A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Pete Moutzouris, owner of Pete’s Fruits and Vegetables, died Monday morning at the age of 79 after spending nearly three months in the hospital with complications from pneumonia, according to his son, John Moutzouris.
On Tuesday, the neighborhood market remained open but customers said the experience felt different without the man who greeted generations of shoppers.
“It’s much more than a grocery store,” customer Shepard Nevel said. “For so many of us, it’s a cherished place.”…