


Kevin Howell Curcuru, 70, passed absent peacefully Monday, March 21, 2022 at Apple Valley Center in Ayer, MA. Kevin was born on April 16, 1951 at West Position, NY to dad and mom Edmond and Patricia. His relatives moved quite a few occasions all over his childhood between Connecticut, Ohio, and New York, although his favourite residences ended up in Southold, NY – the prolonged-time relatives home Howell House, and gorgeous bayside house affectionately dubbed Paradise Stage, the two of which he would frequent through his lifetime. Kevin graduated from Staples Superior University in Westport, CT, the place he attended a Doors live performance as faculty photographer. Following superior faculty he spent a memorable 12 months with the Trailside Nation University, camping and hiking with a team all around the Appalachians. Kevin then expended time operating at the Lums Restaurant, Goldsmith’s Boat Store, and his favourite the Westport Pizzeria – whilst driving his crimson Datsun 2 liter, and understanding sailing. He started out attending university at Ohio Wesleyan University ahead of transferring to Western Connecticut Point out University. Kevin graduated from WestConn in 1979 prior to commencing a graduate diploma system in Computer system Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He would often reminisce of his time teaching classes at UConn in places these as CS, Hardware Design, and Program Engineering. One particular semester in advance of completing his M.S. diploma, Kevin began his job in computer system hardware engineering and design and style at Wang Labs, going to Maynard, MA. At Wang he was awarded 4 patents for memory controllers and program bus architecture, before he inevitably moved on to work at other laptop engineering providers DEC, SMC, Cabletron, and Sunlight Microsystems. Following retiring from Sun thanks to incapacity in the early 2000’s, Kevin then pursued his lifelong enthusiasm of photography. He took various pictures programs, learned picture enhancing plans, experimented with various forms of cameras, lenses, and printing methods, and bought his images at artist situations. Kevin combined his enjoy of photography with his fondness for driving and hiking – heading on image walks and hikes up mountains and trails all all around the New England spot. He normally went by his net moniker “Oldmotem” (small for Aged Male of the Mountain) for his photography and on-line persona. Kevin actively lived his life to the fullest in the course of retirement, dividing his time amongst Pepperell, MA, Nashua, NH, and Howell Dwelling and Paradise Stage. A big lover of songs, he went to dozens of live shows, primarily for his preferred artist Avril Lavigne, and his shut second preferred Tegan and Sara. He frequented the cinemas and watched TCM regularly, contributing to several different motion picture critique sites. He attended loads of area Southold events with his mom until finally her passing in 2018, which include the yearly Cutchogue BBQ and LobsterFest. Kevin surrounded himself with his family and friends, and is remembered fondly for his kindness, supplying mother nature, and feeling of humor. Kevin is survived by his a few small children Emily, Julie, and Todd Curcuru his five grandchildren Arin McGilvray, Alistair, Ariana, and Arthas Dreher, and Jane Jones his former spouse Maureen Johnson and his brother Michael Curcuru. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be built to Mount Washington Observatory, or to the Custer Institute and Observatory in Southold, NY. To view Kevin’s on-line tribute, or send out bouquets or condolences to the household, visit www.CSNH.com.