Thursday, February 09, 2006
In Memories of Kurt - from a friend at Thaicom
02/09/2006
Through business relationship with Hughes (now Boeing) and SS/L, it is my honor to have met and become friend of both of the Harms brothers, Greg and Kurt. I just recently learned from Greg of the sudden departure of Kurt which saddened me. As I looked through the photo gallery in his memorial, I discovered a picture taken in August 1993 with Kurt teaching a group of would-be satellite engineers / orbital analyst at Thaicom (Shin Satellite Plc). I had a rush of memories and flashbacks of our time back in those days as I was among those would-be satellite engineer trying to gain as much knowledge as possible to prepare for the launch and the operation of our first communications satellite for Thailand, Thaicom-1.
I would think that Kurt would be pleased to know that Thaicom-1 satellite, the robust HS-376 satellite, is still working well and it will be a few more years before we decommission it. Kurt would also be pleased to know that his students, although only few remaining with Shin Satellite, are still grateful for his contribution to Thaicom-1 program. Farewell to a good friend…and a good teacher!
Paiboon
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Kurt's Gathering; March 31, 2006
02/07/2006
The Kurt Harms’ Gathering
Dear Friends & Family,
Please join us in remembrance of Kurt S. Harms on Friday March 31, 2006. We welcome you to participate with your thoughts or your presence as we gather in his memory.
If you cannot physically attend dinner with us, please share a brief thought or prayer for Kurt as we toast him at exactly 7:00 pm sharp, PST. By joining our remembrances of Kurt, may we keep his spirit alive. He would most certainly smile upon us.
Where: Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant Bellevue, WA
When: 6:30pm March 31, 2006
Given By: Kurt’s Loving Family
RSVP: Lucy at or (425) 885-4918
Hotel Reservations: If you need ideas, please let us know.
Hope you can make it… we would love to see you!
And please feel free to post pictures or more stories to his website: http://kurtharms.com
P.S. As you know, in honor of Kurt, we applied all of your Save The Redwood League donations to an Honor Redwood Tree in Kurt’s name. The tree we selected is beautiful and Kurt would certainly be pleased. His tree is located at Butano State Park, CA . The best campsites around this tree are: 26, 28 and 31. If you ever wish to camp in a beautiful Redwood grove, his is a wonderful location next to these sites.
Reservations at:
www/Parks.CA.Gov
Butano State Park (650) 879-2040