Van Pamperien, known to family and friends as âPamp,â died peacefully on Dec. 12, 2020, at the age of 80 years old.Â
Van was born in Buckhart, Mo., on April 15, 1940, to John Henry Pamperien and Opal Coonts Pamperien.  He graduated from Mountain Grove High School and then attended SMSU in Springfield, Mo.Â
He began his journey of careers with Sho-Me Power, Utilities Director for the City of Houston and then was appointed by Gov. Kit Bond as the director of the Disaster Preparedness Program in Jefferson City.  Upon moving back to Houston, Mo., he became a Special Agent for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Liquor Control, serving for 27 years. Â