Paul Robert Kurtz
February 10, 1972 ~ February 23, 2004
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Paul Robert Kurtz, 32, of 24 Misty Mountain Way, Candler, died Monday, February 23, 2004, at Memorial Mission Hospital.
Mr. Kurtz was born in Lynchburg, VA and graduated from Dunedin High School, Dunedin, FL, and attended Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, TN. He worked for Home Depot in West Asheville and was active in the Men’s Soccer League and as a coach in the Asheville-Buncombe Youth Soccer Association.
He is survived by one son, David Logan Kurtz of Asheville; his parents Dan and Patricia Dole Kurtz of Tacoma, WA; one brother, Danny Kurtz and his wife Karla of Moneta, VA; his maternal grandparents, Robert and Dorothy Dole of Lynchburg, VA; a nephew Joshua and a niece Kiersten.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Boisvert officiating. Burial will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Dear Paul,
It has been over a year since your death and I have only just now found out about it. I am so saddened by the news and I can’t imagine how difficult this has been for your family. I know we lost touch over the years but I will always treasure the memories of you from middle and high school. I just can’t believe that ‘muffinhead’ is no longer with us here on earth. My sister, mom, dad and I offer up our sincerest condolences to your family. You will never be forgotten.
Love,
Kirsten Hines-Serkin
Paul,
We miss you and we love you.
Dad & Mom
Dear Paul,
We are picking up David this weekend in North Carolina. He’ll be vacationing with us at Williamsburg and back at our home in Virginia. He’ll be with his cousins Josh and Kiersten as they are going with us with Dan and Karla as well. We sure do miss you son and love you as much as ever. I can’t wait to see David again. It’s been a couple of months since we’ve seen him. He sounds so grown up on the phone. I’m sure we’ll have a good time. His expressions sound just like his Dad at that age (13).
We’ll close for now. All our Love as always.
Love,
Dad & Mom
I still think of you so often and you will always be with me.
Paul: We are really going to miss you brother. Thanks for being a part of so many lives.
David: Your Daddy meant alot to many people. He has always told me how much he loved you and how proud he was of you. You grow up and be just like him! We love you.
I want to express my deepest sympathies. Paul played soccer with my sons, and gave everyone great enjoyment to watch him play. He was an outstanding person, and will be greatly missed.
I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept our deepest condolences. I enjoyed playing soccer with Paul for several years. He was a wonderful person and a great friend. Our prayers are with you.
Jason and Jessica Martin
Paul, you will be greatly missed. Our condolences go out to all your family and friends
Paul will be greatly missed by the everyone he touched. He raised a fine son, who we hope will follow in his father’s footsteps. Our condolences go out to the Kurtz family and friends. We will truly miss him, as he played soccer with our adult league and coached our sons.
Paul will be greatly missed by the everyone he touched. He raised a fine son, who we hope will follow in his father’s footsteps. Our condolences go out to the Kurtz family and friends. We will truly miss him, as he played soccer with our adult league and coached our sons.
Thank You for the friendship and competitive, fun play out on the soccer field.
Thank You for your time and dedication to the community, I’ll particularly miss seeing you at the indoor soccer center, you always had a great attitude, wonderful character, and a smile for everyone there.
My prayers will be for your family as they go through this life without you physically being here. May God bless them in all areas, and remind them that your presence during your life here touched many people who will not forget you!
Paul was a dear friend of my sister and niece ( Carla and Kayla). The loss of their dear friend has effected everyone. He will be surely missed even in South Carolina. I wanted to thank him for being such a good friend to them and helping them when they needed it most.
He was a good friend to me and my mom.He was always kind to me and her.He was someone to have around,one time he and his son came to my birthday party,he was so happy and peaceful.Always the one to be around.His son was so cute,and nice.He raised him right.He will be missed by me and my mother Carla.
Paul was an excellent athlete,fierce competitor,GREAT sport and mostly,a friend,not to be forgotten. He will be sorely missed.We don’t understand God’s plans,but our loss is surely Heaven’s gain.I look forward to playing him again on the best field ever!Sincerely Philip Franz
He was a great soccer coach to me and to my team mates. I leaned a lot from him in soccer. I will mis him a lot. I will always reameber him as a coach and a friend.
All of Paul’s friends at the indoor soccer center are sad today for Paul’s passing. Prayers for David.
We pray the ‘PEACE’of God that passes all understanding will comfort you during this time of great loss.
In our prayers and thoughts forever.
Tim & Brenda
Paul, you will be truly missed by the many, many lives you have touched. You were always a joy to be around with such a positive, up-beat attitude. It showed in everything you did and touched.
