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Peter Kitos Obituary

Peter Gerard Kitos, 62, Lawrence, was born March 29, 1956, Corvallis, OR; he died March 21, 2019, Lawrence, KS. Beloved and missed by his parents, Paul and Gwenyth, and siblings: Theresa (Andrew), John (Christiana), Anne Marie (Paulo), Richard (Ashley) and Emily (Brandon) and his children: Marcus (Minelli), Jody, Casey and Neil and 5 grandchildren. Predeceased by brother Daniel. Peter grew up and attended schools in Lawrence, and worked at KU for many years until his retirement. He shared fond memories of early family adventures like camping trips in the 1958 VW bus, and remained close to his family. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Apr. 20, 2019.
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I had a corn detasseling job with Peter the summer of 1975. He was a hard worker at a hard job.

Charlie Mellenbruch

April 26, 2019

Pete was a daily regular at my place of business. He liked to tell stories about his rather unique life. Hope he has found peace.

Mark Roseberry

April 20, 2019

Pete, touched my life and made me a better person. Sorry that he is gone. He spoke lovingly of his family

Shelley Barnhill

April 20, 2019

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