- Date Of Birth: February 10, 1925
- Date Of Death: February 9, 2009
- State: Arizona
John ( Jack ) Francis Currin, MD, 84, passed away on February 9, 2009 at his residence in Scottsdale, Arizona. His loving wife of 57 years, Virginia (Ginny) Currin, his daughter, Kathleen Claycomb, and her husband, David Claycomb, were at his bedside.
Jack was born February 10, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, the only son of Dr. Francis and Lillian Currin. He graduated from Poly Prep High School in 1942 to attend Princeton University. He left Princeton at the end of 1943 to pursue his Doctor of Medicine at Long Island Medical School, graduating in 1947. He was in the United States Naval Reserve when activated in 1950. Because of the demand for physicians during the Korean War, the Navy “loaned” Jack to the United States Army. In action near Ajongdong, Korea, Jack personally evacuated eleven wounded men under intense enemy fire, and was himself wounded. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Silver Star for gallantry as well as the Purple Heart.
Jack moved his family to Flagstaff, Arizona in 1954 and began his private practice in Internal Medicine. In 1964 he moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he continued his career. Jack developed the Intensive Care Units at Scottsdale Memorial (Healthcare) Osborn and later at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Campus. He was a Fellow of the American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and the American College of Chest Physicians.
He is survived by his wife Ginny, and children Kevin Currin and his wife Miriam; Elizabeth Bonn and her husband Elliott; Joan Byard; John Currin; Kathleen and David Claycomb; and James Currin. He also deeply loved his grandchildren Sean, Matthew, Michael and Courtney Currin; Kendall and Colin Byard; and Erik Bonn.
Jack is well known for his love of world history, politics and sports. He is deeply appreciated by one and all for his intelligence, his love of family, and his deep Catholic faith which sustained him throughout his life. We all will miss him greatly.
