A Memory of Kurt

08/18/2005

We met Kurt Harms, a member of our extended family, only once. In November of 2002, Greg and Dawn invited us to share an evening in their home with Arthur and Joan Jentoft who were visiting them from the East Coast. It was a memorable evening. We enjoyed seeing Joan and Arthur again after so many years. We met Greg and his lovely family for the first time - and we met Kurt. We were captivated by Kurt’s friendly and earnest manner. He seemed to be totally engaged with his life and was
obviously enjoying all of it. He told us about his professional activities as well as associated adventures. His ascent of Mt. Fuji, alone at night, and then repeated again the next morning with a host of
other climbers, demonstrated his confidence and initiative. He had recently returned from Abu Dhabi and brought small gifts from that exotic place. We were eager to hear more about his adventures, but there was not time for it that evening. Before we parted company Kurt told us that he occasionally traveled between Sunnyvale and the Seattle area and would like to stop by on his way sometime to visit us at our home. We happily invited him to do so, but, with his busy life that so
often took him to far corners of the world, the opportunity never came.

We were dismayed and saddened to learn of Kurt’s untimely death and deeply regret the loss of this charismatic young man.

by:  Ralph and Betty Jentoft
(Ralph is a cousin to Kurt’s Uncle Art)