Dad was a police officer and mom was a nurse. Both moved Bruce and his older brother Eric from Portland to Corbett when Bruce was just a toddler. Currently Bruce Reiter and his wife Kathleen are living in that same Corbett home! The 1920's era home used to be a boarding house for the Corbett Grade School teachers, and once boasted six bedrooms, just upstairs. The home is "about" 5K sq. ft. and has a magnificent fireplace that is still well used today. After attending grades 1-12 in Corbett, Bruce went to Lewis and Clark College and met his wife. Kathleen says that Bruce always loved school with a passion, beginning in Corbett when he was a child. Bruce agrees, stating that many of the Corbett teachers have made a huge impact on his life. After graduating from college, Bruce worked as a security officer for the Port of Portland from 1972-1975. Bruce and Kathleen then moved to New Mexico where he got his master's degree in Latin American Studies. At age 27, Bruce went into the U.S. Army, attending Officer Canidate School. The entire time, Kathleen was a strong support, even attending officer's wive's school. Living everywhere from Germany to Texas to Bolivia, both became fluent in at least four different languages! All total, Bruce served in the Army for a total of 19 years. Retiring in 1995, both came back to Corbett to move in and care for Bruce's parents. Bruce went on to get another master's degree in 1997 and became a teacher. Teaching at Barlow High School for over 10 years, he recenly retired last year. Loving school as much as he does, Bruce is still on the sub list at Barlow! Retirement has not slowed either Bruce or Kathleen. Both continue to give generous amounts of time to the Corbett Fire Dept., Grange Hall, NERT, and the Citizen's Patrol! It is folks like the Reiter's that continue to keep the community as strong as it is today.
