SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2010 OBITUARIES
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INMEMORIAM GATLING
JAMESW.GATLING 12/20/2009
The Gatling Family
In memory and everlasting love.
JONES
DONALD BRUCE JONES Dec. 20, 1985
GARYG.JONES,Son
Sept. 4, 1998
RONALD M. JONES,Son Dec. 23, 1999 Nothing can ever take away The love the heart holds dear,
Beatrice Jones Robinson and Family
Fond memories linger every day, And lovingly always will.
OLIFF JAMES M. THRESHER/THE WASHINGTON POST DonVanVliet, who performed as Captain Beefheart, in 1980. Critics lavished him with praise. DONVANVLIET, 69 Cult rocker Captain Beefheart BY MATT SCHUDEL Don Van Vliet, whose avant-
garde rock-and-roll recordings and performances under the name Captain Beefheart in the 1960s and 1970s made him a cult favorite and a powerful influence onlater generations of musicians, died Dec. 17 at a hospital near his home in Trinidad, Calif. He was 69 and had multiple sclerosis. With no training as a singer or composer,
Mr.VanVliet produced boldly original music that was a potent mix of blues, proto-punk, avant-garde jazz and electronic experimentation, topped with ab- surdly surreal lyrics. Under the name Captain Beef-
heart andHisMagic Band, he was active as a musician from the mid-1960s until 1982, when he retired to a reclusive life as a painter.He wassometimes linked with Frank Zappa, a high school classmate who produced Captain Beefheart’s most influential al- bum, “Trout Mask Replica,” in 1969. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it No. 58 on its list of the 500 greatest rock-and-roll al- bums of all time. As Captain Beefheart, Mr. Van
Vliet was also an early pioneer in music videos, creating his first in 1970. With his guttural, growling voice, he sometimes performed with Zappa and sang the memo- rable lead vocal on Zappa’s 1969 song “Willie the Pimp.” At the peak of his fame in the
late 1970s and early 1980s, top rock and jazz musicians flocked to Captain Beefheart concerts, and critics lavished him with praise. The late rock critic Lester
Bangs pronounced Captain Beef- heart “one of the giants of 20th- century music, certainly of the
postwar era.” Yet he oftenhaddisagreements
with Zappa and other musicians that isolated him for years at a time.He could be a tyrant toward members of his band, rehearsing them 12 to 14 hours a day for months on end until he reached the desired state of chaotic per- fection. Mr. Van Vliet’s lyrics and song
titles owed a great deal to surreal poetry. Try as they might, his fans hard a difficult time analyzing such lines as these from “Abba Zabba” on the 1966 album “Safe asMilk”: Mother say son, she say son,
you can’t lose, with the stuff you use
Abba Zabba go-zoom Babbette
baboon Run, run, monsoon, Indian
dream, tiger moon Despite critical acclaim, Mr.
Van Vliet’s albums sold poorly, and he harbored resentment to- ward the music industry. “For my whole life, they’ve re-
peated to me that I was a genius,” he said in the early 1980s. “But in the meantime, they’ve also taught the public that my music is too difficult to listen to.” But over time,many people did
begin to listen,andthe freewheel- ing music of Captain Beefheart became an inspiration to such diverse musicians and groups as Tom Waits, Talking Heads, the Clash, Devo, Pere Ubu, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the White Stripes. Rock critic GreilMarcus wrote
that without Captain Beefheart, “punk might never have come into being and certainly would never have sustained itself past 1977.” In 1980, Newsweek magazine declared: “During the past fifteen years, [Captain Beefheart] has
ALOCALLIFE:COZYBAKER,86
‘Magic’ outlook for kaleidoscope lover I
BY T. REES SHAPIRO
n 1981, Cozy Baker’s youngest son, Randall, was killed by a drunk driver.He was 23.
To cope with the loss, she took
up writing as an outlet for her anguish. Her reminiscences were collected in a book published a year later, “Love Beyond Life: Six Enlightening Ways to Triumph Over Tragedy.” While on tour promoting her
work, Mrs. Baker stopped in a rustic craft shop in Nashville and stumbled across a clunky, but cute, handmade kaleidoscope. On a lark, she bought the tubu-
lar optic and aimed it out the airplane window throughout her flight home toMaryland. As Mrs. Baker watched the
earth below her melt away in a swirl of crystallized colors, she found that the pain of her son’s loss was relieved with every twist of the kaleidoscope. “I wasn’t a career person,” she
toldTheWashingtonPost in 1989. “I was a volunteer and a mother. Then suddenly I found scopes.” BeforeMrs. Baker died on Oct.
