Russell G. Curtis Jr.

RUSSELL GOE CURTIS, 88, A 36 YEAR RESIDENT OF MADISON, CT. DIED MARCH 6th AT CONNECTICUT HOSPICE, BRANFORD, CT. MR. CURTIS WORKED FOR PRATT & WHITNEY, DIVISION OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, IN THE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND LOVED WORKING IN THE AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRY. HE THEN ACCEPTED A POSITION AS CONSULTANT FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, "CONNSTEP - ISO 1,000 - PROGRAM" AND THEN AS MANAGER OF COLT FIREARMS.

RUSSELL CURTIS WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, N.Y. ON OCTOBER 29, 1927. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE RUSSELL GOE CURTIS AND ELIZABETH STROHM CURTIS AND STEPMOTHER, THE LATE ALVA MARSH CURTIS. HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF IRENE STABACH CURTIS.

MR. CURTIS STUDIED AT HILLYER COLLEGE AFTER HONORABLY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS CORPSMAN DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN CONFLICT. HE SERVED ON THE MADISON AIRPORT COMMISSION FOR MANY YEARS AND THE MADISON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MADISON COUNTRY CLUB AND THE MADISON WINTER CLUB.

IN ADDITION TO HIS WIFE, RUSSELL IS SURVIVED BY SON, SCOTT REED CURTIS, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, CYNTHIA A. CURTIS AND GRANDSON, SPENCER ALFRED GOE CURTIS. HE WAS PREDECEASED BY SON, RUSSELL GOE CURTIS, III. IN ADDITION HE IS SURVIVED BY A BROTHER, WILLIAM EVERETT CURTIS, (SISTER-IN-LAW) COLLEEN M. CURTIS, SISTER-IN-LAW, MARY B. STABACH AND LOIS STABACH AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, EDWARD R. RETALLACK, INCLULDING NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS.

THERE ARE NO CALLING HOURS. FAMILLY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL AT 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 12th, AT ST. MARGARET CHURCH, MADISON, CT.

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