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This past Saturday our community lost another giant . John Henry we will miss you!
KURTZ, JOHN HENRY 62 - of Cape May, died Saturday morning after a valiant battle with cancer. He graduated from Havertown High School, Class of 1963. He then served in the US Navy and was a Vietnam veteran. John Henry (as he was known by all) was born in Havertown, Pa., formerly lived in Manhattan Beach, Cal. and Vail, Col., and has lived between New York City and Cape May since 1980. John Henry was a member of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best known for his multi-talented voice on Broadway and on television. He is the announcer and voice of NBC Nightly News, Court TV, numerous commercials, and several other shows. He quite often works from his studio in Cape May. He has been an actor on Broadway and on television, including shows such as Law & Order. He had also recorded several records with ABC Records. He was a former Wildwood and Wildwood Crest Life Guard. In recent years he enjoyed walking the beaches of Cape May and talking with the numerous friends on the Cape May Beach Patrol. John Henry is one of the premier Civil War artifacts collectors in the United States, as this has been his passion since age 14. He was the organizer of the band 'Country Coalition'. He was also a bagpiper. John Henry is survived by: a brother, William "Yogi" Kurtz and his wife Karen, of Cape May; nieces and nephews- Justin and Kristen Kurtz of Kaui, Hawaii; Lauren Kurtz, of Carlsbad, Cal; and Jessica and Joseph Bruce, of Cape May. Funeral Services will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 12th, at 12 noon in the Sudak-Danaher Funeral Home, 815 Washington St., Cape May. Relatives and friends may call Wednesday at the funeral home from 10:30 to 12 noon. Burial will be private. Donations are suggested in his memory to: Brendon Borek High Tides Memorial Fund, PO Box 41, Avalon, NJ 08202-0041 or to the Ronald McDonald House, 3925 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.
KURTZ, JOHN HENRY 62 - of Cape May, died Saturday morning after a valiant battle with cancer. He graduated from Havertown High School, Class of 1963. He then served in the US Navy and was a Vietnam veteran. John Henry (as he was known by all) was born in Havertown, Pa., formerly lived in Manhattan Beach, Cal. and Vail, Col., and has lived between New York City and Cape May since 1980. John Henry was a member of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best known for his multi-talented voice on Broadway and on television. He is the announcer and voice of NBC Nightly News, Court TV, numerous commercials, and several other shows. He quite often works from his studio in Cape May. He has been an actor on Broadway and on television, including shows such as Law & Order. He had also recorded several records with ABC Records. He was a former Wildwood and Wildwood Crest Life Guard. In recent years he enjoyed walking the beaches of Cape May and talking with the numerous friends on the Cape May Beach Patrol. John Henry is one of the premier Civil War artifacts collectors in the United States, as this has been his passion since age 14. He was the organizer of the band 'Country Coalition'. He was also a bagpiper. John Henry is survived by: a brother, William "Yogi" Kurtz and his wife Karen, of Cape May; nieces and nephews- Justin and Kristen Kurtz of Kaui, Hawaii; Lauren Kurtz, of Carlsbad, Cal; and Jessica and Joseph Bruce, of Cape May. Funeral Services will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 12th, at 12 noon in the Sudak-Danaher Funeral Home, 815 Washington St., Cape May. Relatives and friends may call Wednesday at the funeral home from 10:30 to 12 noon. Burial will be private. Donations are suggested in his memory to: Brendon Borek High Tides Memorial Fund, PO Box 41, Avalon, NJ 08202-0041 or to the Ronald McDonald House, 3925 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.
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