David P. Curley, 77, of Windsor, a national expert in the field of Safety and Health, peacefully went to join his beloved wife Arlington "Lynn", surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, (July 19, 2003) at his home, after a courageous battle against heart disease. Born in Richmond, VA, son of the late Charles and Anna (Powers) Curley, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1951, he received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech after which he joined the Aetna Life & Casualty Company, a career that spanned 37 years, retiring as Assistant Vice President of the Engineering Department in 1988. Dave's career went well beyond his work at Aetna, as he was past Chairman and former Vice President of the National Safety Council Board of Directors, former chairman of the American Insurance Service Group, and member of the U.S. Department of Labor Advisory Commission on OSHA Record Keeping and Statistics. Over the years, Dave was given a number of industry awards but none more cherished than the " Fellow", the highest designation by the American Society of Safety Engineers and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1987. In a statement issued by an Aetna senior vice president in 1988, "In a world where excellence is often given only cursory attention by those who should bear the standard, Dave Curley remains a paragon for engineers." In 1988, as Chairman of the National Safety Council, he was invited to the White House by then President Ronald Regan for special recognition and to witness the signing of a proclamation designating "Safe Kids Week." His expertise crossed many fields as he served on committees for the National Standards Institute and the National Fire Protection Association and advised Underwriters Laboratories, the National Association of Manufacturers, The Power Tool Institute and Insurance Institute of America. Locally, he always found time to serve his church and community serving as a Eucharistic Minister for St. Gabriel Church as well as a member of the church's finance committee. Additionally, he was an active member of the Windsor Republican Town Committee and served on the Charter Revision, Insurance, and Public Safety Commissions. His beloved wife Arlington "Lynn" (Bowen) Curley died in November of 2001. He leaves...
Burial will follow in Windsor Veteran's Memorial Cemetery with military honors...

Published in The Hartford Courant on July 21, 2003