Remembering the Mother of SportsNet’s Reporter Sarah Kustok

Anita Kustok, a teacher in suburban Chicago, was found dead in her home on Wednesday. She was 58. She is the mother of Comcast SportsNet reporter Sarah Kustok and former Northwestern University quarterback Zak Kustok.

Today, she is being remembered as a special teacher who was adored by her students at Central Elementary School in Riverside. “She is a beautiful person with a beautiful heart,”’ said Dr. Janice Limperis, the school’s principal.

“If anyone had a problem, she would find a positive way to look at it. We are devastated here. Her students are inconsolable. It’s like losing a family member.”

Her death has been ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Police received a call from Palos Community Hospital about 7 a.m. about a woman who was brought to the hospital by a family member and had suffered a gunshot wound to her head. He said she was dead on arrival at the hospital.

Limperis described Kustok as “vivacious” and “outgoing” and said she had been with the school district for seven years. SportsNet released a statement saying, “We are all deeply saddened by this tragic news. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sarah and her family.”

Mother Of Sports Reporter Sarah Kustok, Found Shot To Death In Home

Chicago-Authorities in suburban Chicago say a teacher whose son is former Northwestern quarterback Zak Kustok and daughter works for Comcast SportsNet was shot to death earlier this week.

The Cook County medical examiner's office said Thursday that the death of Anita Kustok of Orland Park was a homicide. She was pronounced dead Wednesday at Palos Community Hospital from a gunshot wound in the head.

Authorities say the 58-year-old Kustok worked at Central Elementary School in Riverside. Her son led Northwestern to the Big Ten title in 2000. Her daughter, Sarah Kustok, is a Comcast SportsNet reporter.

Police are releasing few details about the case, including where the shooting occurred.