Coquille celebrates Curran's 96th birthday | Bandon News
All stopped by to wish happy birthday to Jim Curran, who turned 96 Monday. The World War II Navy veteran is well-known in his neighborhood and on the South Coast because of a long career as a teacher and coach, touching the lives of students in Bandon, Myrtle Point, Coquille and other communities. But teaching wasnât always his dream. Curran wanted to be a surgeon or surgical assistant when he was one of the top ROTC students at Fort Lewis in Washington, but said he wasnât allowed into the medical program because of his vision. That worked out all the better, as he had a chance to t...
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