Father’s Day meant a little more for Howard "Humphry" Kruse, 85, because the triplets he and his ex-wife Dorothy Tam had are turning 60 this year.
Howard Kruse Jr., John Kruse and Kalei Kruse Kimhan were born Aug. 15, 1954, at St. Francis Hospital. They were the first set of triplets born at St. Francis and the fourth known set on Oahu. They attracted much attention on outings because triplets were so rare in Hawaii at the time.
Howard Sr. is a Roosevelt High graduate, Dorothy is a McKinley grad, Howard Jr. and John are Kailua graduates and Kalei is a Castle and University of Hawaii grad. The triplets had planned to gather at their dad’s Kailua home on Father’s Day June 15 but John’s job with the Federal Aviation Administration had him flying to Guam and he could not join them.
Kalei is business manager for Windward Boats Inc. and Howard Jr. is an electrician at The Royal Hawaiian hotel, where he has worked for 33 years. Howard Sr. is a semi-retired salesman and was manager of Pali Bowling Lanes in Kailua for 20 years. He has been married to the former Sylvia Pao since 1972.
Howard Sr. also has five stepchildren. At last count, he has 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The triplets will celebrate their 60th birthday Aug. 15 at Howard and Sylvia’s home. Their mom and other family members will attend …
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Mariann will pick them up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and they will travel to Chautauqua Institution in New York. Each summer the institution offers theater, symphony, ballet, opera, visual arts, lectures and recreational activities. On the way to Ohio she will stop in Aspen, Colo., to ring in the Fourth of July with H.B. MacArthur and her family. You can be sure they will all be sharing cherished "Jimmy" stories about H.B.’s late husband, the original "Hawaii Five-0" Danno, James MacArthur.
H.B. was known as pro tour golfer Helen Beth "H.B." Duntz when she and Jimmy wed in 1984. Jimmy died in 2010 at age 72 …
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WIE, WIE, WIE! Let’s hear it for local girl Michelle Wie. We’ve known for years she had the stuff to do it and she came through like a champ Sunday in winning the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament with brilliant play. On to more victories for the Punahou and Stanford wahine …
Ben Wood, who sold newspapers on Honolulu streets in World War II, writes of people, places and things. Email him at bwood@staradvertiser.com.
