“After serving 10 years in the United States Air Force, he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Management from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio and a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from Ohio State, which led him to become an avid Buckeye football fan,” the obituary states.
The Milford resident was married to Candace Mayer and loved photography, golf, and saxophone, as well as gardening, it states. He had four children and two grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
The obituary states:
“As the Executive Director of the Norwalk Housing Authority for 43 years, his accomplishments were recognized as being among some of the best in the nation, bringing recognition to the agency and its staff. Curt’s vision of supporting residents in their efforts to achieve a life of prosperity and financial independence led him to develop educational programs for public housing residents that extended from kindergarten through graduate school. This culture of educational achievement led to the formation of what grew to become the largest and most generous college and graduate school public housing scholarship program in the nation. Students from Norwalk Housing not only studied locally, many traveled to other states and some to other countries for their education. While students of the program included several who achieved advanced degrees, Curt was as proud of the chef who memorized all his recipes to overcome his learning challenges as he was of the medical doctor. The college scholarship program received praise from the Harvard Business School Club of Fairfield County when it conducted an in-depth study of the outcome of scholarship recipients.