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Kathryn McCurdy Obituary
Kay enjoyed the role of stepmother to Jeffrey (Julia) McCurdy of Ramsey, NJ, Michael (Janet) McCurdy of Littleton, CO, Catherine (William) DiGuiseppi of Littleton, CO, and John McCurdy of S Pasadena, FL. She was grateful to be grandmother to Ian (Trish) Schoen of Austin, TX, Jeffrey (Jen) McCurdy of Oakland, NJ, Meagan Ciccolini (Andrew) of Colorado Springs, CO, Justin McCurdy of Randolph, NJ, Virginia (Josh) Randall of Denver, CO, Michael (Tasia) DiGuiseppi of Valley Park, MO, Zachary Powell of Cary, NC, Nicholas Powell of Sterling, VA, Alisa and Noah Ennis of Euless, TX, and Isaac Ennis of Guangzhou, China. And Kay was delighted to be great-grandmother to Nico Schoen of Austin, TX, and Charlotte and Henry McCurdy of Oakland, NJ. Each of her family members was very dear to her.
Kay was born in San Antonio in 1939 and earned a BS in Chemistry from Texas Woman's University in 1959. After working as a research technologist at the University of Texas, she spent some years as a stay-at home mom with her three children. In 1970, Kay joined the staff of the American Red Cross Blood Services, where she rose to the position of Director of Regulatory Affairs for the national blood program. In 1991, Kay went to the American Association of Blood Banks, and she retired in 1996 as Division Director for Technical and Regulatory Services. After retiring, Kay was a founding co-editor of "Blood Bank Regulations, A to Z," with four editions published by the AABB Press. In 1998, the AABB recognized her with the W. Quinn Jordan Memorial Award, citing "her long-standing, practical leadership in the area of regulatory control and compliance.
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Richard Robinson
December 9, 2024
Mu condolences to Kay's family. Kay was a guiding light for me and was responsible for my 30+ year career at American Red Cross. Kay hired me in early 1981 at the Washington Regional Blood Center. After leaving the Red Cross in 1987, by 1989 I was again in need of employment, and Kay once again hired me. That lead to my 20+ years in the Regulatory Affairs department. When she was in leadership at AABB, we would frequently cross paths. She and Dr. McCurdy were always friendly to me.
Again, condolences to her family.
Sincerely,
Richard Robinson
Neil Blumberg and Joanna M. Heal
November 27, 2024
Joanna Heal and Neil Blumberg send their condolences to the McCurdy family and Kay's extended family. We both enjoyed and were privileged to know Kay and Paul as colleagues. Joanna was Paul's resident at DC General and learned a great deal of hematology from him. We are grateful for having the pleasure and privilege of being their colleagues in transfusion medicine/hematology/blood banking.
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