Chris Hutka Has Died: Losing a bandmate is losing a member of your family. We got the chance to tour the world together and I will never let those memories go. I love you forever Chris Hutka. Rest easy brother. I’ll do everything I can to make you proud.
IN MEMORY of CHRISTOPHER
FATHER BEAR & HIS PRINCESS BEAR
Shared love is a moment in time. Her tears of sorrow will turn to evening skyward diamonds with every memory of her Dad’s reflection in them.
This is both music news and a personal note about someone that passed through my life on his way to G-D. Music played an integral part in his life.
It is a lesson for those who immerse themselves in hoping for that long-shot for fame, fortune, and fan/media adulation.
Chris Hutka, The Bunny & The Bear, died on 9 July 2021. He was only 35 years old. His father died, even, before he walked into his kindergarten class. His daughter will also be entering her kindergarten class without her dad. His mother became his protector.
His life became immersed in a maze when he walked off his high school football field as a hero and stepped onto the alternative music scene club stage. He, also, lost a close friend along the way.
Music is not a simplistic narrative. It is a complicated reality drama that plays out on global stages.
Music is not about one genre. It is a mixed musical cocktail that changes with its audience.
Music is creative. Song lyrics and music never appeal to everyone. Music is also generational and its playlists drift in and out of decades, dependent upon its staying power.
The music industry both gives; and takes.
Chris had an angelic vocal gift. He was, often, cited by various music media outlets and fans as the reason that The Bunny & The Bear became popular within their alternative music element. His voice lifted their music to a higher level where his natural talent helped create a niche.
This is not a local one-spot news blurb. It is a national news story about a music artist and growing up on a music high note.
Chris was like a son to me. The highs and lows of his life played amidst his music dreams and the dangerous elements that are the surround sound of the music industry.
Chris was a gentle “Bear”. He was kind to a fault and tried to please everyone in his life.
His daughter became the focal point of his life. They were inseparable. His son would have become part of their private circle.
Now, his little “Bear Princess” is without her dad’s protector. She is his legacy and her life will be a reflection of everything that he aspired for her to become as she grows up.
My husband, Al Abrams, Motown’s Press Officer, and I first met Chris under very unusual circumstances. It is a music script that rivals any TV or movie scene.
Chris was the son-in-law who attended Al’s memorial service where Martha Reeves spoke. He sang “My Girl ” (plus) at the MB&W exhibit opening at the Detroit Historical Museum; played an impromptu mini-concert for the children in my neighborhood, and his personalized rendition of Hallelujah at Hanukkah was unforgettable.
Chris was also going to do a special recording for Al in the Fall/2021. It was being composed by an incredible Motown collaboration.
Life is moment to moment … Chris will live on through the legacy of his little “Bear Princess” … her smile, her aspirations, and her ability to sing like an angel.
Chris, recently, became a father to a little boy. He will learn about his dad through shared memories. Chris’s mother will know that her two grandchildren will always be part of her life. She will be able to see Chris through them.
May G-d bless all the children in the world who will create their own music life playlist or become a Star that shares their playlist.
Music moves us through our lives. Play a song and remember a loved one, a friend, or a moment in your life.
Here are links to two of Chris’s acoustic album songs:
Music always plays to its audience. Music is a global language.
No cause of death confirmed yet, as no health issues or other causes of death have been learned to be associated with the passing.
This death has caused a lot of friends and family of Hutka so much hurt. It is in that mourning spirit that the concerned persons have taken to social media to share tributes to the deceased and condolences to the affected family.
Tributes To Chris Hutka
Across social media users’ timelines are statements that show respect, admiration, and gratitude towards Hutka as people mourn the passing.
This is the most beautiful day ever! Men’s Skateboarding Park in the Olympics tonight along with such amazing weather around here… I know
Chris Hutka is watching over. He knows how much I wanted skateboarding to be in the Olympics, liked and supported the idea. We even talked about how beautiful the weather would be in our area on this day!. Tonight is a big night for skateboarding as it is the last event for the first-ever Olympics for skateboarding. Let’s Go America!!!!
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