In Memory of
						
						
						Curtis James King
						
						
						
						May 14, 1952 - November 21, 2016
						
						
						
						Obituary
						
						
						Curtis James King 
						died suddenly at his home in North Babylon NY on 
						November 21st, 2016. 
						
						
						He was born on May 
						14, 1952 to Kathryn Paul and Curtis G. King of 
						Washington Heights NY. Curtis attended grammar school at 
						St. Margaret’s of Cortona in Riverdale NY and went on to 
						high school at Fordham Prep where he was a standout 
						athlete on the track team. After graduating the Prep in 
						1970, he went on to attend Fordham University under a 
						partial track scholarship. 
						
						
						Curtis was always 
						proud and nostalgic of the time he spent on the Rose 
						Hill Campus in the Bronx and he remained a loyal Ram. In 
						1975, Curtis joined the Port Authority Police Department 
						where he had a distinguished and decorated 40 year 
						career. As an officer of the PAPD he was recognized for 
						assisting in the recovery effort following the 9/11 
						terror attacks, for his role in helping to avert the 
						hijacking of a commercial airliner, and for his work 
						collaborating with the NYPD curtailing a large scale 
						jewelry fencing operation in Queens among countless 
						other achievements. He retired as a Detective in April 
						2015. 
						
						
						His friends and 
						family remember him as a fisherman, avid sports fan, dog 
						lover, crime fighter and soup connoisseur. Most of all 
						he will be remembered as a loving husband, father, 
						grandfather and friend. He is, and will be, deeply 
						missed. Curtis leaves behind his wife of 26 years Mary 
						E. King, his children Christopher, Kerry and Jamie, 
						grandchildren Gavriella, Mazie and Nico, his dog Roxy 
						and countless friends, partners, fans and admirers. You 
						were a hero to all who knew you and many who did not. 
						May you now rest in peace.
						
						Visitations:
						November 26. 2016
						07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
						
						November 27, 2016
						02:00 PM - 04:30 PM & 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
						Closing 
						Prayers:
						November 28, 2016
						10:15 AM
						
						
						Mangano Funeral Home, Inc.
						1701 Deer Park Avenue
						Deer Park, NY  11729
						
						
						
(631) 
						586-3600
						Mass:
						November 28. 2016
						11:15 AM
						
						
						Saints Cyril & Methodius R.C. 
						Church
						125 Half Hollow Rd.
						Deer Park, NY  11729