Decency and honesty are the most important things in life
Petr Šustek was born on 8 November 1944 in Spálov. He grew up in a family with his brother and sister. Under pressure, the family joined a unified agricultural cooperative (JZD), which hit them hard. His parents handed over their animals, fields, meadows and forest without compensation. The father was arrested and spent two days in detention, returning with permanent damage to his hand. Petr Šustek could not study and had to go to work in the JZD. He went through a number of working professions, started a family. He and his wife raised two daughters. In 2023 he lived in Frýdek-Místek.