On March 12, 2014, Paul (“Pete”) Kitch graduated to heaven after a richly blessed life on earth dedicated to his Lord Jesus Christ, his family and friends, and public service.
At Princeton, Pete was a member of the varsity basketball team, the Engineering Council, and Cannon Club. He served as president of the Basic Engineering Society. He went on to earn an MBA from Stanford.
A celebration of Pete’s life in Wichita, Kan., his lifelong home, lauded his humble character, devotion to helping those less fortunate than he, and his many accomplishments. That list included numerous public- and private-service appointments to boards of directors; company start-ups and expansions; and, most recently, his founding of KIPHS Inc., a developer of public-health software applications. When Pete was asked to designate his single greatest accomplishment, he quickly named his family as his magnum opus.
Pete is survived by his wife, Dianne; children Krista Rader and Shauna Williams; brothers Ed, Jim, Tom, and David; sons-in-law David Rader and Chance Williams; and 11 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Huck Williams. The class extends profound condolences to all of Pete’s family