Carl Thomas Curtis, Jr. 'Tom', 78, of Rockford, Ill., and Ocala, Fla., died on January 23, 2018, in Ocala. Tom was born in Kansas City, Mo., and grew up in Wash., D.C. He was a graduate of Roanoke college, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, US Navy Officer Candidate School, and US Navy Supply Corps School. He was the supply officer aboard the USS Elokomin from 1964 to 1967.
At the conclusion of his naval service, he became a CPM and worked for Westinghouse house and Sundstrand at various locations around the US. After leaving corporate purchasing, he opened Hobbytown USA, a very successful hobby business, in Rockford and the ideal match for his longtime interest in model airplanes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sen. Carl T. Curtis and Lois Wylie-Atwater Curtis, and sister, Claramae C. Hopkins. Survivors include his sons, Wesley T. Curtis and John A. Curtis of Rockford and Charles M. Curtis of San Francisco, Calif.; former wife and friend, Judith S. Curtis, of Roanoke, Va.; and a host of friends and fellow hobbyists.
A memorial fly-in will be scheduled in Rockford at a later date.
At the conclusion of his naval service, he became a CPM and worked for Westinghouse house and Sundstrand at various locations around the US. After leaving corporate purchasing, he opened Hobbytown USA, a very successful hobby business, in Rockford and the ideal match for his longtime interest in model airplanes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sen. Carl T. Curtis and Lois Wylie-Atwater Curtis, and sister, Claramae C. Hopkins. Survivors include his sons, Wesley T. Curtis and John A. Curtis of Rockford and Charles M. Curtis of San Francisco, Calif.; former wife and friend, Judith S. Curtis, of Roanoke, Va.; and a host of friends and fellow hobbyists.
A memorial fly-in will be scheduled in Rockford at a later date.
Carl Thomas Curtis, Jr. 'Tom', 78, of Rockford, Ill., and Ocala, Fla., died on January 23, 2018, in Ocala. Tom was born in Kansas City, Mo., and grew up in Wash., D.C. He was a graduate of Roanoke college, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, US Navy Officer Candidate School, and US Navy Supply Corps School. He was the supply officer aboard the USS Elokomin from 1964 to 1967.
At the conclusion of his naval service, he became a CPM and worked for Westinghouse house and Sundstrand at various locations around the US. After leaving corporate purchasing, he opened Hobbytown USA, a very successful hobby business, in Rockford and the ideal match for his longtime interest in model airplanes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sen. Carl T. Curtis and Lois Wylie-Atwater Curtis, and sister, Claramae C. Hopkins. Survivors include his sons, Wesley T. Curtis and John A. Curtis of Rockford and Charles M. Curtis of San Francisco, Calif.; former wife and friend, Judith S. Curtis, of Roanoke, Va.; and a host of friends and fellow hobbyists.
A memorial fly-in will be scheduled in Rockford at a later date.
At the conclusion of his naval service, he became a CPM and worked for Westinghouse house and Sundstrand at various locations around the US. After leaving corporate purchasing, he opened Hobbytown USA, a very successful hobby business, in Rockford and the ideal match for his longtime interest in model airplanes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sen. Carl T. Curtis and Lois Wylie-Atwater Curtis, and sister, Claramae C. Hopkins. Survivors include his sons, Wesley T. Curtis and John A. Curtis of Rockford and Charles M. Curtis of San Francisco, Calif.; former wife and friend, Judith S. Curtis, of Roanoke, Va.; and a host of friends and fellow hobbyists.
A memorial fly-in will be scheduled in Rockford at a later date.
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