Burton L. Curry ’30 *33

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Burton L. Curry died Oct. 4, 1997, in Vero Beach, Fla., where he had lived for six years. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 18, 1909.

He prepared for Princeton at the Madison [N.J.] H.S., and after graduating, earned a master's in French from Princeton in 1933. He taught French and Latin at the Culver Military Academy for 30 years before he retired. He served in the Navy for three years during WWII and was discharged as a commander.

He married Beatrice Perin in 1939. He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Jean C. Stephenson; a son, Burton Jr.; and a grandson. To them the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1930

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