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Jeffrey Theodore Kuta

Chicago, Illinois

Aug 30, 1947 – Jul 12, 2021

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BORN
August 30, 1947
DIED
July 12, 2021
LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois
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Jeffrey Theodore Kuta, 73, retired real estate attorney, of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, passed away peacefully July 12, 2021. He was a thoughtful man who enjoyed exploring philosophy, politics, visual art, and music. He grew up in Humboldt Park where his father owned a hardware store. A...

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Remember Jeff from playing ball at Humbolt Park. RIP Jeff

Condolences to the Kuta family.

My cousin Jeff was a very kind, wise and intelligent man. I hope to join him in Heaven in not too many years.

I had the pleasure of working with Jeff at Holleb and Coff. I worked as one of the receptionist and later managed the telecommunication system. May the peace and comfort of God be with the family.

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jeffrey Kuta. My late husband, Suhail al Chalabi, and I knew and respected him as a friend, colleague, and counselor. Jeff provided the legal incorporation of The al Chalabi Group, Ltd., back in 1983, and served as its first Secretary, as we established ourselves. Suhail and I worked closely with Jeff on that Chicago Theater façade easement and the syndication of historic tax credits that provided the Private Funds (to be matched with...

Jeff and I were classmates at Lane Tech, in my case only for the first 5 semesters, but we knew each other fairly well. We reconnected during the Chicago Theatre Restoration project, Jeff doing the mentioned legal work on the facade easement donation, I was head of the investor group. I still have a vivid memory of Jeff, from the "closing" meeting in 1985, in a conference room with a very large table covered with piles of stacked documents that needed to be signed, and Jeff off to the side...