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Pete and Karen
Souhrada
4 Hunters Pointe
Pittsford, NY 14534-2462
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Pete was born in Chicago Illinois in 1946, the son of
Frank C. Souhrada Jr. and Dorothy Souhrada. Karen was born in Las Vegas
Nevada in 1950, the daughter of Donald and Edna Williams. (Yes, she is a
rare breed - native Nevadan!) Pete graduated from Southern Illinois
University (Carbondale) in 1968. Immediately after graduation, he worked for
IBM in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then spent 6 months on active duty in the
Army. In 1969, Pete was visiting his brother Frank in Greeley, Colorado
when he met Karen for the first time. Karen was in Greeley attending the
University of Northern Colorado. Frank was there attending flight school
at Emery Aviation.
At the time, Karen was the roommate of Linda (Yates) Souhrada. As fate
would have it, both Frank and Pete ended up marrying school roommates – Linda
(Yates) and Karen (Williams).
Pete and Karen were married in 1972, the same week that Karen graduated with her degree in Anthropology. After their marriage, they stayed in Greeley where Pete was employed by Eastman Kodak at their manufacturing facility in Windsor Colorado, and Karen worked in the Admissions Office at the local Aims Community College. Their first two sons were born in Colorado, Keith (1977) and Kevin (1979).
In 1985, Pete was transferred to Rochester, New York where
he worked in several different management positions in both Information Systems
and Finance at Kodak’s manufacturing facility (Kodak Park) and at their Corporate
Headquarters (Kodak Office). Their third son Kyle was born in Rochester
in 1986. Pete retired from Kodak in 2001 after 31 challenging and
exciting years, and Karen is currently employed by the local Pittsford
Sutherland High School.
Pete, Karen, and youngest son Kyle reside at their residence
in Pittsford, New York. Oldest son Keith was married to longtime high
school sweetheart Dana Grue in 2001. Keith and Dana are currently
residing in Las Vegas Nevada. Kevin married his sweetheart Mary Wright in
2002. Mary and Kevin currently reside in Austin, Texas and are the
parents of Pete and Karen’s grandson, Kaleb Ethan and granddaughter, Kloe
Elizabeth. Youngest son Kyle is currently attending the State University
of New York at Geneseo.
Thanks in large part to Karen’s active dedication and participation in the scouting program, all three sons have achieved Boy Scout’s highest rank of Eagle.
Whenever possible, Pete and Karen prefer to escape to their country property to the south of Pittsford in the town of Springwater NY. There they care for over 40 acres of woodlands, fields, springs, and local wildlife. Pete enjoys his days working in the woods, downhill skiing, traveling, hiking, photography, and hi-tech gadgets. Karen remains active in scouting, pursues genealogy with a passion, loves to travel too, and prefers snuggling by the fire with a favorite book on those cold Rochester winter days while Pete hits “the slopes”.
We are both extremely grateful for the numerous blessings we have enjoyed in this life, including the love and companionship of our family and dear friends from around the world! We look forward to seeing you again and hearing from all of you.