Remembering Kuti: Jeweler mourned a year after brutal killing

Gold's Delicatessen co-owner Nancy Eckl, right, flanked by Gold's manager Anibal Hernandez, holds a wanted poster for Andrew Robert Levene, the apparent killer of Yekutiel Zeevi. The poster was distributed by Westport police in December 2011, shortly after Zeevi was killed. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012/ Westport, CT Photo: Paul Schott

This bench at the Long Lots Elementary School playing field was donated in honor of the late Yekutiel "Kuti" Zeevi by his recreational soccer teammates. Zeevi played regularly at the Long Lots field. Photo: Paul Schott

The "Kuti's Way" plaque displayed on a wall outside the front entrance of an office complex in the Compo Shopping Center where Yekutiel "Kuti" Zeevi worked, commemorates Zeevi's life. Photo: Paul Schott

Neer Zeevi, right; Nava Zeevi, at piano; and Kenneth Kuo, a friend of the Zeevi family, performed in April at a memorial concert for Yekutiel "Kuti" Zeevi, held at the Unitarian Church in Westport. Photo: Contributed Photo

This surveillance image showed Andrew Robert Levene, the apparent killer of Yekutiel "Kuti" Zeevi, in the Compo Shopping Center, a day before Zeevi was killed. Photo: Contributed Photo

Westport Police Chief Dale Call showed images of the suspect in the killing of Yekutiel Zeevi during a December 2011 press conference. Photo: Paul Schott

A booking photo of Andrew Robert Levene, who was arrested in January 2012 in Barcelona, Spain on federal murder, robbery and firearm charges in connection with the killing of Yekutiel Zeevi. Photo: Contributed Photo

A picture of the Zeevi family. From right, are: Yekutiel "Kuti" Zeevi; Yekutiel Zeevi's son, Neer Zeevi; and Yekutiel Zeevi's wife, Nava Zeevi. Photo: Contributed Photo