19 at age 86 of ovarian cancer, her private collection included more than 1,000 models — believed to be the world’s largest. The kaleidoscope was invented
by Scottish scientist and mathe- matician Sir David Brewster in 1816. He derived the name from the Greek terms kalos, meaning “beautiful,” eidos, for “form” and skopos, meaning “to look at.” Mrs. Baker, who founded the
Montgomery County-based Brewster Society for kaleidoscope enthusiasts in 1986, kept an 1817 model designed by Brewster on a tripod in her home. Her collection, which at one
point consumed 10 rooms of her home in Boyds, included kaleido- scopes made of sharkskin and alabaster and another carved from an elephant’s tusk. She had scopes in the shapes of
her growing collection. One electric kaleidoscope cost
hermorethan $12,
000.Shefound another, a 500-pound behemoth that measured 12 feet long and six feet tall, sitting in an artist’s base- ment. Atonepoint,herhusband,Har-
old F. Baker, a prominent Wash- ingtonantitrust lawyer,voicedhis astonishment at the $3,200 price tag of a recent acquisition. “‘All you can do is look in it,’ ”
ADAM PEIPERL
Cozy Baker amassed more than 1,000 models in her collection.
trains, castles, airplanes and the Chrysler building. She had a “ka- leidopool” in her back yard with fiber-optic underwater lights, and a “kaleidoquarium” fish tank —although she did not stock it. Kaleidoscopes adorned her
dining room table, the bath- rooms, the refrigerator, window- sills and Jacuzzi. “I like to have them where peo-
ple are sitting or eating,” Mrs. Baker told the Washington City Paper in 2002. “They’re nourish- ment for the soul.” Mrs. Baker said viewing kalei- doscopes was like combining the majesty of fireworks, stained- glass widows, rainbows, sunrises and sunsets into one simple pack- age. She compared the enchant-
ment to “a surprise party for the eyes.” “Akaleidoscope creates a sense
of magic, of wonder,” Mrs. Baker told The Post in 1989. “You look into an ordinary tube and there’s a gloriousworkof art at theendof it.”
Sheevenhada miniature kalei-
doscope on a necklace. Whenever she was at an intersection, she’d stare through it at the stoplight hanging above. After her 1982 trip toNashville,
Mrs. Baker embarked on a kalei- doscope pilgrimage from “Cape Cod to California,” where she be- gan hunting for models to add to
she recalled him saying. “And I said, ‘Hell, that’s all you do with the television!’ ” Hazel Cozette Oliver was born
Nov. 14, 1923, in Wilmore, Ky. She was a 1943 graduate of Asbury College in her home town and cametoWashingtonshortly after- ward. Her husband died in 2008 after
65 years of marriage. Survivorsincludetwochildren,
Barbi Richardson and Brant Bak- er, both of Boyds; a sister; and four grandchildren. As the founder and longtime
leader of the international Brewster Society, Mrs. Baker helped donate hundreds of kalei- doscopes to the Salvation Army, to troops engaged in Operation Desert Storm and to charities for children with AIDS. She curated numerous exhibi-
tions of kaleidoscopes in muse- ums across the country and lent 125kaleidoscopesfromhercollec- tion for a display in a terminal at the San Francisco International Airport. Mrs. Baker wrote several books
on kaleidoscopes, including “Ka- leidorama,” published in 1990. She believed that kaleido-
scopes possessed transformative powers and once tested her theo- ry by aiming a teleidoscope, which has a clear lens on the end, at a plate of egg yolks and ciga- rette ashes. “It came out beautifully,” she
said.
