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- Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)
November 30, 2005
Curry M. Bartlett, Jr., of Rome, died Sunday, November 20, 2005, at the Siegenthaler Center Hospice Facility in New Hartford. Born in New York City on February 27,1923, he was the son of the late Curry M. Bartlett, Sr. and Anna Janet Dunn.
As a youth, he moved to Damariscotta, Maine to live with his extended family prior to returning to New York City in his early teens.
In 1941, he enlisted and spent four years defending his country in the South Pacific as a member of the Army Air Force. During the course of his service he earned three bronze unit stars and flew 26 combat missions as a B-17 radio operator and gunner.
Following his honorable discharge from the Air Force, he moved to Connecticut, where in 1952 he met and married the late Beatrice Mae Lockwood. In 1964, he moved to the Utica/Rome area with his wife and children. Mr. Bartlett enjoyed a diverse career. In his earlier years, he worked in the public media sector including positions as a radio announcer in Houlton, Maine, an advertising executive for the Milford Connecticut Citizen and an advertising manager for the Fairfield Connecticut News. Later, he held positions with the Chamber of Commerce, first in Milford and then West Hartford, Connecticut, before eventually accepting a position as Vice President of the Rome New York Chamber of Commerce in 1969.
He also was active in the United Church of Christ and worked from 1964 until 1969 as church administrator and youth group coordinator for Plymouth Bethesda United Church of Christ in Utica. He subsequently served as a lay minister at various parishes around the Central New York region for many years.
In 1973, he was appointed Executive Director of the Historic Rome Development Authority, where he lead efforts to obtain funding for the Erie Canal Village project, consisting of bond issues, federal grants and numerous private donations, including a number of historic buildings and a steam train. Mr. Bartlett oversaw the construction of the village as it exists today, with a canal boat capable of carrying 130 passengers; a restored section of the Erie Canal; numerous original historic structures and a narrow gauge steam train.
He was the husband of Beatrice L. Bartlett, deceased; and the father of Alan R. Bartlett, also deceased. He is survived by his other three children, Curry M. Bartlett, III, and his wife, Christine of Nashua, NH, Charles (Chuck) Bartlett; and his wife, Annette of Clifton Park and Elizabeth (Betsy) Bartlett and Greg LaBarge of East Greenbush. He was the grandfather of Michael, Kaitlin, Kristin and Meranda; and the loving companion of Betty Anne Van Waldick of Rome, in his later years. He is also survived by his brothers, Robert Bartlett of Newton, NH and Donald Bartlett of Hampstead, NH; as well as a cousin, Charlotte Zahn of Carrabasett, ME. C
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1923 - 2005 (82 years)
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