In Loving Memory of August Hartung

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In Loving Memory of August Hartung
A Special Cal State San Bernardino Facilities
Services tribute to Augie Hartung, Associate
Director.

• Born August 17, 1946
• Passed Away January 16, 2006

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Well done. His life was confirmation we can
live life admirably.
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A man of exceptional integrity
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Veteran
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Respected
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Caring
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Humble
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Honorable
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Friendly
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Dependable
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Take Charge
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Augie
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Tribute

• I am shocked to hear the news. Please convey my
  deepest sympathies to the family. While I was
  not close to Augie, I knew him from his work on
  campus. He was one of the good guys and I will
  miss him.
• R. Jim Charkins, Ph.D.
• California Council on Economic Education

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• Dear Mrs. Hartung and family,
• I met Augie about a year ago when he first
  interviewed me for a job with the campus. On that
  day and ever since, he made such an effort to
  make me feel welcome and valued, and he always
  took the time to acknowledge my efforts, however
  small. He will remain a bright spot in my
  thoughts.
• Michelle Dyck-Turner
• Facilities Services Department
• Office of Heating Air Conditioning

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• Yes, it is with great sadness.  He will be
  missed.  Augie was a fine man who treated others
  with respect. My sympathies to the Hartung
  family and the whole gang over in Facilities.
• Rob Denise Garcia
• Education Administration
• Natural Sciences

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• Augie was such a great person and a such a
  wonderful administrator that his sudden death is
  a huge loss to his family, friends and the
  campus.Hamid Azhand
• Capital Planning, Design, and Construction

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• I would like to offer our (Marajean and I)
  personal condolences to Augie's wife and
  daughter.  We were deeply saddened and shocked
  when we heard last night. I will miss Augie very
  much here at work.
• LeRoy Wilke
• Facilities Services Department
• Office of Heating Air Conditioning

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• Please send my regards to Augie's family during
  their time of grieving.  Thanks!
• Shirley Dorsey
• Payroll Office

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• I don't quite know what to say. I'm really
  sadden to hear of this, Augie was a great guy who
  always took the time to make everything personal
  and made it a point to talk everyone. Just a
  really nice, decent and honest person. I'm sorry
  I didn't get more time to work with him but in
  the time that I did know him and work with him he
  was a great pleasure to work with and just
  someone that brought integrity and quality to a
  project. Please give his family my most heartfelt
  and sincerest condolences. He will be missed. If
  there is someone we can send flowers to, I would
  like to do that.
• Miguel A. MartinCapital Planning, Design, and
  Construction

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• I just wanted to drop a quick note regarding
  Augie.  From day one, Augie made me feel right at
  home took me under his wing.  I felt a natural
  bond with him he had a way of making everyone
  feel special at all times Augie will never be
  replaced!  However, I do feel fortunate to have
  had the opportunity to meet him be blessed with
  his kindness warmth, if only for a short time. 
  I can honestly say that I am lucky to have had
  this opportunity, many people go through their
  entire lives without encountering such kindness
  and sincerity.  I will remember him as one of the
  kindest and caring individuals I have ever met, I
  believe he would be proud to be remembered as
  such.
• Tina Morse
• Office of the Vice President for Administration
  Finance

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• I am very sad for the loss he was a great
  example to all of us on how to treat one another.
• Lisa Gordon

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• I am stunned and very sad. Augie was always so
  kind and went out of his way to help. He went
  the extra mile without being asked. We have lost
  a wonderful man.
• Kathy Marron
• Commuter Services

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• What a loss to his many friends at CSUSB.  Augie
  loved this campus and the people who work here. 
  He was a dear friend to many and will be greatly
  missed.  He always had a smile for all and an
  encouraging word.
• Barbara Hallack
• Presidents Office

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• Augie was such a wonderful support to our
  students who have disabilities.  He was the first
  to supervise our high school students with WORC
  and was always willing to do whatever he could to
  resolve whatever challenge we faced in
  accommodating students.  He will be greatly
  missed.
• Laurie Flynn
• Services to Students with Disabilities

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• I met Augie Hartung during a difficult time in
  my campaigning, and he was such a great help to
  all the candidates in the races.  He showed me
  that there are many great people on campus doing
  what needs to be done for CSUSB.  I wish this
  were not so, but he is definitely a great man
  that will be missed, and we at CSUSB have lost
  much more than a man.  We've lost a friend.
• Ruben Diaz, Jr.
• ASI President

