Gene Hartley

It is with fond memories I remember Mr. Hartley. He was my teacher for several classes. What comes to mind and what stuck with me all of my life is something I remember him saying often..." I don't want excuses... I want results." I used this many times with my own three children. Being our class of 1955 Sponser endeared him to all of us. We would get together and go to see him perform in the "Starlight Opera" I enjoyed it so much that when I got married my husband bought us Season Tickets....

MR HARTLEY AND I WOULD TALK ABOUT THE WAR AND HIS FLYING OF HIS B-24.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT STARLITE OPERA.
HE WAS MY THE BEST OF MY WORLD AT THE TIME, I SHALL NEVER FORGET HIM

The class of '55 held Gene Hartley is great regard. He was a fun, accepting, very influencial teacher to all of us.

I am so sorry to hear of his passing, and wish those he leaves and loved peace and fond memories.

Like all of us in the class of '55, I am pushing 70. My life has been as wonderful as any story book character. As I look back and examine what events and people influenced me most, I find that the staff at Kearny High School (circa 1949-1954) had a more profound and positive effect than any group of people I have ever known. This includes, believe it or not, my parents or my relatives.

The teachers at Kearny we were fortunate enough to experience, provided living examples of how...

I played JV baseball for Coach Gene Hartley at McFarland High School in 1950 and considered him a friend along with being a fine teacher and coach. I wish I had known about his military career and had contacted him in his retirement years. Gosh, time goes by and we fail to reach out to those with meaning in our lives. I am so sorry for the family's loss.
I remember so well after practice he wanted to show me he could strike me out. He threw a big curve ball and I hit it on the button....

I was saddened to see the notice about Mr. Hartley's passing. We just had our Kearny High School Class of 1955 50th Reunion and had tried to locate him since he was a beloved teacher and mentor. One of my favorite memories is when our girl's social group attended one of his performances at Starlight Opera and proudly presented him with a very large congratulatory horse-shoe shaped arrangement decorated with Kleenex Tissue carnations. Don't ask--there's no good reason for either the shape...