Peter A. Curtiss
May 20, 1933 – October 27, 2013
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<p>Peter A. Curtiss of Sun City Center, Fla. died October 27, 2013 at home under the care of family and LifePath Hospice.</p>
<p>He was born May 20, 1933. His parents were Art and Eleanore Foulkes Curtiss of Rochester, N.Y., and his stepfather was Dr. Richard L. Greene.</p>
<p>Peter graduated from Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Upon completion of his ROTC military obligation, he remained in the U.S. Army Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.</p>
<p>Returning to Ithaca, he worked as an editor/writer for General Electric Advanced Electronic Center, Light Military Division. When the unit moved to Syracuse, he took a job with Cornell as a Grants and Contracts Administrator, working mainly with the Physics, Chemistry, and Astronomy Departments and Material Science Center.</p>
<p>Retiring in 1995, Peter and his wife Rhoda (Pidge) Chase Curtiss moved from Etna to their summer house on Lake Simond at Tupper Lake, N.Y., property they had owned and enjoyed since 1965.</p>
<p>They moved to Sun City Center, Fla. in 2009. He was a member of the United Community Church of Sun City Center.</p>
<p>In addition to his wife of 58 years, he is survived by brother-in-law Bob Chase, sister-in-law Janet Curtiss, nieces, nephews and cousins.</p>
<p>A great big thank-you to his aides for the wonderful care they gave him.</p>
<p>As Peter was always active in community projects and organization events, his family hopes that you will remember him by doing random acts of kindness or donating to the charity of your choice.</p>
<p>There will be a Celebration of Life for Peter at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at United Community Church in Sun City Center. Burial will be at Sarasota National Cemetery at a later date.</p>
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<p>Peter A. Curtiss of Sun City Center, Fla. died October 27, 2013 at home under the care of family and LifePath Hospice.</p>
<p>He was born May 20, 1933. His parents were Art and Eleanore Foulkes Curtiss of Rochester, N.Y., and his stepfather was Dr. Richard L. Greene.</p>
<p>Peter graduated from Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Upon completion of his ROTC military obligation, he remained in the U.S. Army Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.</p>
<p>Returning to Ithaca, he worked as an editor/writer for General Electric Advanced Electronic Center, Light Military Division. When the unit moved to Syracuse, he took a job with Cornell as a Grants and Contracts Administrator, working mainly with the Physics, Chemistry, and Astronomy Departments and Material Science Center.</p>
<p>Retiring in 1995, Peter and his wife Rhoda (Pidge) Chase Curtiss moved from Etna to their summer house on Lake Simond at Tupper Lake, N.Y., property they had owned and enjoyed since 1965.</p>
<p>They moved to Sun City Center, Fla. in 2009. He was a member of the United Community Church of Sun City Center.</p>
<p>In addition to his wife of 58 years, he is survived by brother-in-law Bob Chase, sister-in-law Janet Curtiss, nieces, nephews and cousins.</p>
<p>A great big thank-you to his aides for the wonderful care they gave him.</p>
<p>As Peter was always active in community projects and organization events, his family hopes that you will remember him by doing random acts of kindness or donating to the charity of your choice.</p>
<p>There will be a Celebration of Life for Peter at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at United Community Church in Sun City Center. Burial will be at Sarasota National Cemetery at a later date.</p>
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