In Memory

Curtis Van Katwyk

Curtis Van Katwyk

     East High Leopards
Class of 1965

Obituary posted in the Deseret News, December 2000 Our loving and devoted brother, uncle, and friend Curtis Blake VanKatwyk, 53 left us unexpectedly on Dec. 29, 2000 due to acute pancreatitis. He was born June 5, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Son of John and TesSelmo (Rossiter) VanKatwyk. Graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in business and was working on his masters. He worked as comptroller for several companies and loved to run in several marathons. His life reflected what the Savior taught. He served a mission to the Netherlands for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He became a master teacher of love and service. He was a member of the Thirty-First Ward and served as a high councilor in the Salt Lake Park Stake. He contributed in countless ways to the lives of his family and many friends. His goodness, quality of character, legacies of love, service, devotion to others, and generosity will always be remembered by those who knew him. He is preceded in death by his mother and father. Survived by his sister Sylvia Fuller (Carl) , Harvey VanKatwyk (Marge) and Diana Albiston (Jodie) all of Salt Lake City. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2001, 12 noon at the Thirty-First Ward 1078 South McClelland St. (1040 E.) Salt Lake City, Utah. Friends and Family may call Wed January 3, at the Larkin Mortuary, 263 East South Temple, 6-8 p.m. and at the Thirty-First Ward one hour prior to services. Interment Valley View Memorial Park.



 
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02/16/15 03:56 PM #1    

Craig Sudbury

Every person should have a best friend like Curtis was to me! We participated in numerous activities together. His first car was a Chevrolet Impala convertible and mine was a Ford Fairlane 500 with power windows! We felt "empowered" in those cars, and we shared the fun and excitement of youth together. Countless were the times we went for Mexican food or A&W ice cream, laughing and talking about classes, people, and dreams. We also went on some double dates that to this day remain memorable and smile worthy!

After high school we both entered the University of Utah. After a year, we left for missions, Curtis to the Netherlands while I was serving in Australia. Our friendship continued after we returned home. I then met LeeAnn, the love of my life. She and I greatly enjoyed spending time with Curtis. When LeeAnn and I decided to marry, Curtis was my best man.

Curtis was well known to our five children. They enjoyed his fun spirit and his boundless generosity. LeeAnn and I had four daughters and then a son. When our son was born in 1990, it was an easy decision to name him after my best friend.

Curtis moved out of state and was a very successful comptroller. Even away from Utah, he would stay in touch, especially for special events and holidays. He would usually come to visit at Christmas. I was born in April and Curtis was born in June. Each year he would send a birthday card, marveling at how well I was doing for someone so much older than he!

He moved back to Salt Lake for what turned out to be the last few months of his life. He died unexpectedly in 2000 at the age of 53. While his presence is gone, his memory will joyfully linger forever.


02/16/15 05:39 PM #2    

Steve Smith

Very sad to hear of Curtis' passing, I knew him but not well and loved both of your automobiles. We have lost so many in our class at such a young age

 


02/17/15 04:31 PM #3    

Richard Baese

I first met Curtis at the age of four when my family moved  a few houses down the street from his house.  We became good friends all through the early years of our lives.  I probably spent more time at his house than my own.  We would go to his house during lunch time while at Emerson Elementary where his mother would make us both a sandwich.  His father was always taking us and the other neighborhood kids swimming at Wasatch Springs.  His mother would prepare a written speech for me when it was my turn to give a talk in church.  Curtis and his family invited me to go to Disneyland with them the first year it was open, but I couldn't come up with the ten dollars they said I would need for the park.  At age twelve Curtis and I worked for his parents at their upholstery shop across from where Trolley Square is today.  We would also clean the rooms in his father's apartment complex across the street after people moved out.  Curtis was a great guy and you couldn't ask for a nicer family than the Van Katwyk's.  I was very sad to hear that Curtis had passed away.


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