The quilt is truly a retirement memento as Thyren filled in the corners and the center of the quilt with a list of all the titles Utter held while serving at Sussex County Technical School. Utter graduated from Sussex Tech as a welder in 1975 and later switched direction to earn a degree in history at East Stroudsburg University. While at Sussex County Technical School, he served as a history teacher, building trades teacher, principal and he recently retired as vice principal. Apparently many other people like the quilt as it earned a People’s Choice Award at the Sussex County Fair this year.

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