But during that weekend, there was a lot to do, and staffers from the Hall were moving the family from department to department to make all the plans for August.
"I forget where we were going next, but I got up to walk out, and Luke said, 'Dad, you want to get fitted for a suit?'" said the elder Kuechly, now retired from the family auto parts distribution business. "I wear a suit once a year. I'm not working anymore. I don't need it. Maybe twice a year if we're going to one of these benefit dinners or something. I don't know, I've got three suits. I don't need another suit. I'm good.
'He says, 'I know, why don't you just get measured up?' I said, 'I don't need a suit.' This is going on and going on. And finally, Eileen's behind me, she says, 'Just go ahead and get measured.'"
As with many Kuechly family transactions, when Eileen spoke, that was that.
"She's the boss," Luke said of his mother, with a nod that comes from years of experience.