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Bill Curtis (Vernon, CT) In June of
1960 Bill started college at the Ohio State University
in Columbus, Ohio and graduated in June of 1965 with a BS
degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Upon graduation, he went
to work for the jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, Connecticut
and also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and received his Masters
Degree in Engineering in 1970.
After starting work in Connecticut
in 1965, Bill married Joan Wesebaum from Parma,
Ohio. Bill and Joan just
celebrated their 44th anniversary this past August. They have a son and two
daughters. All their children are married. They have seven grandchildren all
living in the New England area of Connecticut
and Maine.
Bill and Joan currently reside in Vernon,
Connecticut which is centrally
located to their children.
Through the years at Pratt & Whitney, Bill had
engineering positions involving combustion, engine performance, project
management and engine test. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he held the
position of Designated Engineering Representative to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) with approval responsibilities for engine design changes
and testing in compliance with Federal Regulations. Upon retirement, Bill did
part-time engineering consulting to Pratt & Whitney before full retirement
in 2008.
“My
retirement activities are many. There are so many I often wonder how I found
time to work. In addition to being with our children and grandchildren, both
Joan and I enjoy traveling, golfing, hiking, mountain biking and bowling. Our
great passion for golf was responsible for our purchase of a condo in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
where we spend up to six weeks of our ‘New England
winter’. Additionally we are involved with many church activities most notably
being our work with an organization known as HOME (Home-workers Organized for
More Employment) in Orland,
Maine. We build houses and
shelters for the less fortunate. My wife and I look forward to continued years of retirement activities.”
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