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Workaholic Groves
retires again, this time
from the IRS

Orby Groves, 75, who retired as an HPD assistant chief after 30-1/2 years service, retired again Tuesday after 23 years with the Internal Revenue Service. Orby started work with the IRS the day after he retired from HPD. He began government service in 1949 when he joined the Army after graduation from Roosevelt High. On enlisting, Orby asked for duty in Asia and was sent to Korea. The next year, the Korean War broke out. Orby has been married to wife, Ruth, his RHS sweetheart, for 53 years this month. They have six children, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way. Knowing the Groves are strong Roosevelt supporters, Orby's colleagues at work provided RHS red and gold T-shirts bearing his picture for people at a retirement gathering, along with fans reading, "I am an Orby fan." That's nice ...

Roy Kruse, who was head of the Hawaii Newspaper Guild for 27 years, from 1969 to 1996, has returned home from Vancouver, Wash., with wife, Georgia, to stay. "I'm going to lay on the beach and enjoy the rest of my life," said Roy, who is almost 75. "Basically, we came back after eight years because this is home and all of our family is here." The ohana includes his 92-year-old mom, Olive, who lives in the same Kapahulu house she and her late husband, "Big" John Kruse, moved into in 1939...

Murchie sets her own pace in triathlon

Margaret Murchie goes into the record books for last Saturday's North Shore Triathlon, but it is a distinction she would rather not have. She finished "dead last" from start to finish, she said. "I had a panic attack during the 500-meter swim and couldn't breathe," said the Coldwell Banker Realtor. "I hung onto a cute lifeguard's surfboard until I caught my breath." Some say she faked the attack to get close to the "cute lifeguard." Then came the 10-mile bike ride and her bike chain broke. The three-mile run followed. "I held my pace from the start of the triathlon to the finish -- dead last," said the laughing good sport. "The cops were picking up cones and stuff right behind me during the run." Margaret is now training for the upcoming Tin Man event scheduled July 17. Let's hope she trains a bit harder for this event ...

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