We miss Kaleb

Kaleb James Martin Curtzwiler died Aug. 9, 2010. He was 28.

Mr. Curtzwiler was born Jan. 27, 1982, at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe.

The 2000 South Tahoe High School graduate was an avid soccer player. Although he did not ski competitively, it was a sport he participated in with his family and one that he excelled at.

The day after he graduated from high school he joined the Navy. His father, Kenny Curtzwiler, who was a Captain in the Nevada Army National Guard, swore him in. Mr. Curtzwiler served for five years, rising to the rank of E5.

After the military he spent the first couple years on the East Coast working for Micron Technology, before returning to his roots of Lake Tahoe.

Mr. Curtzwiler had recently signed up to enlist in the Nevada National Guard.

Mr. Curtzwiler was using the GI bill to attend Lake Tahoe Community College. He was a straight A student with a goal of becoming an environmental engineer.

While on summer break he was working for the janitorial firm that cleans the offices for the city of South Lake Tahoe.

Kaleb Curtzwiler represents the second K in K & K Services, the company his father founded when he was born. He worked for the company at various times.

Mr. Curtzwiler is survived by his parents Pam and Kenny Curtzwiler of Meyers; sister Hannah Curtzwiler of Meyers; brother Marshall Curtzwiler of Meyers; grandmother Irene Curtzwiler of Fremont; aunts Susan Curtzwiler and Lisa Curtzwiler of Fremont; uncle Bill Curtzwiler of Fremont; cousins Eric and Greg Curtzwiler; best friend Josh Newton; friend Michelle Clarke of South Lake Tahoe; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

In lieu of crying or sadness, the family asks everyone to hug a child.