The daily sentinel., 1910-11-02
GEORGE A. cuRR1E DIES.
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p. Ella were marked by their unselfish
| devotion to the best interests of the
| people at large.
While 1ffe-ions repdbiican.s Mr..
| Currie was inclined to independence
in his political views, .aever feeling
that party fealty preceded his duties
as a>citizen, He was positive. even
aggressive in bis opinions and did not
withhold an expression of them to
secure favor with friends or enemies
While conservative business man as
| well as public servant, he was dis
tinctly progressive and appreciated
the fact that in the march of progress
| old conditions must make way for
new and the standards of his early
life could not be logically accepted
for all time. He was fully abreast of
the affairs of state and nation and
| while slow to form views, eneyerthe-
less held them, once formed, against
any opposition. Enterprising and
daring sometimes. in his business
ventures. the result was always the
proud achievement of the end of his
| labors.
He leaves loving wife, an afflict-
| ed son Arthur, and daughters Ruby
and Gladys, of his immediate family.
One brother. Beverly R. Currie lives
in this city while the other Edgar
| Currie, lives with his family in New
| York City. He leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Cecil e. Frost and Miss Adelaide
Currie. The latter resided in this
| city for some time, but returned to
Hampton, New Brunswick, two years
ago where she now lives with Mrs.
Frost. f. Elwood Jenkins, of the
firm of Boyer & Jenkins, architects,
is his nephew.
Coming to this city. as he did, at
an early period in its history, he was
identified with every progressive
movement. He foresaw and retained
great faith in the future of the city
and his shrewd business ability firm
ly backed his judgment His estate
is variously estimated at from $685.
600 to $4,000 and is practically
clear of every incumbrance. He car
ried but little insurance. but his in
vestments are of the very safest char
acter He has large bond holdings as
well as some of the most valuable
real estate in Mesa county. The Cur
rie block was his personal property
and he holds one-half interest in
the block Of one-story buildings south
of that structure on Fifth street. He
owns his beautiful residence on Grand
avenue, seventeen acres of very valu-
able ground on North Seventh street
and forty acres under the proposed
High Line canal. His real estate and
loan business is among the most pros
porous in the city and he is secretary,
director and large stockholder in
the Mesa County Building & Loan
association. the second oldest organ
ization of its character in the county.
He carried a $4,000 policy in the
Modern Woodmen of America. In
which order he was long an active
member and officer. and an equal
amount In the Mutual Life Insurance
company.
His partner In the Fifth street bus
iness block is Chas. II. Thurlow, for
merly of the great looming firm of
Thurlow. Hutton & Williams of New
buryport, Mass. He was also the
representative of Mr. Thurlow In the
renting of this property. 'n
He was a member OF the Masonic
order and for years was prominent
in its lodge life. In recent years.
however. he dropped out. in meas
ure from participation In the orders
to which he belonged and devoted his
time to his family and business af-
fairs
He was one of the most prominent
members of the Baptist church in
this city and was heavy subscriber
to the building fund for the proposed
new church of that denomination. He
also had part in the building of the
magnificent Y. NJ. c. A. building here
and took great interest in its work
During the last few years that his
son, Arthur. has been such sufferer
from rheumatism, Mr.. Currie devoted
every effort to the cure of his sons
malady. Several trips to various sec
tions of the country were made with
out avail and II was with the idea of
being at Arthur's side while the lat
ter was being treated by eminent
specialists in New York that he de-
termined to make the metropolis his
home temporarily. Himself. a long
sufferer from the disease to whish his
demise Is due, he unselfishly sacri-
ficed himself on the altar of devotion
to his son.
In April of this year he was taken
suddenly i'll of this kidney complaint
and for days his life was despaired of.
He knew that should he suffer an
other attack he could not recover.
He realized that he would best re-
main in the care Of the local physic-
ians who were thoroughly familiar
with his condition but without re-
gard to this fact he added peril to his
own life in order to be be with, his
beloved son.