Edgar S. Curry

Edgar S. Curry passed away on June 30, 2018. Beloved father, husband, and brother, he was a towering example of what a man could be. Buddy could usually be found in the garden or the greenhouse, endlessly intrigued by nature and its infinite variety. Born in 1942, he spent his childhood in College Hill. As a youth he headed for the West Coast to attend Menlo School and USC, followed by a move to San Francisco to embrace the Sixties and a masters at SF State. Influenced by travels to Mexico, Buddy returned to Kansas with an idea for a special kind of restaurant. He opened the fruity and fragrant Squeezers Palace first in Wichitas Riverside neighborhood, and then in Lawrencepopular destinations to meet up with friends for a Frozen Banana, a Speed Freeze, or a Peaches and Cream Whip. Mr. Curry was a beekeeper, an investor, a builder, a flutist, and a lover of literature. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joan (Stewart) and Edwin Curry. Survivors include wife, Kim; sons Andrew Herr and Dexter; daughter Olivia; sister Brenda Redfern (Doug); nephews James Redfern (Gina), Benjamin Eisenbise (Sirena), and Hendrix Lovett; and niece Margaret Eisenbise. His priorities were family and friends, and his absence will be hard to bear. Private service. A memorial has been established with the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, P. O. Box 80, Papaikou, Hawaii, 96781.