Elmer Kretzschmar ’36
San Antonio, Texas
As the college’s first men’s basketball captain, Kretzschmar lettered three times. He also played tennis at Wartburg. He went on to a career in the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Korean War and remaining on active duty until his retirement in 1968. He later became assistant dean of the Evening College at Texas Christian University. He and his wife, Suzanne, live in San Antonio and are members of the Wartburg Tower Society. They are the parents of four children and have nine grandchildren and three great- grandchildren, who are involved with Boy Scout activities in the San Antonio area.