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Tim was born in Boston and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall and George Washington University, where he studied history and literature. He went on to earn a Master of Philosophy in Irish Studies from University College, Dublin, where he expressed his love of everything related to history and linguistics. He became fluent in the Irish language and, upon returning to the U.S., taught Irish language classes in the Boston area. He spent his professional career in the mutual fund industry, working at Fidelity Investments, Scudder Kemper Investments, and JP Morgan Chase.
What he really loved was being a father to his two sons, now young adults. He was a wonderful father. Tim and his boys shared a love of long conversations, meandering road trips, film, history, and pizza. He was incredibly funny, a trait he shared with his sons.
Tim is survived by his sons Dermot Curtin and Conor Curtin, his mother Susan Kelley, his sister Molly Berkoff, and his friend and former wife Jane Ward Coleman. He was predeceased by his beloved grandmother, dear friend and fellow wit Mary Curtin, who helped raise him.
A private ceremony will be held. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Prevent Child Abuse America.
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johanna Dwyer
July 20, 2025
It ha\s been a tough year and hope next year is better for all in your family. Johanna
Phil Chang
January 12, 2025
To Tim´s Family and Friends,
I am so sorry to learn of Tim´s passing through this memory page. In the last few years I´ve sent Tim my (intermittent) New Year´s greeting messages, but it´s been over 5 years since he and I communicated back and forth.
He was my dearest friend in high school and we shared a lot through letters, phone calls, and occasional visits as we went through college, grad school, marriage, divorce, fatherhood and many other life experiences over the years.
If there are still people monitoring this memory page I would love to be able to share at more length some stories and memories of Tim. If there´s still a chance to share some things with others who held Tim close in their hearts please let me know.
Very sorry that I didn´t reach out sooner than this last week to arrange a visit in Boston or just to encourage him to let me know how things were going.
Phil Chang
Mary Gatzemeyer
August 2, 2024
Dear Susan and Molly ,
I send profound condolences on the loss of your beloved son and brother.
I know he never left your hearts and I know your love was a flame that burned steadily throughout his life . Much love , Mary Gatzemeyer
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Diana Colson
July 31, 2024
God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Susan Kelley
July 30, 2024
Rest in peace, my beautiful boy. You were so loved.
Erik Connaughton
July 30, 2024
I am deeply saddened to hear about Tim´s passing. Although life took us in different paths, I fondly remember when Tim and Molly visited us when my family lived in Mexico. Together, we searched for a donkey. I also remember fondly the times when we met in Florida at the grandparents´ house and swam in the swimming pool until the point of total exhaustion. During one of the visits in Florida, Tim was collecting lizards, so naturally I helped him look for a few. Tim and Molly were not just our first cousins on the US side that we met, but they were also my first American friends, now that I think about it. I believe I still have Tim´s Boston Red Sox cap somewhere, which I inherited from him when we were kids, and perhaps a few toys.
After those years, which were mostly during the elementary school and maybe the junior high school days, we mostly lost touch, except for a few letters here and there. We finally reconnected when we were both in college in the East Coast in the 1990s. We met in the DC Metro, at the Foggy Bottom-GWU station. We had not seen each other in years, yet it seemed like we had just seen each other the previous day. We spoke for hours about life, politics, international relations and Ireland, and his plans to get a masters in Irish studies. We saw each other a few more times when he returned to live and work in the Boston area, where I was at the time, and had a few other good conversations.
I am sad that after I moved to NYC and then LA we did not keep in touch that much, and never saw each other again. I searched my email to see when we last wrote each other, and our last chat was in 2009, a couple of years after I moved to LA. We talked about seeing each other again, eventually, in LA or Boston. I think in the back of my mind, even recently, I felt we would eventually reconnect again, just like that day at Foggy Bottom, and that we would catch up again about our life and adventures. Rest in peace primo, love you, see you in the next stop.
Jeremy Curtin
July 27, 2024
Hearing about Tim´s passing after so many years is difficult. Tim was such a pivotal influence on my childhood. From the first games of D&D, to trips to Newbury Comics in Harvard Square. Him and Molly were the foundation of our familial relationships as well as the cornerstone of our early social life. I remember the days in Cambridge to the house in Wellesley to the holidays spent at Mary and John´s. I remember those times with fondness and there will always be a special place for those memories. Slán abhaile Tagdh
Tracey
July 27, 2024
I live below Tim in Weymouth. What a kind and gentle soul. Although very quiet, Tim always said hello to me. My last conversation with him, he told me I brought new life to the house by planting flowers. He made my day. I´m so very very sorry. Tim was special and I will miss seeing him at home.
Johanna Dwyer
July 27, 2024
I am so sorry to learn of this and my sympathy.. What sadness. I remember how terrible the blow was for my parents when my sister Betsy died at 32. It almost crippled them. When a child dies first it feels out of the order of things. You never get over it but remembering the good days with him will help I would have liked to meet him. Fondly Johanna dwyer
Susan Kelley
July 27, 2024
Susan Kelley
July 27, 2024
Allison Curtin Tuttle
July 26, 2024
I will always remember Tim, with his sister Molly, at our Great Aunt Mary & Uncle John´s house, and the great photo Christmas cards of them both, from their mom, Susan. My fondest memory would have to be of Tim trying to teach me how to say "Happy New Year to all.", in Gaelic. Tim, I still remember and will never forget you.
Chris Curtin
July 26, 2024
I am very sorry to hear of Tim's passing. I will always remember our time spend at Mary's house. Going to see Star Wars for his birthday when it first came out. Tim's mother and sister. I will never forget the good times we spent together in our youth.
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