shapirot@washpost.com DOLORES J. BIONI
On Thursday,December 16, 2010; the beloved wife of the late Philip A. Bioni; mother of Jean M. Bioni and Joanne M.(Lanny F.)Moffett; grandmother of Angela Glikin; great-grand- mother of Gabriel, Aaron and LauraGlikin; sister of Christine Shepley,Dorothy DeAn- drade,Nellie Bracken and late twin sister Beverly Burton. She is also survived by many nieces,nephews,other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to Dolores' Life Celebration on Tuesday,December 21 from 2to4and 7to9p.m. at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill,
MD.Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Wednesday,Decmber 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Columba Catholic Church, 7800 Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill, MD.Entombment Resurrection
Cemetery.www.KalasFuneralHomes.com
composed and performed some of the most astonishing music in the history of rock ’n’ roll.” Donald Glen Vliet was born
Jan. 15, 1941, in Glendale, Calif., and grewup in the desert town of Lancaster, Calif. He often fabricated stories of
his childhood and falsely claimed to have quit kindergarten after half a day. He was three weeks younger than Zappa, with whom he shared a love of Delta blues music and late-night rock-and- roll broadcast from stations just across theMexican border. In his 20s, he added “Van” to
his name and began performing under the stage name Captain Beefheart because, as he put it, “I had a beef inmy heart against the world.” He taught himself to play the harmonica and saxophone and developed a remarkably expres- sive singing style with a wide vocal range. When he recorded his album “Safe as Milk” (featur- ing Ry Cooder on guitar), his tortured singing and shrieking was said to have ruined a $1,200 microphone. Years later, Rolling Stone would hail the recording as “one of the forgotten classics of rock and roll history.” After his final album, “Ice
Cream for Crow,” in 1982,Mr. Van Vliet retreated to Northern Cali- fornia to paint under his real name. His canvases, which often featured landscapes populated by surreal animals, sold inNewYork galleries for up to $50,000. As the musical reputation of
Captain Beefheart continued to grow, Mr. Van Vliet turned silent and gave his final interviewin the early 1990s.He painted constant- ly, with only his cat and his wife of 40 years, Jan Van Vliet, as his surviving companions.
schudelm@washpost.com
KENNETH E. OLIFF 12/17/2009
If roses grow in Heaven, angels,pick abunch for
me.Place them in my husbands arms,and tell him they're
fromme.Tell him that Ilove him and when he turns to smile,place akiss upon his check and hold him for
awhile.Remember- ing him is easy;I do it every day.But there's an ache within my heart, because Imiss him so each day!
Always &Forever Your Princess
SMITH
LANDON
F.SMITH 12/19/1910 -10/15/1988
On the occasion of your 100th birthday and the 22nd anniversary of your passing, we wish you Happy Birthday and continued eternal rest. We miss your quiet presence,gentle smile and wisdom.
Your loving wife,Betty; daughter,son &family
THE SAPPY SUES,INC. RUSHIE CROXTON (Edwards)
RUTHWHITE (Lyons)
MARYTALBERTT (Elizabeth) SARAH DRYE (Clarrissa) HENRETTASPELLER (Lane) VIVIAN DEAN (Lewis)
MELISSA FOUNTAINE (Cooke) BEVERLYWILLIAMS (Melinger) MABEL SCOTT (Franey)
In Loving Memory, THE SAPPY SUES,INC.
DEATHNOTICE ANDERSON
F. DIANE ANDERSON
Of Colonial Beach, VA passed away on Decem- ber 15, 2010. Loving wife of Glenn Anderson and sister of Ellen Chrencik. Memorial services will be held on December 28, 2010 from 6 to 8p.m. at the American Legion, 27 Colonial Ave.,Colonial Beach,
VA.Food will be served. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the American Humane Associationinmemory of Diane Anderson,63Inverness Dr., Inglewood, CO 80112.
BECK THOMAS HENRYBECK (Age 90)
On Thursday,December 16, 2010, of Silver Spring,
MD.Beloved husband of ClaraBeck; father of Nancy (Robert) Pavlik; grandfather of Thomas (Renee) Pavlik, Karen (Christopher) Mays,and Brian (Jennifer) Pavlik; great-grand- father of Emily and Stephen
Mays.Relatives and friends may call at Resurrection at Rid- erwood Chapel, 3160 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD,onMonday,December 20 from 10 to 11 a.m., where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery on Tuesday,December 21, at 10:30 a.m.
www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
BELL BERNICE BELL (Age 92)
On Friday,December 17, 2010 at Lucy Corr Village Nursing Home in Chesterfield, VA,for- merly of Arlington,
VA.Mrs.Bell was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Bell and ason, William Bell. She is survived by two sons,Roger Bell of Richmond, VA and Gregory Bell of North Carolina. Mrs. Bell is also survived by two brothers,Stanley and Beryl May; asister,Ethel Block, four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Monday from 7to9p.m. at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave, Warrenton, VA,where services will be held on Tuesday,December 21, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment Valley View Cemetery,Nokesville,VA.