David, your father was a wonderful man and one to be proud of. Follow closely in his footsteps.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all during your time of mourning.
Paul and I became good friends in high school. He had a huge heart and always wore it on his sleave. Heaven is a better place now and we will miss him.
Pat, Dan and family,
There are no words, just heart wrenching pain at your loss. I truly believe memories can comfort
and that love lives forever. Remember always the great gift he was to you and others. Bless you all. My love –
To the Family:
I’m so sorry for your loss. May God be with you in these hard times. Hayley and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Peace and Love,
Wendy and Hayley Doud, New Jersey
There are no words to express the sorrow I feel for your loss. I know that he lived life knowing many loved him. I have a memory of Paul from our younger years; it is a smile and laughter I have never forgotten. I will hold this memory dearly in my heart for the rest of my days. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I love you, Julia
It deeply saddens me to hear this news. Paul was a good friend. My best memory of Paul was the trip to Charlotte for Ozzfest when I was at the Depot in Asheville. We had so much fun crowd surfing all day and hanging out that night. I will miss Paul and will keep his memory with me wherever I go. My sympathies to his family. His loss is very painful.
YOUR FAMILY IS IN MY PARYERS.
I WORKED WITH PAUL AT HOME DEPOT A FEW YEARS BACK. WHAT A WARM AND WONDERFUL PERSON HE WAS. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED
Mr. David Logan Kurtz: I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I remember your father from the indoor center, a terrific person. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Sincerely
Gordon DeMarco
To Paul’s Family,
I’m so sorry for your lose. There are no words to axpress the feelings so many of use have who new Paul.
I worked with Paul With-in the Home Depot family. I can truly say he will be missed!
im sorry to hear about the lost.ill keep you in prayers and thoughts
My condolences go out to the family. I was fortunate to share the soccer field with Paul on several occassions. He enjoyed the game, the camaraderie of being with friends, always honored others with his sportsmanship, and was a joy to be around.
We will miss him greatly.
I really didn’t know Paul but im also a youth soccer coach and know that his family and friends and his team will miss him very much my prayers go out to the family and to everyone
I forgot to meation that I am also a former teacher at Dunedin High School and want to wish the family all the best in this time of need and God Bless everyone
Xandy’s first soccer league experience started last fall on Coach Paul’s Shooting Stars team. He was the first new player taken on in years, and Coach was generous in his appreciation for Xandy’s playing, which built his self-esteem and encouraged him to play even harder. Soccer and Coach’s support helped Xandy through a transitional period after his older brother went away to boarding school. We will be forever grateful for that influence that will continue to inspire Xandy, as it does all the other boys on the this and past teams. It has been a special experience, and Coach was the key. Xandy wants the team to go on, to play, as Coach Paul always said, the best he could, be a good sport and HAVE FUN! We all hope to play beside David for many seasons to come.
Peace always
It was a joy to know you
Paul was a friend and fellow co-worker. His smile was inspiring and his words were always filled with joy. I will miss you greatly my friend. David, please know that your Dad will always be with you in your heart. Thanks Paul for sharing your life with us !
I met your son Paul through Tim McGrath,Paul was a very kind and loving
guy.he will me miss.May God be with you all.
Lois Gaston
Paul was a great man. We worked together at HD for a long time. And he will be missed. His death has deeply touched my heart. I will be praying and look forward to seeing him again soon. I will be praying that you find peace and solitude. Again…Paul was a great man. With my deepest sympathy.
Although, I never personally met Paul, I know from my friend Pam Hall that he was indeed a very special person. 32 years- it wasn’t long enough.
My thoughts, prayors and condolences go out to the Kurtz family during this very difficult time. Paul was a good man from a good family and will be missed by many. Paul’s in heaven now and a guardian angel to all of us blessed enough to have known him. Rest in Peace Paul! We love you!
Quietly remembered who,through football,brought his family and our family to form a treasured friendship.Thankyou Paul.God Bless.
I am so sorry to hear about Paul. I played on an opposing team but his pure spirit and love of the game was a pleasure to witness. His noble and sportsmanlike conduct made him an admirable opponent and I am certain an honor to play along side. He will be greatly missed for this season and all those to follow. My deepest regrets, David
Paul was always a great friend and a wonderful father, in his life David always came first. Paul you will be greatly missed and always loved. Thanks for all the great lunch conversations that we had while at the depot.
