Kenneth Dalton Curry, III

Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth D. Curry III, 62, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 10, 2018. He was born April 4, 1956 in Miami, Florida but resided most of his life in Hattiesburg, MS before settling in Virginia making Springfield home. Ken graduated from Forrest Sherman High School in Naples, Italy in 1974 and later obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Mississippi with a major in Psychology and a minor in Science Education. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant from the U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program following his graduation from the University of Southern Mississippi in May 1979. While serving with the 10th Marines he made deployments to Cuba, Norway, Caribbean (Puerto Rico, St. Thomas), the Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Greece, France, England, Israel), South Yemen and Africa. Ken had 27 years of military service that included tours and duty stations to many locations across the globe. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Mississippi Army National Guard, and the National Guard Bureau, before retiring from the Army National Guard in 2005. He served in various ARNG AGR positions: Policy/Systems Integrator, Enhanced Brigade Readiness Analyst, Mobilization Staff Action Officer, Officer Policy Branch Chief, Requirements and Criteria Determination Branch Chief before eventually being assigned to Army G-1 as an RC Incentives Policy Integrator. He was a supporter of American Legion Post #176 and the Franconia History Museum. Much of his photography work and original Mount Vernon High School events remain on display at the museum. Ken was generous with his time and grateful to be able to give back to the community. He picked up trash along neighboring parks and roadways, pushed veterans in wheelchairs at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC and volunteered to feed children lunch through a program at a local church. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Denise; mother Marilyn; two sisters Karen Zumbro (Derek) and Cheryl Kay Curry and two brother in-laws Dale Robertson (Ginger) and Dwayne “Duke” Robertson (Debbie). He was a beloved nephew to many aunts and uncles and a loving uncle to three nieces, six nephews, one great-nephew and one great niece. Ken was preceded in death by his father, Lt Col (Ret) Kenneth D. Curry, Jr. In keeping with the wishes of Ken, there will be no funeral service. For those who would like to honor Ken's memory, his family asks that donations be made to one of the following organizations: Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund at semperfifund.org/ or Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at nmcrs.org/ to aide and assist veterans and military members currently serving for all their contribution and sacrifices they have made for this country.

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Kenneth Dalton Curry, III

April 4, 1956 - November 10, 2018