Franklin Matters: In the News: Fahey retires, Kurtz hired as Veterans Services Agent

Friday, May 15, 2015

In the News: Fahey retires, Kurtz hired as Veterans Services Agent

For nearly all of his working life, Bob Fahey has been paid very little to make other people's lives richer.

Whether counseling students with mental health issues or assisting struggling veterans, Fahey, 88, maintained one guiding philosophy: "Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

This month Fahey retired as the town's veterans’ services officer after 14 years in the post. And though he'd say he never worked a day of those 14 years, many in the town would politely disagree with him.

Since 2001, Fahey has dedicated himself to “making sure that those who have served our country are not forgotten or left uncared for,” as his boss, Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting, put it in a letter thanking him for his commitment.

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Franklin Senior Center serves as the center point for veterans services

The town has hired Dale Kurtz, a graduate of the United States Military Academy, as its new veterans’ services officer.

Kurtz, of Franklin, replaces long-time veterans’ services officer Bob Fahey, who retired this month after 14 years in the post. He will also work part-time in Avon.

Kurtz enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968 and was later admitted to West Point. He graduated in 1973, leaving the service five years later as a captain.