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Sue Christensen is Kurt's wife and this website is a labor of love. I built one other website in 2013 for carrollgardenclub.org and also maintain a Facebook page for that group. This website, being hoodelesque will mutate over time into something useful but difficult to describe!

College Ladies

Posted onAugust 24, 2021September 22, 2021

Past girlfriends. Read More …

Categories1978-1983Tagsladies man

VT Fun Times

Posted onAugust 25, 2021September 2, 2021

1980 Virginia Tech Get Steve Floyd as a roommate. Country-cut ribs on the grill and omelet wars were on the menu. There was a lot of partying during this time.

Categories1980, College, Friends

VT

Posted onAugust 25, 2021September 2, 2021

1981 Virginia Tech Earn BS Physics.  Study logic.  Get Jim Lynn as a roommate.  Wing Chun Kung Fu.

Categories1981, College, Friends

Parachute Jump

Posted onSeptember 8, 2021September 14, 20211 Comment

As any young man would, when I met Kurt he would regale me with stories of his daring. Like, jumping out of planes to parachute down. Maybe he made more than one jump–this was the only certificate I could find. Read More …

Categories1982, Personal Milestones, VirginiaTagsmanly things

Ending Stint At VT

Posted onAugust 25, 2021September 2, 2021

1983 Virginia Tech Study Electro-optics. Study Control Theory. Get Eugene Marquard as roommate.

Categories1983, College, Friends

Higher Education-Electrical Engineering and Life Meanwhile

Posted onAugust 24, 2021September 22, 2021

Going for the MSEE at VT Read More …

Categories1984, 1985

Graduate Dates and Official Recognition

Posted onSeptember 15, 2021

He was most fond of Virginia Tech, having spent a few years down there. Eric followed in his footsteps. Read More …

Categories1983, 1984, College

Graduation

Posted onAugust 24, 2021August 24, 2021

Graduation on campus Read More …

Categories1984

Going to Texas

Posted onAugust 25, 2021September 22, 2021

1983-84 Move to Dallas, then McKinney Texas Take a job at Texas Instruments. “Member of Technical Staff”  Finish up work for EE Masters degree.    

Categories1984, employment, Moving On

His First Job and First House 1913 Wisteria Way

Posted onAugust 24, 2021August 24, 20211 Comment

Wherein Kurt gets a house in Texas. Read More …

Categories1984

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  • About hoodel.org
    • Hoodel? (In Kurt’s Own Words)
    • Creation of This Website
  • Kurt Christensen’s CV
  • Stuph
    • Favorite Music
    • Favorite Visual Media
    • Research
  • Good Works
    • The Spiritual Side of Kurt
  • Condolence Page
  • Photos from Friends