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• We will miss him dearly at Housing. He was
  always willing to go the extra mile and the
  example of true customer service.
• Louie Alvarado
• Housing and Residential Life

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• Please convey my sympathies to Augie's family.
  Words cannot express the shock over his loss. Cal
  State San Bernardino has truly lost one of the
  'good guys.' Augie was always one of the first
  guys to help out no matter what the situation.
  You never had to ask Augie, he seemed to know or
  anticipate. It's people like Augie that make you
  appreciate everyday life because they bring with
  them a sense of goodness and compassion. We are
  truly better people because of folks like Augie.
• Joe Gutierrez
• Public Affairs

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• Augie was a great guy, always ready to help and
  looking to help. We are members of the same
  church and as you can imagine he was a leader
  there.  Whenever a new project unfolded, Augie
  was there to lead us.  His ever-present smile
  will be missed.
• Jenny Zorn
• Academic Programs

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• What a tremendous loss for our campus. Augie
  was genuine in offering assistance and always
  followed through. He was truly one of our best.
  He always helped us in Admissions Student
  Recruitment with leaks in the roof to our major
  recruitment events. He personally checked to
  make sure that we were taken care ofand I was
  certainly appreciative. Youll be missed Augie!
• Cynthia Olivo
• Admissions and Student Recruitment

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• Augie was not only a force for good on this
  campus, he was also a devout Christian who
  believed he was serving God by serving others. He
  was always upbeat, always willing to help find a
  solution for any problem or solved it himself,
  always interested in how a person was feeling or
  doing and greeted everyone with a handshake and a
  smile. At First Lutheran in Redlands, where he
  and Carolyn have been members for many years,
  Augie was a coordinator of volunteer services. He
  coordinated the annual Apple Butter Festival. He
  saw to it that new members were properly greeted
  and honored. He helped in the kitchen during
  dinners, lunches and breakfasts in the parish
  hall. He put in many hours of service on the
  church council and various boards and committees.
  He also liked old cars and entered his 1960s-era
  Pontiac in Route 66 Rendezvous for several years.
  His home-made Burma-Shave signs were planted next
  to his car at each Rendezvous. Something I read
  on the wall of a classroom of a Christian school
  in San Bernardino years ago, has stuck with me.
  It said, Our life is a gift from God. What we do
  with our life is our gift to God. Augies life
  was truly a gift to his Creator. We had the honor
  and great privilege of knowing Augie and
  appreciating the example of a good and faithful
  friend and colleague that he set. Our prayers are
  with Carolyn, a their daughter Ryan and the
  extended Hartung family at the sudden loss of an
  outstanding gentleman, husband and father.
• Mike Murphy
• Athletics

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• I feel the same, when tragic things like this
  one happens, there are not enough words to
  express how Ii feel, but one thing I can say is,
  he was a GENTLEMAN.Ramiro DiazGrandos
• IRT Support Data Center Services

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• I am stunned and saddened. I remember him as a
  very helpful person and a genuinely good soul.
  He will be missed.
• Dee Dee Davidson
• Gear Up Inland Empire

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• I have the greatest fondness for Augie he
  never complained, never said a negative word
  about anyone, and always got the job done! He
  always had a smile, a popsicle and a good word.
  The CSUSB community has lost a great role model
  and friend.
• Michael Kovack
• Athletics

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• Augie will be greatly missed by all who knew
  him.  He dealt with everyone with warmth and
  care.  I had the opportunity to know him at both
  work and at our church. I hope I can learn from
  the example he set every day he was with us.
• Laura Watkins
• Athletics

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• My heart is heavy today with the news of Augie's
  passing. I along with our campus family will
  truly miss him. I will fondly remember the ride
  share chats we had on our way to Redlands. Our
  talks about family, friends, church, and other
  things always made me feel as if we'd been
  lifelong friends. Augie's gentle nature and
  caring personality will be greatly missed.
• Inez Everett
• Recreational Sports

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• I wanted to express my sympathy for you and all
  the girls in the office who I know are very
  saddened by the loss of Augie. If there is any
  way or thing I can do to help the family with
  anything please let me know.He was a dear friend
  to Blake and although I only knew him now for a
  few months.each visit with him was sweet and
  dear.just like him.
• Stacy C. Brooks
• Department of Psychology

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• Please give my condolences to Augie's family.  I
  am so much in shock to think that I will never
  see Augie walking or driving around this campus
  again, that I can barely think.  He was always so
  kind to me.  I have the utmost greatest respect
  for that man.  He was one in a million.  If we
  feel the immense loss here, I can imagine how
  awful it must be for his family right now.
  Please forward to Augie's family.  I'm so sorry
  for their loss.  Very sad. 
• Nancy J. Mendez
• Theatre Arts Dept.