Playing soccer with Paul meant alot to me. Seeing him play the game, you could tell what kind of person he was off the field. Paul loved the game of soccer, but he loved David even more. Paul will be missed.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
To the Kurtz Family,
My heart breaks as I type this email thinking about all the times that Paul and I shared together. From being pals at Dunedin High to playing soccer together on the BASE Team. The memories don’t end there, so please feel free to email me with your contact info, so we can talk. I found out about Paul’s passing about a month ago and have been searching the internet feverishly to determine its validity. The Asheville Citizen-Times lead me to this website. The number of entries in this guest book don’t surprise me, as Paul touched so many lives and was a friend to all. Paul and I lost touch years ago after graduating high school, but the memories we shared will forever be fresh in my mind.
May God bless you and comfort you in this time of grieving.
Dan Kremske
Paul was a good neighbor & friend. He was so full of life. He will be missed.
I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers will be with his family. Some of my best childhood, adolescent, & young adult memories were shared with Paul. Please let me know if I can be of any help. From one of his ‘old school Dundein friends’, he will truly be missed!
Paul was a good friend. I count it blessing to have know ,and worked with him. He will be missed
Flying Into the Light of the Beautiful Game
Pauli… he gets it for sure now…
And he’s having a grin on us.
How we’re still stuck with keeping it between the lines…
While he’s playing all inside and outside the lines any old way he pleases.
He’s got the shift…
He’s got the spin…
He’s got the shot!
I’m talking about a hat trick with an attitude baby.
My dude definitely got it right for all of his huge family of friends…
He was always giving it up for you and for me.
We know that heroes aren’t born everyday…
We can only pray some of that magic would rub off on us?
Maybe it’s a simple plan only we just don’t get it yet!
Pauli’s got it.. he’s flying into the light of the beautiful game.
We were blessed to have Paul coach our son since he was four years old, and in that time he became a good friend. Christopher is ten now. We had so many soccer seasons together and so many memories. I think about the time Paul helped us with our Halloween Party for the team, and Christopher’s Laser-Tag birthday party. He always had fun with the kids. I think about all the World-Cup soccer games we taped for Paul. He would pick the tapes up after work, and rush home to watch them. Then he would call and we would talk about each game. So many times he talked to us about how happy he was that his dad had coached him, and that he was coaching his son, David, and how proud that made him feel. Paul touched so many lives, in such a big way. He will be sadly missed. Paul will remain in our thoughts, and in our prayers, ALWAYS. I hope the angels play soccer, if not, they will soon.
Coach Paul was not just a great coach, but a wonderful friend. My team-mates and I loved him a lot, and will never forget him. I learned so much from him. One of the things he told us so many times was that it does not matter if you win or lose, but it is important to have FUN playing the game! I WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH, and will think of him often, especially when I play soccer.
When I was 18, Paul was 20. We met at Lowes where we worked together for years. We were roomates…friends…neighbors. We both had houses in West Asheville off Haywood Rd. I remember David from just a baby. Your father was one of the greatest influences ever in my life. I learned so much from him. We hadn’t seen each in a couple of years and I will miss him alot. We had some awesome fun and memories together. When you came into this world your father showed me what it is to be a MAN. You were the center of his universe and all he ever spoke of. I’m like everyone else…in shock at his passing. Your father was my best man at my wedding. He was my closest friend at one time. He will forever be missed.
You have my deepest sympathy on the loss of Paul, a good friend from high-school.
Our prayers will be with the family, especially David!!
I hope David will continue to play soccer, that would make Paul so happy. May god be with all of you!!
I agree, that Paul, is an angel up above and is playing soccer and looking down at all of us and smiling. Especially David!!
I did not have the pleasure of meeting Paul, but when I met the rest of his family I was very impressed by all of your love and faith, which I know will help keep you strong during this difficult time. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
– Colleen
‘Weep not for me now that I have passed.
Remember the laughter, the affection, the joy
not just the recent tears.
Cherish the memories, our hopes and dreams.
Hold fast to the love that we shared.
Be happy with the time we spent together and being anew.
For I am not really gone,
I am closer than ever before.’
I don’t think I knew Paul, but I share in the sorrow that must be felt by the family. It has led to discussions at my house about how we should treasure each other, and how grateful we should be that we know without any doubt what our eternal destiny is. I hope that Paul and I can meet before God someday, as we apparently shared some passions in this life. I pray for your comfort. Fred
I have had the honor of knowing Paul for about 4 years now, and he was always a pleasure to be around. We played together on soccer teams at the Indoor Center and during to outdoor seasons. He always had a positive attitude and a smile on his face. I will miss him very much.
Paul was such a good roll model for my son and his teammates. Paul coached my son Rykerr for many many seasons.Paul always made sure our boys felt important and loved.Coach Paul was so proud of the boys and very excited about the teams 40/0…There will never be a better coach..Thank You Paul For All The Smiles You Shared With Us We Will Sure Miss It.And to David we look forward to all the years we will spend together Rykerr is blessed to have you and your father as a friend.Our hearts go out to the family.