BELMONT JENNIFER BRAATBELMONT
Of Washington, DC died peacefully on Decem- ber 12, 2010 after acourageous battle with
cancer.Beloved mother of Jessica and Matthew; loyal sister to Anne,Wendy,Doug, Colin, Steve and Will; and loving daughter of Peggy and John. She was adored by her grandchildren, Nate,Will and Madison; and was acherished mother-in-law to Todd and
Michelle.Jenn was acurious,caring, and loving woman, friend and co-worker and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her.A memorial service will be held in her honor on Monday, December 20, 1p.m. at Decatur House,1610 H Street,
NW.Memorial donations can be made to the Lymphoma Research Foundation, 115 Broadway,Suite 1301, New York, NY 10006, Attn.: Jennifer Belmont Memorial Fund.
BIONI
MARGARET
D.BOUSHKA (Age 97)
On Tuesday,December14, 2010, Margaret D. Boushka of Arlington,
VA.Beloved wife of the late John Joseph Boushka. Mother of John W. Boushka. Agraveside service will be held on Tuesday,December 21, 2010 at 2p.m. in Columbia Gardens,Arlington,
VA.Inlieu of flowers,memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society,124 Park St SE, Vienna, Virginia 22180-0699. Arlington Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
www.arlingtonfunerals.com
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DEATHNOTICE BONNER
ELIZABETH HEALYBONNER
OnThursday,September 30, 2010 of Chevy Chase,MD. Beloved wife of the late Rear Admiral Emmett P. Bonner,USNavy (Ret.) USNA 1939; devoted mother of daughter, Vance Bonner and sons,Emmett (Carolyn), Mark (Beth) and Gregory (Katharine) Bon- ner;devoted grandmother of Jeanette,Ian, Elizabeth and Christopher Bonner.Burial will be held on Thursday,December 23 at 2 p.m. at Arlington National Cemetery with reception to follow at Fort Myer Officers' Club.
DEATHNOTICE CARTER
JEANETTE CARTER (Age 61)
On Friday,December 17, 2010 of Fairfax, VA passed
away.She was preceded in death by her mother Frances Barker Carter and her brother John Henry Carter.Leaves to cherish her memory two daughters,Stephanie L. Komajda and Natasha Komajda Harrington (Arnold), two brothers,Mac Carter and Gary Carter,two sisters-in-law Cynthia Carter and Libby Carter,six nieces and two nephews,and many beloved
friends.The family will receive friends Sunday,December 19, 2010 from 3p.m. to 7p.m. and at the memorial service Monday December 20, 2010 at 11 a.m. at National Memorial Funeral Home,7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church,VA 22042.
BOUSHKA CARTER LILLIAN
A.CARTER
On Monday,December 13, 2010. Beloved mother of Joseph T. Carter,Jr. (Wilsonia). She is also survived by grandchild, Nicole Carter; other relatives and
friends.Mrs.Carter will lie in state at Lane CME Church, 14th and C Sts.N.E. Monday,December 20 from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m.
Rev.Shirley Clanton,
officiating.Interment Harmony Memorial Park. Services by STEWART.
