| Graduation Year | Class of 1978 |
| Date of Passing | Sep 11, 2001 |
| About | Beverly Crew Curry, 41, honor student, devoted Bible teacher North Carolina native had come to call New York home Date of Death 9/11/2001 By Kathryn Carse Advance staff writer Wednesday, 09/26/2001 When Beverly LaVerne Crew and Fred Curry III were married in 1985, the young bride, who had been raised in Jacksonville, N.C., somewhat reluctantly agreed to move to New York, with the promise the couple would eventually relocate to Atlanta. Their decision to move north was motivated by the fact that the business she'd been working for had gone bankrupt, and he was established in the Big Apple. The Currys met in church while he was in the Marines -- she lived near the base where he was stationed. But they moved to Staten Island upon their marriage, and she soon became fully involved in her life here. "For someone raised in the South, she loved New York City," said her husband, Fred. "In the last two years she started to go out by herself. She started calling New York home. Her family even started saying, 'You're a New Yorker. You sound like a New Yorker, you walk like a New Yorker.' " Mrs. Curry was employed as an operations manager in the telecommunications department of Cantor Fitzgerald. She was at work in her office on the 102nd floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center when the buildings were attacked. She remains among the missing victims, and a memorial service has been scheduled. "I went running and she left at 6:30 a.m., like she did every day. She always arrived at work at 8 a.m. I know she was at her desk. Her co-workers would try to get her to go out to get something to eat, but she would never go. She was disciplined and loyal. "She was doing her duty. She was where she was supposed to be." Moving to Atlanta had taken a back seat to the more immediate goals of completing their respective educations while pursuing their careers. Mrs. Curry was five classes shy of earning her bachelor of science degree in finance from the College of Staten Island. She made the dean's list every semester, maintaining a 3.83 grade point average. She had earlier earned an associate's degree in applied science in business with highest honors from CSI, and had developed an interest in geology and astronomy while in school. Her husband was studying law, in addition to his job. "We were into our routine, school and work, but we eked out fun," he said. "We traveled, went to restaurants and museums in the city. We took short trips -- Princeton, Boston, Connecticut, Washington, D.C." Mr. Curry admitted there had been a kind of role reversal. He was in awe of her dedication and devotion. In her first three years here, Mrs. Curry taught bible studies for at least 90 hours a month at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in West Brighton. "We were married in the same hall," reflected Mr. Curry, "and now I will have to say goodbye there." Mrs. Curry had worked for Cantor Fitzgerald since 1997. Prior to that, she was a telecommunications billing specialist with Exco Noonan Inc., Jersey City, N.J., from 1988 to 1997. She loved reading biographies, especially those of people involved in sports, music and the movies. She enjoyed Impressionist art and was a collector of Lladro figurines, favoring the Black Legacy Collection. And she collected magnets. Traveling to major cities was a favorite pastime for the couple, and they had refrigerator magnets from every major city in the United States. A Palm Springs vacation that included a visit to Los Angeles was their most recent trip. Mr. Curry was on the way to his office when he saw the second plane descend and hit the second tower. "I returned home where I knew any emergency calls would come in," he said. "I returned to wait. I have been waiting ever since." In addition to her husband, Fred, surviving are her mother, Dorothy LaVerne Green; her father, David Morris Crew, and her four sisters, Genee Chase, Deborah Crew-Johnson, Michele Moses and Sheila Lollis. |