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• The first day I worked here, I was leaving the
  parking lots off Coyote Drive to retrieve my new
  office keys from Facilities, when my tire went
  flat. It happened right next to the information
  booth, but they said they could not offer me any
  help and to make matters worst my husband was out
  of town on business. I stood next to my car
  pondering my next move, on this VERY hot
  September afternoon, and like a miracle Augie
  pulled up behind me and asked me if I needed
  help! (mind you this is the first time we had
  ever met..) He told me to hang on, he would be
  right back, within 10 minutes he came back with
  cold drinks and a team to change my tire. I was
  SO grateful!!! (now I have AAA) I have never
  forgotten his kindness over the years. It was
  always a pleasure to see his smiling face at
  commencement, twice a year. He was so committed
  to this University and our students. He WILL BE
  sorely missed. I am so sad.....
• Beth A. Flynn
• MBA Program

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• As others have so wonderfully shared, it will
  just not be the same without Augie here.  He was
  an inspiration to all of us in so many ways and
  was a shining example of how we should live our
  lives, and how we should treat others. It was
  evident in his day to day actions that he truly
  had love for every person that he touched.  He
  treated everyone with respect, and was always
  there to lend a helping hand or just to make the
  day brighter for anyone who needed it. During the
  hottest summer days, he delivered popsicles to
  everyone in athletics, and I am certain to others
  enduring the heat.  This morning I have spent
  time recollecting my thoughts of a very special
  time spent with Augie and a colleague last
  Wednesday. After our business was complete, we
  spent a few moments in a very special 
  conversation and time that I will now remember
  forever and treasure. Our thoughts and prayers
  are with Carolyn, Ryan and other family members. 
  Thanks Augie, for being such an inspiration and
  example.
• Nancy Simpson
• Athletics

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• Tribute after tribute to Augie Hartung surely
  reveals that he was such a good,  kind, wonderful
  and helpful person that there is truly only one
  reason that he has been called home.  Heaven was
  obviously in need of this kind individual and he
  is no doubt continuing his help, with a smile on
  his face, in the home of his Heavenly Father.  We
  will surely miss him here, but he has been called
  to take on more  responsibility and I believe I
  can see him smiling down on CSUSB and all of us
  even now.
• Carolyn Smits
• Athletics

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• I was shocked and greatly saddened to hear the
  news of Augie's passing....Augie was one of the
  first people I met when I started at Cal State,
  and he made me feel at home and welcomed.  He
  always had a kind word and a sincere interest in
  what I had to say.  When Augie found out that I
  am a Lutheran, he invited me to come to his
  church and also to visit the church's Apple
  Butter festival....he even drew a map on a napkin
  so I would know how to find the church!  I will
  miss his cheerful smile and friendly greeting in
  his many visits to our building.....in fact, I
  saw him just last week as we both walked out the
  door of the building, and he offered me a ride on
  his cart to my meeting. There are precious few
  people who go out of their way to share
  themselves with others, and Augie was definitely
  one of those people.  I miss him already, and I
  hope that I can continue his legacy with the way
  that I lead my life.  Please know that you are in
  my thoughts and prayers during this difficult
  time.
• Diane Podolske
• Service Learning Department

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• I can only echo what everyone else has stated. I
  was shocked to hear about Augie's sudden death.
  As has been stated by others, he was the epitome
  of helpful and responsive, and always with a
  smile. I will miss him. My prayers go out to his
  family.
• Cindy Paxton
• Health Science and Human Ecology

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• My day began with the grim news of Augie's
  passing as I walked from the parking lot to my
  office.  I had to ask the individual several
  times if the news was some sort of cruel joke.  I
  only wish it was.  Augie was a kind and giving
  man who loved his wife Carolyn and daughter
  Ryan.  He would share with me events and placed
  he and his family would travel to.  He shared his
  military life experiences as well as his
  interests and hobbies.  We share the love of
  automobiles and nostalgic stuff and sometimes he
  would loan me several of his classic automobile
  magazines.  I was a bit envious of his many
  experiences and his knowledge of many things. 
  But Augie had a deep concern and genuine interest
  in each of us and each person he met during his
  shortened life.  His job was not always filled
  with pleasantries but his positive attitude,
  concern for people and willingness to help was
  unending and greatly appreciated.  He will be
  missed.Our life is a gift from God.  What we do
  with our life is our gift to God.
• Tim Campbell
• Office of Facilities Services

