Sam & Susie Kurtz

Name: Sam Kurtz

Current Address: 2617 Haverstraw Avenue , Dayton , Ohio 45414

Current Occupation: Headmaster, Hillel Academy

Family: Susie, my wife, and Stefanie and Sally, my daughters. Stefanie is 31 and married and works for GM in Detroit . Sally is 30 and single and is the Assistant Registrar for the permanent art collections at the Dayton Art Institute.

Grandchildren: Nathan, born to Stefanie, last May 18, 2004

Previous occupations: School administrator and educator for 32 years

What have you been doing for the past 42 years: Just trying to stay out of serious trouble.

College / other education: Bowling Green State University , Bachelor's Degree; Xavier University , Master's; Xavier University , Superintendent's Certification

Interests / Hobbies: golf, reading, traveling, art, music, writing

Memorable trips / job assignments / activities: Hiking the Grand Canyon , running the Boston and New York Marathons, traveling in Europe , going to Hawaii with Jim and Jerry Lake .

Parents and siblings - where are they now: My two sisters live in Dayton but both of my parents are deceased.

Accomplishments / achievements: I was inducted this fall into the Kappa Sigma Wall of Fame. It is the highest honor I could receive.

Regrets: I have done too many stupid things to list here.

Do you think that your job / life is where you thought it would be when you were in high school? Why? In high school, I was like most of us. I never thought I would get old. I didn't have a clue as to what I would do for the rest of my life.

If you could start over, would you make the same choices you did the first time around? Why? I think I would make most of the same choices but I would change a number of things I have done – but I would keep all of my Colonel White friends – that I would not change.

Favorite memories of Col. White:

Teacher(s): Bing Davis, Martha Cole, Carl Moyler, Wilbur Ken Groff and Bob Ziegler

Classes: Psychology class was my favorite. Also, I liked English, which would be my major in college.

Activities: ROOT CLUB, Chancellors, Alpha Chi Epsilon

Classmates / pals: Dave Neff, Jim Lake , Linda Lewis

Weekend events: Hanging with the Root Club, running cross country, going to open houses and dances, and doing other stupid things.

Future plans: I went back to work as Headmaster of Hillel Academy after being retired for 5 years. I think I will re-retire again this June.

Retirement plans: I just blew my retirement plans by going back to work.

Words of wisdom/comments/messages for classmates: I hope we can all keep in touch and see each other occasionally….We are not getting any younger!!!