comic book convention down in Kansas City and Demi Con here in Des Moines he was also my children's bus driver when he was working for MTA Paratransit taking my children to and from daycare and school to I also have had the pleasure of knowing him intimately which he is now going to be sorely missed much love to you JP may God speed may you be at the at the helm of the Klingon air ship in the sky much love to you my dear friend .I will miss you so much because you were always there when I need to talk to someone about anything .....and thank you for being my friend and confident to love lady Laura L Darnall
In Des Moines Iowa ...
Marvin Dotson
08/15/2018
JP, you will be missed! Iowa is a much small place with out you. My you find peace and good health in Sto vo kor or Valhalla my brother. Fair winds and following seas!
K. L. Mounce
08/14/2018
J.P. You will be missed sorely, you were always laughing and you were great to be able to talk to. I hope the next life you are in is just as fun and exciting, even more so when it comes to adventures.
Carry on my brother.
Peace!m
Ron Krueger, Omaha, Ne.
08/13/2018
Robert(JP) Butz was my friend. I knew him from conventions that we attended over the years, and when he decided to join the Klingon Assault Group, it was a joint decision with me. We were together in Kansas City when we were both introduced to them. We rode to a pizza party held by the Klingons there in his old Chevy Blazer painted up like a Star Trek Shuttlecraft, with all the markings. I shared a lot of good times together with him, and I for one will miss him greatly. Those memories will stay with me for as long as I live. In his memory, I will post the Trekkan House motto. Qapla' balth je'. (Success with Honor). He was my brother.
MaryAnn Cornett, Albuquerque
08/12/2018
Robert (JP) Butz was an extraordinary fellow. In so many aspects of his life, JP was simply extraordinary.
He had a clever mind which was fertile ground for his innate ability to figure out just how things work, how they fit together, and (often most importantly) how to get them in working order. He was a natural engineer.
He had a keen sense of humor and was the author of some of the finest and funniest gags I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy. Like the time he escorted the "cloaked" Klingon spacecraft in the big parade in Riverside, IA.
JP was a big guy. I think he had to be because his heart was so big. He was always the first in line to help others. Generous with his time and his many talents, he was a problem solver - a rare characteristic these days!
He had a laid-back outlook on life, and made very few demands on others. So long as you liked double mozzarella cheese on the pizza, he'd get along with you just fine. And he was the best hugger ever! I think that's one of the things I'll miss the most.
If you are fortunate enough to have known JP, you'll understand why the word extraordinary fits him so well. And, like me, you'll miss him. But you'll also be extraordinarily grateful that, for a while, he was a part of your life.
Bob Cornett, Albuquerque
08/12/2018
One of the brightest stars in the Klingon Empire dimmed over the weekend and finally winked out.
Robert Butz of Des Moines, Iowa succumbed far too early to a fatal disease. I didn't expect him to leave us before spring at the earliest, and knowing J.P. (as he preferred to be called), I expected him to somehow snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. That he died locked in mortal combat with an implacable enemy is a death befitting any Klingon warrior.
A self-taught engineer and fabricator, J.P. could make or fix just about anything from a collapsible picnic table to a power plant. Ask any Midwest Klingon about J.P.'s belt buckle Bat'leth, of which he built many, so that no Klingon need ever be completely disarmed, and you have an inkling of his genius.
His favorite vehicle was a "captured" Federation shuttlecraft with Marina Sirtis's autograph on the dashboard. He was an avid amateur geologist, and his favorite past time was shooting targets with friends.
Robert (J.P.) Butz was my friend for over twenty years. Tonight, I remain his, whatever part of this great cosmos he may be in.
Good night, J.P. Where ever you are.