Bryan’s featured in today’s Record:
Born in Baptist Hospital, Jacksonville, Tutten was a St. Augustine native because “I brought him right back here the next day,” says his mother. An only child, he was embraced by a large and loving family, which grew larger when he married Constandina Peterson.
His late father, Tom, was well known in St. Augustine as a folk singer and guitarist. He lost his life at age 50 in 2001 when he drowned in the ocean after coming to the aid of children who had lost an inflatable raft on Vilano Beach.
Family was always important to Bryan, says his mother. He particularly enjoyed helping his great-aunt, M.K. Murphy, who leads each year’s Easter parade on horseback.
When he was in town at Easter, Bryan and his wife “walked with her the whole parade to make sure she was all right,” his mother recalled.
Funeral arrangements are still pending. A service with full military honors will be held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery.
