Obituary of Curtis R. Staub

Curtis Reed Staub, 63, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday as the result of a house fire in Schroeppel, NY. Curtis was lifelong resident of Syracuse and was born on February 12, 1948 to Frank and Patricia Staub. He holds a BA from SUNY Oswego in Philosophy. He also attended Corning Community College. Curtis was known as a great conversationalist and was extremely knowledgeable. He was a deep thinker with an impressive memory and it was as if he had The World Almanac stored in his brain. He could also carry a tune. He had been through his own struggles during his life, but had never lost his positive spirit. Curtis was a thoughtful, kind, funny and generous man, and gave random acts of kindness daily to those around him, even to animals. He believed in compassion as a common sense and recently had said, "Life is about fun if you don't hurt others, but then you have to at some point try to help others, and then your life is worth it." Curtis is survived by his two daughters, Heather Harkrider and Lauren Carpenter; his former wife Isabel (Staub) White; his mother, Patricia Googin; four sisters, Dawn Cimini, Andrea Weichert, Irene Safford, and Rhonda Blahnek; a brother, Timothy Googin; nine nieces and nephews. Services: Services were private. His gentle heart will be remembered by all that knew him. The best way to honor and remember Curtis is to practice random acts of kindness, like he often did. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes contributions in his name to be sent to the local SPCA in memory of Curtis Staub: CNY SPCA; 5878 East Molloy Road; Syracuse, NY 13211; or donate online at: www.cnyspca.org/donate_spca.htm. Or you may write: inmemoryofcurtisstaub@yahoo.com