Paul was a dear friend of mine, I think of him and I can’t help but smile. He had a face that lit up a room, a personality that made your heart sing. He had a way of making your day better just by being around. I will miss him terribly. My heart goes out to David and his family.
Wow, i can only imagine your lose. I will be praying for you and remembering the great times with BASE and in high school.
Our son, Trevor, had been playing for Coach Paul for three years. At the time he joined the team, we were told he was the first new player, EVER, to join the original (and undefeated!)team. Trevor was quite apprehensive and insecure, feeling he may not fit in….but one phone conversation with Paul was all it took to know that our son was warmly welcomed. We couldn’t have asked for a better role model for our son. Paul freely loved and supported all of his players, and they knew it. Our hearts go out to his family at this terribly difficult time. We especially hope David knows he has a lot of love and support from his teammates and their families.
The Lintz family would like to express their deepest sympathy to all of Paul’s family. We remember Paul fondly from BASE and Dunedin Middle and High School. May God be with you and keep you strong together.
I feel honored having worked with Paul.My condolences.
Paul thank you for being my friend. I enjoyed working with you at Home Depot. Your a wonderful father and person.
I worked at the soccer center, and was priveleged to get to play with Paul on many nights. I will never forget the smiles and talent he brought to our games, and I pray for his family in their time of sorrow. Paul was a great individual, and I am thankful I had the chance to know him and saddened by the loss of such a fine man. He will be truly missed.
Paul, thank you for bringing David to my son’s (John Wilson) birthday party for the last couple years. They have been the best of friends. Even though I didn’t know you well I know you will be sorely missed by mutual friends. David is a great kid and he had a great dad!
Dear Paul,
It’s been a year ago today that you left us to be with Jesus. We miss you as much today as we did then. Not a day goes by that we don’t have fond loving memories of you.
I spoke with David 2 nights ago. He’s doing as well as can be expected…but somehow I feel that you are aware of everything he is doing and feeling.
We love you,
Dad and Mom
Paul Kurtz was a close friend of mine throughout the years. We grew up together, played soccer with his father as our coach and shared many memories. Paul loved life and was a beautiful human being. His caring for others and genuine thoughtfullness made him a wonderful friend. I miss him so much and it hurts to think that a person like Paul cvould be taken from us in the prime of his life.
Paul and I kept in touch over the years although we lived in different cities. I just saw him about less than a year ago when we invited him to join us at the Nannajhalla outdoor rafting center. We spent the weekend talking, fishing and playing board games by the lake, it was truly a memorable time and one that I will cherish forever. My wife and I made a video of that weekend with Paul. Our friends in Baltimore that were with us have the video and I`m having them send it to me. I want to make it avaliable to Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz and family.
To Danny, David and the rest of paul`s family I want you to know that I weap when I write this final memoir for Paul and would give anything to have him back in my life.
I am so sorry about the lose of your son, father, brother & Friend. Paul was a very special person in my husbands life. I am so glad I got to know Paul. I meet Paul when my husband had him join us at my grandmothers mountain house in N. Carolina. We had so much fun that we invited in back again! We will always treasure those memories that we have from our trips to the mountains! Paul will always be in our heart, he is now our guardian Angel. We’ll miss you Paul!
Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I grew up playing soccer with Paul and he was a great friend.
Growing up across the street from the Kurtz family, I have many fond memories of the great times that Danny, Paul, and I enjoyed. Nothing else seemed to matter at the time but playing soccer! Though we lost touch as adults, I often think back to those days.
Paul and his entire family are in my thoughts and prayers. May your faith guide you through this difficult time. God bless.
MY DEEPEST REGRETS TO THE KURTZ FAMILIES.PAUL AND I WERE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND WE SHARED HUNDREDS OF GREAT MEMORIES.WE LOST TOUCH AFTER HIGHSCHOOL BUT I REMEMBER GETTING A CALL LATE ONE NIGHT FROM A GUY WITH A DEEP SOUTHERN ACCENT.,,IT WAS PAUL.WE TALKED ABOUT HOW HAPPY HE WAS ABOUT HAVING A FAMILY AND HIS LIFE IN N.C.I JUST REMEMBER HOW PROUD I WAS OF PAUL.I’II ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR PAUL AND WILL NEVER FORGET HIS SMILE.GOOD BYE ‘MUFFINHEAD’-WE WILL MISS YOU.