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• I am saddened by this shocking news! My deepest
  sympathies and warmest wishes, to everyone,
  during this time of loss. Augie is a kind soul
  ... he will be dearly missed and fondly
  remembered.
• Angela Garcia
• Office of Distributed Learning

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• Augie was an extraordinary person who always
  went out of his way to help everyone.  We will
  all miss him dearly.  Our thoughts and prayers go
  out to his family and friends.
• Olivia Rosas
• Admissions and Student Recruitment

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• To the Hartung Family,
• Augie is loved by all who know him here, and
  will be missed by us all. May God be with you
  all at this time of loss.
• Shane Ripley
• Facilities Services Department
• Office of Heating Air Conditioning

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• I am not sure how exactly to describe the pain I
  feel for the loss of Augie and for the family he
  leaves behind on this earth.  He was truly an
  example of a man who strived to be like Christ. 
  Always kind, loving and compassionate.  Seeing
  him from a distance would always make me smile,
  because I knew he was going to stop and ask me
  how I was and/or if he could help me with
  anything.  He was genuine.  I feel like we have
  lost one of the "Good Ones".  Someone who makes
  this world more bearable because of his concern
  for others.  My deepest sympathy is with you
  during this time of trial.  Please find comfort
  in the legacy that Augie leaves behind.
• Julie Rentz
• Office of the Vice President for Administration
  and Finance

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• In case you didn't have the chance to meet
  Augie, but you could have seen him on campus and
  didn't know who he was.  Here is the great man
  that everyone was touched by.  My prayers are
  with the family and coyote family who have been
  sadden by the loss.
• Pam Palmer
• Athletics

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• I was very sadden to hear that Augie is no
  longer with us. He was always such a caring
  person on this campus in both deeds and words.
  I will never forget the time a few years ago on
  the day before an Environmental EXPO that my
  classroom was filled with boxes to be transported
  to the Arena to set up for Environmental EXPO.
  The off-campus volunteers did not show to move
  the materials. When Augie learned of my
  predicament, he quickly assembled several people
  to help me. For that act, I will always be
  grateful. I join so many others on this campus
  in saying that I will truly miss Augies smile
  and his commitment to a great campus.
• Darleen Stoner
• Science, Math Technology Education

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• Today has been a sad day because a beautiful
  person is no longer with us.  Every word that has
  been said about Augie is so true. Augie and I
  shared many wonderful stories, in my office,
  about our lives. He was such a pleasant person to
  work with. I still have the letter of
  encouragement he wrote me after my beloved mother
  died in 2003. The last person I saw as I was
  leaving work on Friday, January 13, in the
  parking lot, was Augie. He wished me a Happy New
  Year again and good wishes for the holiday
  weekend. Augie was a remarkable person who
  understood what it meant to me human and lived
  his life accordingly.
• Marjorie Callaghan
• Human Resources

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• I am crying so hard I can't even call your
  office.  If I'm this upset, I can only imagine
  how you and others over in FS (not to mention his
  family) feel.  What a loss for us, but when I'm
  done mourning I'm sure I'll rejoice at the joy
  and love he brought us.  We were truly blessed to
  have known him at all. I had sent you (Tony) and
  him a thank you note for our lunch and gifts last
  week.  Best regards and a hug,
• Susan Berilla
• Human Resources

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• There are people who live their lives and when
  they are gone not many recognize their passing. 
  Others touch lives in a way that will cause them
  to always bring fond memories with remembered
  stories or their good deeds and how they lived
  their lives. I never had the pleasure of meeting
  Augie personally but just from all the wonderful
  emails sent in honor and respect to him the last
  couple days, I know that here was truly a person
  that touched many lives and lived his life like
  every day was important and every person a
  valuable friend. What a wonderful legacy he has
  left his family.  I know they will miss him
  terribly as all his friends and co-workers will
  alike. I didn't know Augie but I certainly feel
  like I have been touched just by the remembrance
  of him by people here at Cal State the last
  couple days.  I, too, am sorry that we have lost
  such a wonderful human being.  The world would be
  a better place had we more Augies.
• Pam Cramer
• Mathematics