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Pete and Karen
Souhrada
6480 Clearwater Drive
Loveland, Colorado 80538-7040
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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 recently retired from Pittsford Sutherland High
School after more than 10 years with the school district. In 2009 they returned
to Colorado where they reside in Loveland Colorado.
Their oldest son Keith was married to longtime high school
sweetheart Dana Grue in 2001. They are the parents of Pete and Karen’s 3rd
grandchild, Quinn Paul. Keith and Dana are currently residing in Las
Vegas Nevada. Kevin married his sweetheart Mary Wright in 2002. Mary and
Kevin reside in Austin, Texas and are the parents of Pete and Karen’s grandson,
Kaleb Ethan and granddaughter, Kloe Elizabeth. Youngest son Kyle recently
graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a
major in Geography and currently resides in Rochester, NY.
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.
Pete enjoys his days of retirement by hiking, biking, downhill skiing,
traveling, photography, and exploring hi-tech gadgets. Karen pursues
genealogy with a passion, loves to travel too, and prefers snuggling by the
fire with a favorite book on those cold 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.