A hero of the Hartford Circus Fire.
Was climbing to safety over the big cat ramps, which resembled long square cages, and threw across his son, David, by grabbing the boy's feet and the nape of his shirt.
Realizing he could grab and toss more trapped children from his vantage point, he continued to do so until he was pulled under the surge of panicked audience members.
He was found after the fire, having been struck by a quarterpole and crushed.
Husband of Doris (Cadoret) Curlee.
Sisters Mary Wirtz, and Barbara Rubenthaler (Upland, Calif)
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William Lee Curlee, Jr., of 114 East 208th Street, Euclid, Ohio, vacationing here with his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cadoret of 65 Sherbrooke Ave., died in the circus fire Thursday.
He was a source inspector for the United Aircraft Corporation and was assigned to the Eaton Manufacturing Company, Cleveland.
He was born in Morgantown, S.C., the son of William L. and Mary Holloway Curlee.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Doris Cadoret Curlee; one son, David W. Curlee, his parents, both of Hartford and four sisters, Miss Mary C. Curlee, Miss Frances Curlee, Miss Barbara Curlee and Miss Norma Curlee.
The funeral will be held from Dillion's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street on Monday at 10:15 a.m. and at St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church at 11.
Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
Was climbing to safety over the big cat ramps, which resembled long square cages, and threw across his son, David, by grabbing the boy's feet and the nape of his shirt.
Realizing he could grab and toss more trapped children from his vantage point, he continued to do so until he was pulled under the surge of panicked audience members.
He was found after the fire, having been struck by a quarterpole and crushed.
Husband of Doris (Cadoret) Curlee.
Sisters Mary Wirtz, and Barbara Rubenthaler (Upland, Calif)
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William Lee Curlee, Jr., of 114 East 208th Street, Euclid, Ohio, vacationing here with his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cadoret of 65 Sherbrooke Ave., died in the circus fire Thursday.
He was a source inspector for the United Aircraft Corporation and was assigned to the Eaton Manufacturing Company, Cleveland.
He was born in Morgantown, S.C., the son of William L. and Mary Holloway Curlee.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Doris Cadoret Curlee; one son, David W. Curlee, his parents, both of Hartford and four sisters, Miss Mary C. Curlee, Miss Frances Curlee, Miss Barbara Curlee and Miss Norma Curlee.
The funeral will be held from Dillion's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street on Monday at 10:15 a.m. and at St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church at 11.
Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
A hero of the Hartford Circus Fire.
Was climbing to safety over the big cat ramps, which resembled long square cages, and threw across his son, David, by grabbing the boy's feet and the nape of his shirt.
Realizing he could grab and toss more trapped children from his vantage point, he continued to do so until he was pulled under the surge of panicked audience members.
He was found after the fire, having been struck by a quarterpole and crushed.
Husband of Doris (Cadoret) Curlee.
Sisters Mary Wirtz, and Barbara Rubenthaler (Upland, Calif)
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William Lee Curlee, Jr., of 114 East 208th Street, Euclid, Ohio, vacationing here with his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cadoret of 65 Sherbrooke Ave., died in the circus fire Thursday.
He was a source inspector for the United Aircraft Corporation and was assigned to the Eaton Manufacturing Company, Cleveland.
He was born in Morgantown, S.C., the son of William L. and Mary Holloway Curlee.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Doris Cadoret Curlee; one son, David W. Curlee, his parents, both of Hartford and four sisters, Miss Mary C. Curlee, Miss Frances Curlee, Miss Barbara Curlee and Miss Norma Curlee.
The funeral will be held from Dillion's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street on Monday at 10:15 a.m. and at St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church at 11.
Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
Was climbing to safety over the big cat ramps, which resembled long square cages, and threw across his son, David, by grabbing the boy's feet and the nape of his shirt.
Realizing he could grab and toss more trapped children from his vantage point, he continued to do so until he was pulled under the surge of panicked audience members.
He was found after the fire, having been struck by a quarterpole and crushed.
Husband of Doris (Cadoret) Curlee.
Sisters Mary Wirtz, and Barbara Rubenthaler (Upland, Calif)
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William Lee Curlee, Jr., of 114 East 208th Street, Euclid, Ohio, vacationing here with his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cadoret of 65 Sherbrooke Ave., died in the circus fire Thursday.
He was a source inspector for the United Aircraft Corporation and was assigned to the Eaton Manufacturing Company, Cleveland.
He was born in Morgantown, S.C., the son of William L. and Mary Holloway Curlee.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Doris Cadoret Curlee; one son, David W. Curlee, his parents, both of Hartford and four sisters, Miss Mary C. Curlee, Miss Frances Curlee, Miss Barbara Curlee and Miss Norma Curlee.
The funeral will be held from Dillion's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street on Monday at 10:15 a.m. and at St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church at 11.
Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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