Ronald
Curtis
October 1, 1940 – September 9, 2010
CWO4 Ronald
Everett Curtis, U. S. Coast Guard (retired), 69, of Standish, passed away
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 at his residence after a long illness with his wife and
children by his side. He was born in Worcester, Mass. on Oct. 1, 1940.
He was a wonderful husband, father and
grandfather who adored his family, which was his life. He was well respected by
all that knew him. He had a never ending sense of humor. He was an avid sports
fan and he especially enjoyed watching hockey.
Ronald retired as a Chief Warrant Officer from
the U. S. Coast Guard after completing 22 years of service. His assignments
included two tours of duty as a Marine Safety Officer, where he was a machinery
and hull inspector. Senior inspector for such projects as Barges for C & H
Sugar Co., a dredge for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers built at Bath Iron
Works and numerous retrofitting of various vessels. His tour of duty as Naval
Engineer with responsibilities for all ship board repairs for a fleet of 26
vessels, with yearly expenditures of one million dollars and assignment of 78
civilians.
After retiring from the U. S. Coast Guard Ronald was employed with Falcon I Sea
Transport L. P. where he was an inspector for the construction of two 33,000
DWT tankers, built at Bath Iron Works. His primary duties were for the
installation and testing of all machinery, electrical and piping systems. His
secondary duties were on the fabrication of steel units up to 200 tons for fit
up, welding and dimension control, pretesting and acceptance of major machinery
prior from delivery and installation.
Ronald was a member of Masonic Lodges for over 40 years in New York and Maine.
He was currently a member of Saccarappa Lodge of
Mason # 86 in Westbrook.
Ronald is predeceased by his parents, John and Laura Irving and sister Jacqueline Cheney. Survivors include his wife,
Caroline Curtis of Standish; son, Steven Curtis of Standish, two daughters
Ronda and her husband Joseph Kenney, Sr. of Standish and Laura Curtis of
Portland; two brothers Philip Irving and his wife, Marian of Massachusetts and
James Irving and his wife, Evelyn of Colorado, two sisters Judith Morris and
her husband, Raymond of Fla. and Nancy Irving of New Hampshire; six
grandchildren, Michael, Shane and Rose McLaughlin, Deanne, Kirby Marie and
Joseph Jr. Kenney; and several nieces and nephews; and a great-niece in
Massachusetts.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday Sept. 13 from 6-8 p.m. at Dolby & Dorr
Funeral Chapel, 76 State Street, Gorham. A private graveside service will be
held on Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland. On-line condolences may be
made by going to dolbyfuneralchapels.com
Kevin and Russ visited Ron shortly before our
50th reunion. Click
on pictures to get larger image
Kevin & Ron
Russ & Ron
We are holding Allen Loane’s Medals from his
service with the Marines in Vietnam....