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Comment on Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on by Jon Soeder

Jon Soeder — Fri, 16 May 2025 17:40:17 +0000

Such love from everyone! Not much more to say; I was a poker player in California. Met him and Peggy at end of his life. Remarkable people; blessed for the opportunity to know him and call him friend.

I am always reminded of you Klausie…see you down the road….

Jon Soeder

Comment on Oregon Country Fair 2009 by Jere Matlock

Jere Matlock — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:53:24 +0000

In reply to Nancy Bailey.

Nancy –
This post is from 2009 – ten years ago. I don’t know if Hank is still hanging in there. Best of luck to you.
Jere

Comment on Oregon Country Fair 2009 by Nancy Bailey

Nancy Bailey — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 05:42:37 +0000

Known Hank for many years! He was a very good friend’s teacher at one time – Paul Merriam. Glad to hear that he’s still making Moccasins Etc…! If you talk to him, please tell him Gracie’s Daughter, Nancy said hello and that I unfortunately lost touch with our mutual friend Andy Roberts. He’ll know.
Thank you!
Nancy

Comment on Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on by Neil Weinstein

Neil Weinstein — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 01:31:41 +0000

Klaus was a mentor to me. He has made my life grow exponentially. First meeting him in 2004 at a Survival Strategies seminar. While visiting Clearwater I stopped by his office to purchase some books. His secretary told me to wait for him as he was arriving shortly. We had a great dinner together where he explained basic Scientology to me. We then went to see a Star Wars Movie and had ice cream after. Only second time meeting him and he gave me the time like we were old friends. It was the start of a great friendship. One which I miss today. I name my daughter after him Amelia Klaurissa in honor of him.

Comment on Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on by Ingo Hilgers

Ingo Hilgers — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 10:07:19 +0000

Ich habe als sein Halbbruder erst in 2011 durch das Internet von seinem Tod erfahren. Unser Kontakt brach nach dem Tod unseres Vaters ab.Klaus war mit Peggy und Eric mehrfach bei uns in Datteln (Deutschland) zu Besuch und meine Frau Marina und ich haben Sie ins Herz geschlossen. Deshalb sind wir überaus traurig von seinem Tod aus dem Internet erfahren zu müssen.

Translation:

As a half-brother, I only learned about his death in the Internet since 2011. Our contact broke down after the death of our father. Klaus was with Peggy and Eric several times with us in Datteln (Germany) to visit and my wife Marina and I have you in the heart. That is why we have been very sad to learn of his death from the Internet.

Comment on Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on by Lee Kraus

Lee Kraus — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 04:07:24 +0000

I’m reading this sad news about Klaus for the first time. Some of the tributes, however, are wonderful and heartwarming. I knew Klaus when he was my counselor at Camp Kittatinny in the mid 60s. He was such a great guy and taught me so much that summer. He joined our family for dinner once after the summer was over. Interestingly, about 20 years later, I ran into him in an airport, and we talked briefly. I’ve always thought about him, and sad that he left us so early.

Comment on What Scientologists believe by Jere Matlock

Jere Matlock — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:45:20 +0000

In reply to marcenarias sp.

Yes – click the last link above – it takes you to several videos.

Comment on What Scientologists believe by marcenarias sp

marcenarias sp — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:46:21 +0000

Do you have any video of that? I’d like to find out more details.

Comment on Why I Don’t Use WordPress to Build Websites by Desi Matlock

Desi Matlock — Tue, 03 May 2016 21:35:17 +0000

Thanks for the shout-out!

All of these factors are important. WordPress can be altered to do most of this, with the right plugins and themes, but I’ve never come across a WordPress site – out of thousands I’ve touched – that actually had all their SEO ducks in a row already or found a client that arrived to me having already realized how much work is involved in optimizing WordPress. It is definitely not as out of the box optimized as people commonly believe. Often, the SEO process involves backing way up, and rebuilding the site’s theme – no small task. A contributing factor is that WordPress appeals to people because it can give you a serviceable site for no software cost, and content can be managed in-house easily, but comprehensive optimization truly cannot be handled that way, and is not very appealing to those who are still in the cheap/free mindset.

Comment on Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on by Judith

Judith — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:13:50 +0000

I just now learned that Klaus passed years ago, and I am so sad. I met him when I was taking a special Club Management program at the Executive School of Business at the University of Michigan in 1987. He was a fantastic teacher, and listening to him speak was like taking a drink out of a fire hose. I learned so much so fast that I made a point to attend all of his future seminars at club industry conventions. I came away with the tools I needed to manage my business and live a happier life.

The U of M experience was an intimate group of only 50 people, so we came to interact with our instructors/speakers and develop friendships easily. I instantly felt like Klaus was a pal, good friend, and I was grateful to have known him.

I am deeply saddened to learn he has passed far too early from this world. I often have thought of him and wondered where he was and what he was up to. I finally clicked on google and found this page. My sincere condolences to his family and close friends. I am honored to have known him, even if for only about 10 years. Things I learned from Klaus helped to improve my life. Thanks, Klaus, gone but not forgotten.