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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.
Thanks in large part to Karen’s active dedication and
participation in the scouting program, all three of our boys 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.