October 1, 1951 - September 2, 2018

Melvin Dennis Curran, age 66, of Bothell, Washington died on September 2, 2018. Dennis was

born in Vancouver, B.C. and raised in the Spokane area. He became a U.S. citizen in 1963

when his mother was naturalized. He attended Joel E. Ferris High School class of 1969 and

continued his education at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Dennis decided to take a year off

and spent his days thinking and reading in the small village of Luray outside Paris, France.

Returning to the states he completed his degree in Communications at the University of

Washington. Dennis was a long time employee at Boeing and retired early in 2011 and he

continued using his skills in video-tography as a contractor. He loved collecting guns,

photography, studying history and enjoyed the outdoors. He will be greatly missed by his his

sister’s Pamela and Susan and brother William, sons Sean Curran and Aaron Witt, two

grandsons and many friends that knew him as “Curley”.

The family will hold a graveside service at Kirkland City Cemetery on Friday September 14, 2018,

11:30 a.m. Following the service the family will greet friends at a “Potluck Gathering” at William

Martenson’s home in Edmonds, Washington.

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