DAVID PIERCE CURTISS Jr.

1938 - 2023

CURTISS, David Pierce Jr. Age 85, passed peacefully in his home in Sherborn, MA, on October 21, 2023. He was raised in Williamstown, MAM graduated Kent School, Kent, CT, and received a BA from Williams College. He went on to earn a MD from SUNY [Downstate] NY. He completed a family practice residency at Baltimore City Hospital before serving from 1967-1969 as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. This experience led him to psychiatry and a residency at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA . Beginning in 1991, he served as Medical Director of the Addictions Psychiatry Service at Brigham and Women's Hospital and as a Staff Psychiatrist and clinical supervisor at Mass Mental Hospital.Over 40 years David provided patient care, taught and supervised residents at multiple settings. David moved to Sherborn, MA, in 1982 and married Linda Berntsen under antique ash trees. David loved all animals and raised sheep, cats, and a menagerie of smaller pets with the help of his children. He could often be seen toiling in the garden, landscaping, and tending to the people, animals, and property he loved on Maple street. He sang for many rewarding years with the Unitarian Universalist Church choir. He is survived by his wife, Linda Berntsen-Curtiss; his sister Susan Curtiss of Harvard, MA; and his 3 sons: David P. Curtiss III of Cambridge, MA, Jonathan E. Curtiss of Seattle, WA, and Daniel B. Curtiss of Somerville, MA. A Memorial Service will take place at the UnitarianUniversalist Church in Sherborn, on November 18, 2023, at 2p.m. immediately followed by light fare in the church's Unity Hall. The Service will also be live streamed at www.uuac.org. Burial services will be for immediate family. Those wishing to remember David can make donations to: MSPCA- Angell or Mass Audubon.

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