Deepest Sympathy and Respect. Uncle Pete was a great man full of warmth, love, and joy. He was a teacher by example. He was generous and kind. As a boy growing up I always looked forward to visits with the Kutches family. There was always so much love and laughter when Aunt Barbara, Uncle Pete, and my great Kutches cousins were together. Even when I was a little kid and later as a awkward and goofy teenager, Uncle Pete would talk to you like a real person and ask you questions and really listen. He was genuinely curious and interested in others. And he really cared. He had such a great warmth and goodness. And he was wise. He was a role model of what it means to be a good family man. I have so much respect for him. His is life that should be celebrated and held up as an example for others. He was such a good man. Aunt Barbara, Karen, Steve, Mike, Mark, Colleen, and all the Kutches family, you are in my prayers. I pray that God's love will comfort you and guide you through this terrible loss. My heart goes out to all of you.