Kevin "Heisenberg" Kretzmar

Kevin Arthur Kretzmar was a Colorado Native, born in Colorado Springs, CO on November 11th, 1963 to Connie and Wade Kretzschmar. He grew up in the Village Seven neighborhood for most of his life and graduated from Doherty High School in 1981.

He has ALWAYS been known for his kind heart and adventurous spirit; just speak to anyone who knew him. From a very young age he was always the one people could count on for help. If he didn’t know how to do it or fix it, he figured it out…even before youtube! He was always looking to learn new things and would read anything he could get his hands on. He often got lost in finding out how things worked: clocks, trains, CB radios, cars, and especially motorcycles. He even worked at a snowmobile repair shop while in high school, where he and his friends learned many life lessons. He never lost his taste for adventure, and throughout his life he enjoyed flying planes, riding motorcycles and horses and shooting guns and crossbows both for sport and while hunting.

Following graduation he moved to Texas to live with his paternal grandparents where he worked on the farm and learned many trades, such as truck dispatching and lawn service. He spoke lovingly about his time spent on the ranch where his grandmother Frida kept squirrels and raccoons for pets and spit tobacco in a spittoon while wearing her yellow sundress. After some time, he moved back to Colorado Springs and eventually became the manager for Pinky’s Pool Hall in Denver.

While managing Pinky’s, he met and married Sondra Reisch. During this time, he initially went to school to be a commercial pilot at the University of Denver Metro. He decided not to pursue that as a career because pilots are away from home so much. God placed the opportunity for him to become a financial advisor in his path, so he went back to school for finance. This became his life-career path, though he maintained his love of flying and frequently spoke of wanting to fly again especially with his friends.

When he spoke of why he became a financial advisor, he always said that he was really good at numbers and especially good at connecting with older people who needed his help and advice in finance. He took his fiduciary responsibility very seriously and always made sure his clients had the best outcome, even if that meant he worked for little profit. He strived to be the best at anything he did.

Being a dad to his only daughter Blake was his number one passion in life. She was and still is the love of his life and the light that drove him to be the best person possible. Kevin was 37 when she was born. His mom Connie speaks of watching Kevin and Sondra bring her home, him grinning ear to ear, cuddling her close and being in complete awe of her. Kevin shared how it is a feeling that no one can explain…that it is the most beautiful precious gift that God can give a human, to be responsible for another human totally and completely. He loved Blake immensely and desired to do everything possible to be the dad he felt she deserved. He was a single father for over 10 years, and did everything with her. They shared the love of horses, motorcycles, pool, reading and helping others.

Kevin’s life was not without demons and struggles that derailed his path at different times. He struggled with alcoholism and always said that going to jail ended up being the best thing that ever happened to him. He reset his focus on what was important in life, which was to get his daughter back. He worked with AA while incarcerated and continued attending meetings and working the program for the rest of his life. Eventually he began sponsoring other men and doing what he could to help them find and maintain sobriety. When he passed, he had 17 and a half years of sobriety.

Kevin was a caring and family oriented man. He always put his loved ones first and his life’s moto was to be of service. He was constantly helping a brother with a motorcycle, his daughter with her car, his grandma with yard work, a friend get a ride across town, or a stranger find a safe place to talk. He believed that the key to your own happiness is to help other people find theirs.

He met and fell in love with Patricia Dennard in 2017 when his grandmother Doris was able to put her plan in play for them to meet one another. For many years, Patty knew Doris through the Colorado Natives club. Patty and her grandmother Ruth found out that Doris lived just over the hill from her. Patty and Ruth started taking Doris to the monthly Colorado Natives Club. For years, Doris kept saying to Patty, “You need to meet my grandson Kevin.” And to Kevin, said “You need to meet my friend Patty Dennard.” Both of them individually questioned her matchmaking considering she was over 90 years old at the time. He shared that his mental image of “Patty the school teacher” was less than intriguing to him, so it took much more than her just her trying to get them to meet at a Natives Club meeting. The catalyst for Patty and Kevin finally meeting was when Doris fell and broke her pelvis and was in a nursing facility outside of Woodland park for rehab. Patty had taken her grandmother to visit and by sheer luck Kevin was there already. When Patty walked in, Doris turned to Kevin and said, “Kevin, this is the girl I wanted you to meet!” That was truly what started the love story between Kevin and Patty. From that point forward, God worked in their lives to bring them together.

Kevin use to say, “Is that odd or is that God?” Kevin and Patty both would agree that there were too many “odd” things that have happened in their journey together for it not to be blessed by God! Kevin’s plan had been to move to Arizona after Blake graduated from high school, but after meeting Patty he knew he wasn’t going anywhere. Kevin and Patty built their life in Colorado Springs right where he grew up. They were happily joined in marriage on June 26th, 2021.

Kevin and Patty enjoyed doing many things together including camping, shooting, traveling and especially cuddling while watching TV, which was usually the MMA fights! They also joined BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) soon after they were married. It was a perfect union for Kevin and Patty to join their love of motorcycles and helping children. They both patched as members and received their road names, Heisenberg and Phoenix. They both felt honored to be a part of BACA mission: To empower abused children not to feel afraid in the world in which they live. Both Kevin and Patty had their own traumatic childhood experiences and passionately dedicated themselves to this mission. Although Kevin can no longer ride in person, he will be riding alongside all of our BACA brothers and sisters as they continue to carry on.

After the passing of both Kevin’s and Patty’s grandmothers, they decided to take a cruise over Thanksgiving to get away for the holiday. They had a beautiful trip full of memories. On their last day, on an excursion in Cozumel, after riding scooters and playing in the water, tragedy struck. Kevin and Patty were swimming in the ocean and were caught in a powerful rip tide. The lifeguard was able to get both of them out of the water, but unfortunately Kevin was unable to be resuscitated and passed away in Cozumel, Mexico on Thanksgiving Day.

Kevin lived his life to the fullest, each and every day, One adventure at a time. He has left a legacy behind where his words of wisdom will live on forever!

He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Patricia Kretzmar, his beloved daughter Blake Kretzmar, his mother Connie Goodheart and sisters Penny Smoot and Christine Bickel.

His memorial will be at 1:30 on Sunday, December 14th, 2025 at Pikes Peak Bikers Church at 1505 East Monument Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.

In lieu of flowers, please consider skipping your next alcoholic drink, truly taking the time to listen to someone in need, or helping out your neighbor. In his (and the big book’s) words, “Do The Next Right Thing.” Kevin led with gentle strength and in the words of wisdom he shared. He will be our guiding light forever.

He found peace and serenity even in the darkest times by “Letting Go and Letting God!” Kevin said, “God is in charge and I am just here for the ride.”