Hi Paul, i never got to meet you. I am one of your sister-in-laws students. She lost you a week before i lost my two best friends and my boyfriend in a fatal car accedent. The reason i am writing this to you is because I want you to know that because Mrs. Kurtz and all of your family are grieving i am to. Mrs. Kurtz and I became very close last year during these hard times! I now babysit for her, but today is my best frineds birthday(one of the girls that died) as well as yours! so Mrs. Kurtz and i are comforting each other! I hate to see her cry, she has become a real good friend and i also wanted to say Happy Birthday and i hope you and Ginni and everyone else whose birthday it is in heaven..get a BIG cake!!! Dont forget to share with God! Talk to you later!!! Tiffany
Dear Paul,
It’s almost Christmas here and we miss you and the wonderful Christmases we shared throughout the years.
We’re picking David up for Christmas and we can’t wait. He’ll spend a week with us and it will help us very much having your wonderful son and our grandson to share Christmas with.
We love you and miss you.
Love,
Dad and Mom
First I want to thank everyone who came to the memorial and the funeral. I was Paul’s ex-wife, and the mother of our child, David. I first loved Paul as my husband, then as the father of my child, and last but not least, as one of my DEAREST friends. When it came to David, we both worked very hard to make sure we were doing the right thing by our child. David and I could ALWAYS count on Paul to be there if and when we needed him. David had a wonderfull father in Paul, and I am gratefull for the time I had with him. We will both miss and love him forever. Again, thanks to all of you for your love and support.
I forgot to mention how many lives Paul touched in a way that made us all want to live a better life. As to the reference from Cathy & Carlos Munoz, YES, they do play soccer in Heaven, and we can all rest assured that he’s the first pick on God’s team. Paul was one of the most generous and honorable men I will ever know, and I feel so blessed to know that Paul will live on through David.
Dear Paul,
Today is your birthday and I can’t help but think about all of our family’s memories together. In the short time since we became brother and sister I grew to love you as more than my brother-in-law. You are my brother and you always will be.
This year has been tough for all of us but knowing that you are celebrating this birthday with Jesus helps to us cope not celebrating with you here. We miss you and love you very much.
Your sister,
Karla
Dear Dan, Pat and Danny – I am so
sorry to hear that Paul has passed away. Please know that I am thinking of you in your time of sorrow. I have fond memories of Paul, Danny and Spencer and all the soccer games we spent together and watching them grow up.
May the perpetual light shine upon PAUL…. Your Friend- Bob
We thank all of you, Paul’s friends, for your loving, heart warming messages. We read and reread them many times. It gives us great comfort.
Since Paul was a little boy we always said to him ‘We love your heart’. He loved life and unselfishly lived it to the ‘fullest’.
Thank you for your kind sentiments to David, his son. There is now a huge void in his young life, and your love will help fill it.
God Bless You All,
Dan and Pat Kurtz
Paul’s Mom and Dad
Dear Paul,
As of yesterday, it has been one month since you left us to be with God. Your Mom and I have grieved continuously and wept until we felt like we could weep no more. The wonderful memories of the fun times with you and the memories of your soccer accomplishments will always bring a smile to our faces. The wonderful job you did in parenting David is really showing. He is one fine young man.
Sometime I sit on the balcony at night looking at the stars and I talk to you. I honestly believe you hear me and I smile.
Your spirit is continuously with us and I’m sure it is with David as well. Please say hello to my Mom up there and to my brother and your Mom’s brother. I know you are in good company.
Thanks for listening son. Your Mom and I will see you again one of these days.
We love you,
Your Dad and Mom
I just received the news of Pauls passing and I just wanted to pass on my condolences to the family. May God bless each one of you!
RIP Muffinhead!
Dad: I miss and love you so much. I havent been to your gravesite since your death. Its been a rough 8 years for me without you here, i know youll always be here with me through spirit. You always will have a special place in my heart. I dont think ive grown up quite the way you expected me to. I wish there was a better way for me to communicate with you. I can remember various thinbgs, like playing HORSE before going to bed as a little one. I can remember you picking me up from ‘after school’ Ive stayed as strong as I can for you dad. Im sorry i didnt go on to keep playing soccer, Your death was such a hit for me, I didnt want to do it if you werent there. Well, Im in highschool now and I LOVE YOU
Was thinking about you today and realized it was your birthday. I can’t help but think that wasn’t a coincidence. I haven’t spoken to you in twenty one years but I still think about you and tell my kids about you.
Hi. I’m Tracy.
I went to Dunedin Elementary School with Paul. I don’t remember what grade, I only remember bits and pieces. We had the same class.
We used to call each other after school. We chit chatted for awhile, then he’d tell me he had to go to soccer practice and see me tomorrow.
I’m so sorry for your loss!