Deepest sympathies to the Lutgen family. Pam and I worked with John at MoPac and have only fond memories of him. He was a great guy and will be missed
Mary you and your family are in our prayers

John's humor was second to none. Great railroader, friend and co-worker. It goes without saying he will be missed by all who knew him.

God bless you John. You were so helpful and understanding of us "new" engineers.  John was also very fair to his employees.  You will be truly missed by all of us.

At first sadness but then I smile when I think of John. Although far away  for many years the word "friend" describes him best.  I never heard an unkind word from him toward anyone. His wry sense of humor with a gleam in his eye, I will remember forever. 

John loved Mary Lu and every member of his family above everything. He spoke of each one with love, devotion and pride.
 
John, thanks for the memories....... He provided all of us with many great memories.

John was a sweet, kind and caring human being. I enjoyed taking care of him. I enjoyed seeing his smile. We had many conversations and he will truly be missed and thought of with love, Jen michielini

Rest in Peace, Uncle John. Your love touched my life and the lives of my children. You have impacted many and you will be missed by many. God Speed. Bryon, Paige, Parker, and Julia Hale

A good friend to all, John Lutgen epitomized everything that was good about the Missouri-Pacific RR.  We will miss John.
Tom Pierce MD.

RIP John. A friendlier person you would never meet. He was a good man and a very proud father. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Oh the world as we know really it  has lost a good friend to all that knew john...he took me under his wing at the ole railroad...and as brucie said he alway hsd your back....sing loud in heaven john i will be listening...love ya dude and will miss you so...love litle deb donner-rios..

As the song "Big John" says, "He was a giant of a man" and that pretty well describes my opinion of John Lutgen. We were friends for many years starting when we met while working for his uncle throwing papers in Northeast Kansas City. Later we joined the United States Air Force together on the "buddy plan". John shipped out before me and I saw him once in the next four years. So much for the buddy plan. After we separated from the service we both hired out at the Missouri Pacific Railroad. We spent most of the next 37 years working in Neff yard in one position or another. We have been through a lot together, some good times and some bad and we always had each others back. I lost a good friend but the world lost a great man. 

Rest easy John Lutgen and don't forget to save me some Crown.

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John L. Lutgen

17 June, 1945 – 19 September, 2016

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