Colonel Stormie Murtie
October 10, 2026
Colonel Stormi Murtie often quotes that “being retired from a career does not mean being retired from life,” a philosophy that continues to guide her as she continues to use every opportunity to give back to her community wherever her travels take her.
In 2023, at age 65, Colonel Murtie made the life-changing decision to donate a kidney to a stranger. She describes the experience as “the single most inspiring, empowering endeavor of my lifetime.” Her kidney ultimately went to a young husband and father of two in Florida who had only a one percent chance of finding a match. Today, she is back to running 5Ks and advocating for kidney causes. She has met with members of Congress to share her story and support the End Kidney Deaths Act, encouraging more kidney donations and helping address the needs of more than 100,000 people nationwide on the waiting list.
Colonel Murtie has always had a passion for giving back. In 2004, at the request of the late Elizabeth Turner Campbell, she and her husband, Colonel Roger Murtie, came to Allen County to help start The Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville. The Center for Courageous Kids is a year-round medical camping facility serving children with serious medical conditions and is also a Good Works Program grantee. Today, Colonel Stormi Murtie continues her philanthropic work as vice president of the North Carolina Transplant Athletes and serves as an ambassador for several organizations dedicated to kidney health and donor awareness.
Commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel in 2007 for her work with The Center for Courageous Kids, she considers the honor a lifelong commitment. “When I was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel, I took this to heart,” she says. “It was an extreme honor to which I deeply felt the lifetime commitment. I continue to support the good works of our Kentucky Colonel organization, proudly wear the pin in all my travels and carry the kindness of the Commonwealth with me wherever my travels take me. For this is not just a title to me, it’s a badge of honor, and a reminder to always remain passionate about being compassionate.”