CASEY
MICHAEL NEIL CASEY Suddenly on December 18, 2010 of Bowie,MD. Devoted son of BarbaraCasey and Kevin Casey; loving brother of Marlaina Casey; cherished grandson of Eileen
Casey and
BarbaraA.Finn. Relatives and friends may call at the ROBERT E. EVANS FUNERAL HOME, Rt. 450 &Race Track Rd., Bowie,MD, Monday,December 20 from 2to4 and 6to8p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday,December 21, 10 a.m. at Ascension Catholic Church, 12700 Lanham- Severn Rd., Bowie,MD. Interment
private.In lieu of flowers,please direct contributions to the American Cancer Society.
www.robertevansfuneralhome.com
CASTLES JESSIE CASTLES "Netta"
Jessie “Netta” Castles,90, passed away December 4, 2010. Born in Aberdeen, Scot- land, she was aSgt. Major in the British Royal Air Force during WWII. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Castles and her sister,NoraDavidson. She is survived by two sons,Thomas Castles (Mary Elizabeth) of Virginia and Norman Castles (Lavetra) of Idaho; three grandchildren, Ricky of North Carolina, Jessica and Logan of Idaho; numerous nieces and nephews in the US and Scotland. She was involved in Bunco and Cosmo Clubs and Annandale United Methodist Church, where she had many close
friends.Devoted wife, mother,mother-in-law,grandmother,aunt and friend. We will miss her smile,her straight forwardness and her
generosity.Services will be Monday,December 20 at 11 a.m. at National Memorial Park Cemetery in Falls Church,VA.
2010 2006 2002 2001 1996 1984 1982 1976 1971
JACQUELINEWARREN (Lancaster)1967 MILDRED PRATT (Peggy)
1948
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MEGANALINE BREWER
Suddenly on Thursday,December 9, 2010 of Nome,AK, formerly of Rockville,MD. Beloved daughter of Robert G. Brewer,
M.D.and Doris V. Fichtner;cherished sister of Robert G. Brewer, Jr., LauraBrewer-Heilig, Susan B. Hammes, Sandy Fichtner,Linda Avery,Scott Brown, Dusty Brown, Matthew Brown, Todd Brown, Amy Broudy,Gigi Carr and John
Brewer.She is also survived by numerous nieces and
nephews.Memorial Service will be held at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old George- town Rd., Rockville,MDonSaturday,January 8, 2011 at 1p.m. Interment at the Church Memorial Garden. Memorial contributionsmay be made to Nome Public Schools,with the notation “Megan Brewer Memorial Fund,”P.O. Box 131, Nome,Alaska 99762, Attn. Bill Gar-
tung.Please view and sign family guestbook at:
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
CELLINI Federal Highway Administration
SUEANNA MOSS CELLINI Assistant Chief Counsel
Sue Anna Moss Cellini, Assistant Chief Coun- sel for Legislation and Regulations with the Federal Highway Administration, died of can- cer at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washing- ton, D.C. on November 13, 2010. She was a resident of Chevy Chase,Maryland.
Mrs.Cellini was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she grew up,and she received her college undergraduate and graduate educa- tion in New
Orleans.She earned aBachelor of Arts with distinction in French from New- comb College and aMaster of Arts in French Language and Literature from Tulane Univer-
sity.She also spent ayear studying at the Sorbonne in Paris,
France.Mrs.Cellini resided in New Orleans for many years,where she was active in buying, renovating and selling home and rental properties.
After raising her two sons,Mrs.Cellini decid- ed to resume her education and enrolled in the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. There she excelled academically and was elected Note and Com- ment Editor of the Arizona Journal of Interna- tional and Comparative
Law.She received her Juris Doctorate degree from the Univer- sity of Arizona in 1998, and was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona that same year. In January of 1999, she began acareer with the Federal Highway Administration as an
Attorney-Advisor.She served as lead attorney in drafting many provisions of the
Department of Transportation’ssurface trans- portation legislation, and provided technical assistance to Congressional committees and staff on issues related to surface transporta- tion programs and
funding.She received numerous awards,citations and honors for her work from the Department of Transporta- tion and the Federal Highway Administra- tion. In March of 2009, she was appoint- ed Assistant Chief Counsel for Legislation and Regulations and promoted to the Senior Executive Service,a select group of managers comprising less than 1.5% of the career civil workforce of the Executive Branch of the federal government. In her capacity as Assistant Chief Counsel, Mrs.Cellini led the legal staff in drafting, interpreting, and providing advice on legislation affecting the Federal-aid highway program. She also over- saw and managed all aspects of the Federal Highway Administration’sregulatory pro- gram.
