Comments on: Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on

By: Bob Woods

Bob Woods — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:14:40 +0000

I thought of Klaus today and was saddened to find this post when I googled his name. Lots of good times with him on his trips to Texas in the early 90′s. He taught me a lot…… “attention units” will forever remind me of him.

Now at least, he will no longer have to do laundry according to his “agreement”.(smiling)

By: Anna Zadorozhnaya

Anna Zadorozhnaya — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:00:58 +0000

Have already been three years since as Klaus left us. But his memory still lives on in our mind. People from Russia remember and love you Klaus!
Thank you so much for us.

By: Jim Rudolph

Jim Rudolph — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:26:29 +0000

I somehow thought of my old buddy and teacher, Klaus today. Having Starbucks on Cleveland street. This man was as smart, as caring, as funny, as genuine, as any person I ever met. I miss him dearly.

By: Nancy Ferry Soulen

Nancy Ferry Soulen — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:37:09 +0000

I am so very sad to hear of Klaus’ passing. As I am attending another Camp Kittatinny reunion this weekend, I was asking Greg about the whereabouts of Klaus, as he was one of my favorite young men who I knew well as the camp director’s wife. I was fortunate to get to know most of the young counselors well in the late 1960′s. Klaus was one of the boys who I was especially was fond of. The discussions I had with Klaus had the lasting impression of someone who was a deep thinker for someone his age. Having read the remarks of all his many friends, I am not at all surprised at the remarkable and influential effect Klaus had on so many lives. I have a photo of him at camp and he hadn’t really changed very much. I only wish I could have attended just one of his seminars. Still the broad smile and obviously a joyful life he had helping and guiding so many in so many lands. My heart is sad and I feel so proud to have shared some time with him as a young man, destined to help so many.

By: Greg Damell

Greg Damell — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:42:11 +0000

To my dear friend from Orange, New Jersey and Camp Kittatinny, you’re in a beautiful place now. I just found out that Klaus passed and I am beside myself. We were great friends in our youth and enjoyed the beauty of summer YMCA camp. I had the pleasure of seeing Klaus about 10 years ago at a camp reunion.

You will be sorely missed by Kittatinny’s Alumni and my deepest sympathies to Klaus’s wife and son. What a loss on so many fronts and way too soon.

By: Pat Mason

Pat Mason — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:47:33 +0000

Although it has been 2.5 years approx. since Klaus left, I just heard about this very recently and I was pretty taken back by the news. Klaus was a unique, wonderful person and although I met him only once at the Hubbard College of Administration International in Los Angeles, I will not forget him ever. He was one of those guys that you instantly like, because he instantly likes YOU – a lot. :)

I also met Peggy, Nick T, John D, Gerald P, all the HCA Int staff at that time, and I loved them all, still do.

I sorry you had to leave us my friend, but I’m sure you are already back in the game. We’ll see you soon. What a fantastic legacy you have left. :)

By: Jeff Green

Jeff Green — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:42:43 +0000

I knew Klaus in high school. He and I would duck out of school at lunch time to get sandwiches at the local deli around the corner. I thought that I instigated this but, from reading about Klaus, it must have been him. He was fun to be with and I enjoyed reading about all of his future success and good influence on so many people. I am sorry to hear of his passing and that we did not keep up with each other after high school.

By: Jane Melchionda

Jane Melchionda — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:45:39 +0000

I was looking around the internet for old classmates from my high school days. I was saddened to find that Klaus has left us. He was a happy, quiet, gentleman in Orange High School. My deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

We are having our 45th reunion in October and I will pass this information on to all.

Jane Melchionda (Martini)

By: Jere Matlock

Jere Matlock — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:04:51 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Kenny.

Klaus told me several amusing stories about his work as an est trainer, which he did prior to his involvement with Scientology. He was so dedicated to helping others; when he found how much of the basic information in Scientology was helpful to people, he spent the next 30 years teaching people the basic info of Scientology: how to get along with other people, how to manage others, how to manage a business using statistics, how to motiviate people to do things, and how to help people do the things they want. His life’s work continues to influence the many people he helped in his long public speaking career.

BTW, Peggy and Klaus were still very happily married when he passed away last year. They had a great relationship. She flew out to Kazahkstan from LA when she learned that he was ill, and was with him during the LifeFlight to Germany, and through to the end.

By: Kenneth J Young

Kenneth J Young — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:53:39 +0000

12/17/2009. Today I just found out that my mentor and role model had past away. I am extremely sadden by this news. I met Klaus in May or 1978 in Red Bank N.J. He was being interviewed for the position of Director of the Red Bank Outreach Center for Substance Abuse. I ( a former abuser and ex-felon) was the Vocational Educational counselor. I was one year removed from completing Discovery House, An 24 hour Therapeutic program. Although I had completed the program, everyday I was fearful of going back into my old habits.

Klaus, was hired as the director, and with in less than a week I had fully trusted him and shared my story. I remember he saying “I Got It” with out any judgment what so ever. I had never been gotten with any opinion.

Klaus, introduce to a book by S.I. Hayakawa regarding “agreements”. That book and the discussion about agreement was the bases of my successful recovery and the foundation of my success.

Klaus taught me that power and success is product of agreement and there are things one could do, to create agreement.

Klaus, also introduce me the est training and since then in 1979, I have been a champion of transformation.

Many times, I would complain about this and about that. Klaus would normally say, you need to create more agreement around you about who you are going to be rather than reinforcing who you use to be.

Klaus Hilgers and the his then wife, Peggy, saved my life.

I miss you Klaus.

Kenny Young
ky@younggroupinc.com