A father of three daughters, Utecht has testified on Capitol Hill that one of his girls told the family doctor that she sometimes becomes afraid of her father during his dark spells at home.
“That broke my heart,” Utecht told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “It was a wakeup call.”
To ensure that his daughters always know he cares for them, even if his concussions rob him of much of his memory, Utecht penned and recorded a heartwarming new song titled “You Will Always Be My Girls.”
The 33-year-old Utecht has taken on a second career as a singer/songwriter, and he’s performed at venues across the country.