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Submitted by: Linda Craig

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Curtis C. Battles, Sr.

January 27, 1929 ~ November 20, 2004

Curtis C. Battles, Sr., Business Executive and College Professor at Langston University, died at the age of 75 in Oklahoma City, OK on November 20, 2004. Curt, Sr. initially had a long and rewarding career in the corporate world, traveling globally and working for a variety of well-known organizations including IBM, Xerox, Celanese, Mobil Oil, ABC Television and ITT. He began a second career in high education teaching business and economics at Kansas Newman College starting in 1998. He was an Associate Professor in the business department at Langston University for 11 years, retiring in 2001.

He was born in Jersey City, NJ on January 27, 1929. He received a BA in Business from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1951, and continued his studies at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, receiving a MBA in 1953. He was also a veteran of the US Army serving from 1953-1955. In addition, he was also a member of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity (the Boule), a classical music enthusiast and a wine connoisseur.

He is survived by his son, Curtis Jr. and his wife Sheryl of Stamford, CT; a daughter, Wendy, of New Haven, CT and a granddaughter, Kendall. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at Langston University, 4205 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City in the Main Auditorium, at 5:30 p.m.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Amyloidosis Support Network, 1490 Herndon Lane, Marietta, GA 30062.

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