Ann M. Curran

Ann Marie Curran, born August 21, 1927 in Willimantic, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011. A resident of Willimantic all her life, she was a devoted daughter to Winifred Moriarty Curran, a teacher at Windham Center School, and Eugene Curran, owner of Curran's Pharmacy on Main Street until his death in 1939. After her graduation from Windham High School, Dr. Curran briefly taught at William Hall High School in West Hartford, and then went on to earn a Masters degree in Mathematics at the University of Connecticut, a fellowship at Bowdoin College, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Curran was a Professor of Mathematics at Eastern Connecticut State University from 1958 until her retirement in 1986. In 1953, Dr. Curran took her first trip to Europe, beginning a lifelong love of travel, which took her around the world many times, including many remote and exotic locales. She had a passion for opera, which she enjoyed in glittering opera houses around the world, and was a devoted patron of the arts in Connecticut, giving generously to many arts organizations. Her active professional and civic involvements included the American Association of University Women, the Women's Club of Willimantic, and later, the Women's Club of Storrs, AAUP's Emeritus Society, for which she served a term as president, Theta Chapter of Delta Gamma Phi, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; she was a faithful congregant of St. Mary's Church. Ann will be remembered fondly for her friendship, fairness, generosity, and her wonderful sense of humor. Dr. Curran was predeceased by her dearly loved brother, Eugene Curran, Jr., and is survived by a wide circle of devoted friends and caregivers. A visitation will be held at Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. (Rte. 195) Willimantic on Friday Oct. 21st between 9:30 and 10:30am followed by her Funeral Mass at 11:00am at St. Mary Church, Valley St. Willimantic. Interment will take place in St. Joseph Cemetery, Windham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Covenant Soup Kitchen, 220 Valley St. Willimantic, CT. 06226.