Tony was suddenly and unexpectedly taken from his family and friends on January 30, 2026, after playing another round of pickleball, his new favorite hobby that he played regularly with his wife Carolyn. At the time of his death, Tony was Managing Broker with Utter Commercial Real Estate, Inc., assisting landlords, property owners, tenants, sellers and buyers with 48 years of commercial real estate experience.

Formerly a practicing attorney engaged in civil and criminal litigation, Tony got his start in commercial real estate with Willard Garvey at Builders, Inc., a subsidiary of Garvey Enterprises, serving as the property manager and leasing agent for a 280,000 sq. ft. shopping center and the company's other commercial properties.

After Builder’s, Tony was with Transamerican Management Company for 24 years as Vice President in charge of leasing and sales transactions, handling more than one million square feet of office and retail properties for local, national, and international owners.

In the summer of 2003, after his commitments to coaching multiple sports teams for his sons had ended, Tony finally had the time to go out on his own and opened Utter Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

 

A life-long resident of Wichita and a 1970 graduate of Chaplain Kapaun Memorial High School, Tony received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Wichita State University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor Degree from Washburn University School of Law in June, 1977. In October, 2005, Tony completed three years of course work and testing to earn his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.

Tony’s professional accomplishments include earning the Master’s Circle Award from the Wichita Area Association of Realtors, Inc. for 24 years and also winner of the prestigious Top Production Unit Award four times, given by the Association for the most commercial transactions. He was the recipient of the 2009 Wichita Area Association of Realtors "Broker of the Year" Award and the President's Distinguished Service Award in 2007 and 2009.

Tony was a member of the CCIM Institute, Past President of the Kansas CCIM Chapter, Past President of the Wichita Area Association of Realtors and served as Chairperson of the Building Task Force for WAAR to oversee construction of their new headquarters at the WaterWalk in downtown Wichita that opened September, 2008. He served on the Board of Directors of the Guadalupe Health Foundation and the Wichita Downtown Corporation.

Between April 2019-April 2020, Tony served as Vice President and General Manager of the Commercial Division at J.P. Weigand & Sons, Inc. He decided to transition from this position to devote more time and energy to his commercial real estate clients and their properties. Tony remained at Weigand through the end of 2020.

In Tony’s absence, we will be working to continue Tony’s legacy of extraordinary customer service to commercial real estate clients, big and small.