Thomas A. Curtis Of Hampton Bays Dies January 27

Thomas Alfred Curtis of Hampton Bays died on January 27, 2018, at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care on Quiogue. He was 95.

A World War II veteran, Mr. Curtis served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Trained as a radio operator—using Morse Code for radio communication on airplanes and ship-to-shore transmission—he was a flight radio operator for TWA Airlines from 1948 to 1952 and 1954 to 1957, a ship-to-shore radio operator at WLC in Rogers City, Michigan, from 1958 to 1962, and a ship-to-shore radio operator at WSL (Mackay Radio) in Southampton from 1962 to 1983. Survivors said he was a talented jazz pianist and played piano with numerous local jazz musicians and at a variety of local bars, restaurants, and clubs.

Mr. Curtis is survived by his wife, Rosalie Curtis; five children, Linda Maines, Karen Curtis, Thomas Curtis, Gary Curtis and Gregg Curtis; three step-children, George Hoffman, Karen Hoffman and Carol Noon; 11 grandchildren, Josh Curtis, Travis Curtis, Evan Curtis, Hayley Bloom, Ty Curtis, Abigail Curtis, Conor Curtis, Joseph Camarota III, William Camarota, James Camarota and Stephen Camarota; four step-grandchildren, Amanda Hoffman, Corey Hoffman, Abigail Hoffman and Emily Noon; three great-grandchildren, James Camarota Jr., Joseph Camarota IV and Nicholas Camarota; and two step-great-grandchildren, Aidan Ervin and Christopher Ervin.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Scott-Rothwell Funeral Home in Hampton Bays. Burial was at Calverton National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Legion, 55 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays, NY 11946.