William Joseph Curry, Sr.
November 24, 1926 ~ February 8, 2016
On February 8, 2016, William (Bill) Joseph Curry Sr. (Age 89) passed away peacefully at his home in Vienna, Virginia surrounded by family and friends. Bill was born in East Boston, MA to Jane and Joseph Curry.
Bill is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 63 years, Claire Duggan Curry, the love of his life and his very best friend. He is also survived by his children Susan Varela (Claude), Linda Champagne (John), William Jr. (Carol), Robert (Pam), Kathy Blanford, Dianne Hon (John), Matt (Judy), his adopted son Paul Flaherty (Judy), 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Bill is also survived by his brother Jack (Shirley) of Stoughton, MA and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his siblings Joseph Jr., Jean and Jim and grandsons Michael Curdo and John A. Hon.
Bill was proud to be an Irish Catholic Bostonian and a member of "America's Greatest Generation". He will be cherished as a larger-than-life character who above all loved God and his family, and who never met a stranger. Bill served in the Army in Europe during WWII, graduated from Boston College and made many contributions to national defense during a long career as an engineer and physicist. His greatest accomplishment was the limitless embodiment of "friends and family".
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, VA on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM. An "Irish Reception" will be held immediately after at the church hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Wilton, CT or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Visitation:
Money and King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Bill is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 63 years, Claire Duggan Curry, the love of his life and his very best friend. He is also survived by his children Susan Varela (Claude), Linda Champagne (John), William Jr. (Carol), Robert (Pam), Kathy Blanford, Dianne Hon (John), Matt (Judy), his adopted son Paul Flaherty (Judy), 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Bill is also survived by his brother Jack (Shirley) of Stoughton, MA and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his siblings Joseph Jr., Jean and Jim and grandsons Michael Curdo and John A. Hon.
Bill was proud to be an Irish Catholic Bostonian and a member of "America's Greatest Generation". He will be cherished as a larger-than-life character who above all loved God and his family, and who never met a stranger. Bill served in the Army in Europe during WWII, graduated from Boston College and made many contributions to national defense during a long career as an engineer and physicist. His greatest accomplishment was the limitless embodiment of "friends and family".
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, VA on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM. An "Irish Reception" will be held immediately after at the church hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Wilton, CT or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Visitation:
Money and King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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I had known Bill for over 40 years and had never known a finer gentleman or friend. He treated everyone he knew as if they were a member of the family. He always had time to discuss anything you felt was important and even let you win a few of those discussion. His family was always #1 in his life and he proudly passed on many of his exceptional & professional traits to all his family members. Bill will be most surely missed by all his family and friends but the qualities that he lived by, will always be remembered.
I think your Mom will remember my husband and I as we have been in your parents’ company with Judy and Paul on several occasions. He was and always will be such a loved one to them. Blessings and condolences to Mama Curry and all of her family.
Lisa and I send our prayers and condolence’s to the Curry family during this difficult time.
May the peace of God enfold you, may the love of God be with you always. During your times of sadness remember the good times you all shared,for I know it will bring a smile upon your face. God bless you all.
I pray for God’s peace and mercy for the family as they mourn Poppy’s passing. Thank you for sharing him with your friends. I will always remember him as an inspiring, beautiful, caring, genuine man. He shared his wonderful stories with me, and I will treasure him and his memory forever.
To everyone: I am sorry for your loss. I enjoyed knowing Bill and hearing his stories about his family. Keep your memories near and dear to your heartsâ¤ï¸
We love you uncle Bill! We will miss you tons!
To the Curry family: God bless you all . May the lord give you strength as you go through your loss. You are all in our prayers
To the Curry family: God bless you all . May the lord give you strength as you go through your loss. You are all in our prayers
The Hughes family sends their deepest sympathy to all the Currys in the loss of Bill. He was bigger than life and a super neighbor and friend for many decades.
So sorry for your loss. Praying for your family. Lori owen.
You are all of my prayers,I pray that our lord wraps his loving and healing arms around you and hold you up. Kathy has been my sister-in-law for 25 years now she is one super lady and her children show they’re all wonderful. I wish I could be there for Kathy in the kids but promise you I’ll be in my heart and on my mind Saturday God bless each and everyone of you. ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸŒ¹ðŸŒ¹ðŸŽˆðŸŽˆ
Kathy and family, Words can not express enough sympathy for your loss. May your loving memories comfort you. You are in my thoughts and prayers. With Sympathy, Denise Coble
The first time I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Bill Curry, was at my brothers wedding. From the very second we met, he embraced me in hug that made me feel as though I have been a part of the Curry-Flurry for years! The entire night, he sat at my table with his wife and we chatted away about anything and everything. The stories he had were filled with such wonderful memories he had of his family and most of them were overwhelmingly humorous. I have never meet a man filled with so much joy and laughter than Mr. Curry! I am honored to have meet such an amazing man; and may his legacy live on in his family that he loved so dearly. In the words of an old Irish prayer: May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be ever at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face, And the rain fall softly on your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand My deepest condolences to the family of Bill Curry. I pray that God may ease your pain.
I will always remember Bill as gentle, fun, inspiring, caring and genuine. His positive attitude and perpetual smile will stay with me forever.
Dear Claire and family, We are sad to learn of Bill’s passing and wish we could be there on Saturday. Please know we will be thinking of you and keeping you in our prayers. Our family has joyous memories of Bill and felt loved and special when ever we were together. I will always be grateful for the way he (and all of you) opened the doors of your home to our large and crazy family. I imagine Dad, Mom, Jack, Jean, and Bill are having one heck of time right now. May he rest in peace and may you take joy in the memories. Love Kathy & Dave & family
We are long-time neighbors of Bill and Claire. What is most memorable to us is that to Bill Curry everybody was family. He never missed an opportunity to ask about our family and to share about his. He was,in every possible way, a remarkable person who will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. We wish for Claire, at this difficult time, the peace which can only come from knowing that Bill is sharing his infectious Irish smile with the Good Lord.
Bill/Carol, Dawn and I send out our thoughts and prayers to you, and our condolences to your family. Thanks, Larry
How do you say “good-bye” to such an amazing man? The world just will never be the same! I’m so glad Mei-Li, Dale and I got a chance to visit with Bill and Claire at Christmas time. I’m so excited that he was able to finish his auto-biography before he passed…Heaven’s going to be much more colorful with him there! Love, Harriet
Our deepest condolences on your loss. Words are never enough, but please know we are thinking of the Curry family and praying for all you as you mourn the loss of a great Husband, Dad, Grandfather and friend.
Our deepest condolences on your loss. Words are never enough, but please know we are thinking of the Curry family and praying for all you as you mourn the loss of a great Husband, Dad, Grandfather and friend.
My deepest sympathies to the Curry Family. I’ll miss his smile and warm laughter, while spinning his ever entertaining yarns at the VI. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers to all.
I loved this guy! He had a zest for life which was simply contagious. I will always remember his larger than life smile and kind words. Open the gates, God. 😉 Mr Curry is storming in!
I loved this guy! He had a zest for life which was simply contagious. I will always remember his larger than life smile and kind words. Open the gates, God. 😉 Mr Curry is storming in!
Matt, Sorry to hear about the passing of your father. You, Judy and the entire Curry family are in our thoughts and prayers.