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HENRY PAUL KUTCHINSKI
JR.
MISSION
--- LTC (Ret) Henry Paul Kutchinski, Jr. passed away on June
26, 2007 at Mission Regional Hospital.
He was born in Higgins, Texas
on May 28, 1921, to Henry Paul Kutchinski and Louise Goettsche Kutchinski.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Hansen Kutchinski of
59 years. He was also preceded in death by his brother Larry Kutchinski.
He is survived by his children LTC David Paul Kutchinski (Lena Olson
Kutchinski) of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Paula Kutchinski Price
(Antonio Garza) of Mission, Texas.
He is also survived by his granddaughter,
Amanda Brann (Jeremy Brann) of College Station, Texas and four great
grandchildren, Kyle, Kelsey, , Keira and Kenna Brann.
Paul was the consummate public servant and soldier. He attended
West Point as a cadet and later was an instructor of Military
History there. His service included WWII with the 82nd Airborne
Division and the Korean War. He received two Bronze Stars for valor
during these conflicts.
When he retired from the US Army and moved to Mission, Texas, he
began his second career
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with the newly formed Texas Water Quality Board. He worked as regional director for Region 12
for twenty years. He ended his public career as Water Master of the
Rio Grande Valley.
He was an example of absolute and unwavering honesty, hard work and
love. He was a Mason. His life exemplified the motto inscribed in
the walls at West Point: "Duty, Honor, Country".
Paul loved the land, growing citrus and later cultivating coastal hay. He studied the native species of the area and planted many trees when he first purchased his property. The results of his wonderful green thumb include many 30-40 foot trees on his property.
A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. at La Lomita Capilla in
Mission, Texas, officiated by Father Roy Snipes, Our Lady Of
Guadalupe, Mission, Texas. Burial will follow at Veteran's Cemetery
in Mission, Texas with the Honor Guard from the 82nd Airborne
Division, Ft. Bragg, NC performing the ceremony.
Ric Brown Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to any charity which honors or supports our troops.
[The Monitor, McAllen, TX, 05 Jul 2007, Thu, Page 10] |
[courtesy of Lionel Alva, Jr.]
Grave marker for Henry
Paul Kutchinski in Section 33 , Row B, Site 15, Rio Grande Valley
State Veterans Cemetery, Mission (Hidalgo county), Texas.
Henry enlisted in the
Army enlisted at Lubbock, TX on 25 November 1940.
He was discharged on
30 June 1941 and ente3rd the U. S. Military Academy at West Point on
1 July 1941.He graduated and was commissioned on 6 June 1944.
2nd Lt Kutchinski was
promoted to 1st Lt on 1 March 1945.
On 31 December 1945, he
married Marjorie Hensen [1920-2004] in Cache, Utah.
During the period if
1952-53 he was a member of Company C, 5098th
The date of his rise to
Captain is unknown but on 4 September 1977 He was promoted to Major.
He became a Lt. Colonel
on 22 July 1960 and, based on his grave marker, retired as a
full Colonel on 31 March 1965. |
