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TYRONE - Pete Dutrow may be from Hollidaysburg, but he bleeds black and orange and continues his winning record of public service.

"I've known Mr. Dutrow since the eighth grade as a science student, and since that time, through organizations like the Tyrone YMCA and Kiwanis, he and his family have always been dedicated to serving the community - Tyrone and northern Blair County," said Magisterial District Judge Fred Miller, who is past president of one of the many organizations through which Dutrow gives back.

Judge Miller pointed out that through Dutrow and his family's "Dick Dutrow Memorial Golf Tournament," the decade-old benefit honoring his late father, the Tyrone Kiwanis Club is able to fund a number of scholarships and programs that it otherwise couldn't take on.

"I put a lot of confidence and a lot of trust in him," said the Rev. Norman Huff, who has worked with Dutrow through the Methodist Church, YMCA, Food Bank, Kiwanis and most recently as a fellow school director for the Tyrone Area School District. "He's a hard worker, and he cares a lot about people."

The Rev. Huff called Dutrow "a gentlemen" who always lets people know where he stands.

"He let you know how he feels," said Huff, who added that Dutrow is like a brother to him. "But once he lets you know, then it's all right."

For 15 years, Dutrow's most visible role was that of Tyrone's athletic director. Before that, he coached wrestling after coming to Tyrone in 1964. Through it all, he taught science as he put down roots with his wife, Patty, to raise five children.