Curtiss Foss Brown ’42

Curt Brown of Concord, Mass., died Feb. 19, 2004, of leukemia.

Having prepared at Middlesex School, Curt selected civil engineering as his major at Princeton. To focus on applied engineering, he left us after sophomore year to learn arc welding at the John Huntington Institute, an affiliate of Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (CB&I). In WWII he completed 30 missions as an Army Air Corps B-17 pilot and first lieutenant in Europe.

By our 10th reunion Curt was living in Concord and working as a contracting engineer for CB&I. He later worked for the Reece Corp. in Waltham, Mass., owned a business, and ultimately became a business consultant.

Curt married Frances Roche in 1949. Together they raised five children: Penny, Lucy, Sandra, Elliott, and David.

Active in the Concord community for more than 50 years, Curt was a founder of Belknap House, a home for seniors, and of Nashoba Country Day School. He was president of the Visiting Nurse Assn. and a director of Community Chest. Curt left a legacy of land-conservation projects. A member of Concord Country Club, he enjoyed tennis and golf, and was a skilled bridge player.

To Frances, the children and seven grandchildren, the class extends its deepest condolences.

The Class of 1942