Brian Curtiss
I was extremely fortunate to begin my career in marketing by working on Dick's team at American Cyanamid. I learned so much from him it would be impossible to make a complete listing of everything he taught me, either in one on one conversations or by observation. Suffice it to say that Dick was a great role model who really knew his craft, and who was a genuinely caring and interested boss. I shall never forget his kindness even before I started working on his team. I was a 24 year old newly minted MBA and arrived in NJ with my wife on a relocation trip. Apparently this had all been set up by the HR director, who did not inform Dick that I was in town. My wife and I found a suitable apartment and at 6 pm on Friday afternoon I called the HR guy to inform him We had had success and would be flying back to Chicago in the morning. It turned out no one was in the office but Dick and he answered the phone. Dick was surprised to learn that my wife and I were in town, but insisted that we come over to his house within the hour for drinks. I remember telling him that we would not want to impose on him and Edith, but he said it would be no problem and so we did. We had fun and Dick's and Edith's kindness made my wife and I feel very welcome and that I would be an
important member of the team. Dick was just a class act all the way around. I am sorry I did not have the opportunity to tell him how much he meant to me before he left us. My wife Sue and I want express our sympathy with Edith and the rest of the family.
Sincerely,
Brian Curtiss
made both my wife an
Sunday October 2, 2016 at 8:18 pm
