Contributions to the tribute of Jack Curtin

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Saturday, September 5, 2020

I was so sad to hear of Jack's passing. Like Carl, I also met Jack first online thru the Compuserve comic forum, and then many times in person, including that convention in 1993 where Jack took in me and my family (Jack always claimed Carl had invited himself to stay there, which was just one of the many "arguments" he and his "Little Buddy" Carl had over the years). At the time many of us would give him a hard time as the "old man" but I realize that I am older now that he was when we first met, so maybe he wasn't that old after all. In later years I became involved with him and his comic mail order business, first as a customer, then as a semi-assistant when I developed a software system for his business. He always said he was grateful for the software, as that left him more time for the important stuff, like beer. When my son was having an engagement party and I, a non-drinker, somehow found myself in charge of the liquid refreshment, Jack was very helpful in picking out some drinks that my son and his friends might enjoy. My condolences to the family, Jack was a fine man. I will miss him.

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Frank Cavalier posted a condolence

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Ah Jack, I first met him at Villanova and have stayed in touch since. After college I recall his being the editor for DERPOLOG which was a publication put out by the Port Authority. When I married Mary Talone of the Main Line Talone Cleaners his comment was “ you married a dry cleaning heiress “. What a guy, always great with the sarcastic humor. When he got into his beer thing I was surprised since I didn’t know him as much of a beer drinker. And the dog thing with him was another surprise. I recall on one of our trips to Philadelphia I called to meet him on a day that something was going on with his dog - I learned where I stood in his pecking order!! Loved the guy and a special blessing to Kaffer. Frank

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Carl Pietrantonio posted a condolence

Thursday, September 3, 2020

I first met Jack in person back in late 1993. We had previously become acquainted in 1991 via the online service CompuServe, due to a mutual interest in comic books and comics strips. For some reason we clicked and became good friends. Within a couple years, there was going to be a comic convention in Philadelphia in November 1993. Jack kindly invited me to stay with him at his home for a few days while we went to the convention. I had a wonderful time and enjoyed getting to know him in person. Over the years since then, Jack has been a dear and devoted friend. When I was going through a divorce he listened to my problems. When things were going well, he enjoyed hearing about the good things going on. He was as good a friend as I ever could have hoped for. Over the years since then, I traveled quite a few times to the east coast to hang out with Jack. Eventually I met and got to know his daughter, Kathy, and her husband Tom and their wonderful family, and also eventually his son, Chris and his niece Sarah. They are all wonderful people and I know my loss is nothing compared to theirs. He did love his family and they him, which is as fine a testament to a person one can get. Jack could be curmudgeonly, cantankerous, charitable, charming, and a devoted friend. As written in his obituary, he had a fierce love for dogs, and I suspect most other animals. In fact, I suspect he liked a lot of animals more than he did a lot of people. He was never short of a strong opinion or two. He was knowledgeable and wise in many areas. His writing in the beer industry was legendary, and blazed new paths in the early days of the rise of the craft beer industry, especially in the Philadelphia area. Many of those folks do not know that he was also quite well respected for his writings about comic book history and interviews with comic book creators. He had a very broad array of interests and enjoyed expressing himself in every single one of them. Jack is gone now from our plane of existence. However he lives on in the memories and hearts of quite literally hundreds of people at a very minimum. It has been wonderful to see on Facebook and also in a few emails, to read how highly he was loved and esteemed by so many different people and for so many reasons. Personally it hit me pretty hard. I will miss him and his often gruff demeanor, but also the times when he could be solicitous and kind, being curious and caring as to how a person was doing. Goodbye Jack Curtin, I will always miss you. You were the best kind of friend to have.

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Susan Kelley lit a candle

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Holding you in the light.

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The family of Jack Curtin uploaded a photo

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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The family of Jack Curtin uploaded a photo

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Jack Curtin

1937 - 2020

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