Robert Edison Curtis ’52
Robert Edison Curtis ’52 passed away on April 5, 2014 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, Massachusetts. He was the loving husband of the late Margaret “Jane,” with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Bob was born in Portland, Maine, on February 11, 1930, and graduated from Yarmouth (Maine) High School before entering Dartmouth. At Dartmouth Bob majored in government and was active in the forensic union, wrote for The Dartmouth and was a member of The Players. Bob then served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, mostly in Germany. After earning a master’s in municipal government from the Wharton School he spent a number of years as a town manager, first in Houlton, Maine, then in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Danvers, Massachusetts for 17 years. He also was the executive director of the North Shore Economic Council, served with the Massachusetts Municipal Association, was a professor at Salem State College and managed his family business, Curtis Pine Grove for 20 years—all before retiring at the age of 80. He also enjoyed sailing, music and golf. He is survived by children John, Fred (and wife Anne), Robert Jr. (and partner Thomas), Linda (and husband Tom), Greg, Dan (and wife Nancy), Susan (and husband Alan) and Lisa (and husband Jeff); grandchildren Courtney, Erica, Jordan, Allie, Jack, Cristen, Ron, Nick, Danny, Bobby, Eric, Jared, Joshua, Lauren and Kellie; and great-grandchildren Lily, Reghan and Thomas.