Mrs.Cellini is survived by her husband, Dando Cellini, her sons Lorenzo and Peter,her daughter-in-law Stephanie,her granddaugh- ter Gia and her brother,Ira L. (Sonny) Moss, who all miss her
greatly.She will always be in their hearts and minds,aswell as the hearts and minds of many others who were fortunate enough to know and love her.
Aprivate service will be held in Shreveport, Louisiana.
CURRY CHARLES EWING CURRY(Age 92)
Passed away at home in KeyLargo,FLon December 13, 2010. He was born in Kansas City,Missouri in 1918 to Charles F. Curry,a Lieutenant stationed in France during World WarIand Janet Boone,a descendent of Daniel Boone.Hegraduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City and the University of Kansas,where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1940. In World WarII, he served as aCaptain in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, much of that time on asubmarine chaser. Before the War’send, he became an officer on the Submarine “Macabi”.
After the war,hereturned to Kansas City to alife of business and politics,where he epitomized what is meant by the phrase “business and civic leader”. He joined the Home Federal Savings and Loan Association in 1945, and was elected its President in 1950. He was President of Charles F. Curry &Co. Real
Estate.In1962, he was elected as the presiding judge of the Jackson County Court in Kansas City,Missouri, the position formerly held by Harry S. Truman before Truman was elected to the United States
Senate.Inthat position, he served for eight years,changing the direction of county government to an emphasis on reform and professional management. In 1964,he head- ed the Committee for County Progress,to reform city and county government and create anew county charter and merit sys- tem in the county,atthat time plagued by spoils patronage of the previous political machine.Heushered through abond issue in 1967 for capital improvements to the city,including the Harry STruman Sports Complex, roads,parks and flood control. He also served as President of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
Curry was one of the leading businessmen in Missouri to push through the Equal Rights Amendment. His efforts provided inspiration for the National Business Council on the ERA, in which the American business community lobbied state legislators in states where ERA had not been ratified.
He moved to Washington, DC and became Treasurer of the Democratic National Com- mittee in 1981, following numerous roles in national politics,including Missouri Chair- man of the Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson 1976 presidential campaign, as well as abid for Missouri Governor in 1964 and the U.S. Sen- ate in 1976. He also served as one of the “favorite son” candidates in the 1984 Presidential election. In Washington, Curry served on the Board of Directors of the Center for National Policy,and established anational office of the Charles E. Curry Foundation, which he founded in 1956. The Curry Foundation supported anumber of religious,educational, and charitable pro- grams,and sponsored policy studies on issues as diverse as agricultural reform in developing countries to supporting research in astrophysics and gamma-ray astronomy. He was awarded Clemson University’sAlger- non Sydney SullivanAward in 2007.
Mr.Curry was amember of the Ocean Reef Club and the KeyLargo Angler’sClub, and was an avid boater.Heserved as Commodore of the KeyLargo Angler’sClub and Commodore of the Coral Gables Yacht Club.Hewas an avid golfer and croquet player,both in Florida and in Cashiers,North Carolina, where he lived for many years and was amember of The Wade Hampton Golf Club,and the Chattooga
Club.In1996 he moved to Salem, South Carolina on Lake Keowee to be in close proximity to Clemson University,ashehad developed ainterest in some of the newest research in high- energy astrophysics.Heattended classes at Clemson, read scientific books and journals, and attended symposiums on astrophysics in Europe and at NASA, Huntsville.He also had the opportunity to have aprivate viewing of the giant telescopes in the remote mountains outside of LaSerena, Chile in 2005.
He was acollector of modern art. He was an Eagle Scout. He was affiliated with the Sons of the Revolution. Adeeply devout and spiritual man, Curry was Campaign Chair- man of the Council of Churches,a deacon of the Calvary Baptist Church and served on the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Charlotte Rommel; his children, Pauline Dierks Curry,LauraCurry Sloan (Peter), Janet Curry Acamono (Peter), Charles S. Curry (Molly), Maxine Christopher,Sherry M. Ruffing (Frank) and Jennifer M. Schreyer (Julien); 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Amemorial service will be held on January 10 at the Ocean Reef Chapel in KeyLargo,FL. Aflag ceremony and reception will follow at the KeyLargo Anglers
Club.Donations in his honor may be made to The Clemson University Physics &Astron- omy Department or Hospice of the Florida Keys.
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