DODGE CITY - Thomas E. Lutz, 77, died peacefully on April 8, 2022, in Salina, Kansas.

Tom was born on February 24, 1945, in Dodge City, the son of Joe and Lucile (Conrardy) Lutz. He lived in Wright and Dodge City all his life except for his years in the service. He attended Sacred Heart Cathedral School and then attended St. Mary of the Plains High School, graduating in 1963.

On February 27, 1965, he married Jamie M. Casey in Dodge City. On February 27, 2015, before Jamie's death, they would have celebrated 50 years of marriage. Tom served 2 ½ years in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Belvoir Army Base in Alexandria, Virginia. After his service Tommy and Jamie returned to Dodge City in 1966. He had many skills that led him to different professions during his life. Tom worked as a meat cutter at Mom and Pop's and IGA grocery stores. He worked at Southwest Distributing/Coors as a route salesman, for Farmland Industries at the Anhydrous Ammonia Plant, and then he returned to Coors working in the warehouse until his retirement in 2009. Tommy was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe and 3 ^rd Degree member of Knights of Columbus Council 2955 both in Dodge City.

Survivors include: his daughter, Tamara Lutz Moon and husband Kent of Salina; 3 sons, Sean Lutz of Dodge City; Heath Lutz and wife Andrea of Seneca, Kansas, and Benjamin Lutz and wife Misty of Dodge City; one sister Karen and husband Denny Yows of Prescott, Arizona; 8 grandchildren: Kaden, Carter, Marley, Graham, Krislyn, Presley, Keara, and Sawyer; as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jamie; his parents; his brother, Bob, and two sisters, Mauricia and Rosalie.

Vigil service followed by Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 7:00 pm Monday, April 11, 2022 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 901 Central Ave., Dodge City.  Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am Tuesday at the church with Fr. Rudin Din presiding.  Burial will follow in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City.  Visitation will be Monday from noon to 4:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Sacred Heart School Endowment in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave. Dodge City, Kansas 67801.