University of Illinois Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Curtis Tack
Commander Curtis A. Tack, USN, ret., 81, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Plantation Estates in Matthews, N.C. as the result of chronic health challenges. He was lovingly cared for by his family and by Hospice in the last weeks of his life. Curt was born December 11, 1932 in Tenstrike, Minnesota. He was the son of the late Harvey John Tack and Blanche Bryant Tack. Curt graduated from Bemidji High School in 1950 and entered the U.S. Navy where he served four years, including service on an LST...
