LIFE STORY OF CURTIS EUGENE EZELL

 
HISTORY OF CURTIS EUGENE EZELL
      
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He was Baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirt on the 24th day of January 1993 by Pastor Dr. Alan Damron Woodridge Baptist Church Mobile, Alabama. Curtis, was born the 27th of June 19______ in Camp Gordon Georgia, County Richmond. The Hospital was a U-S Army Hospital. He lived at 3050 Deans Bridge Road,his father was 24 and mother 22 years of age at the time of his birth. While he lived on Deans Bridge Road Curtis was ran over by a car "Studebaker" owned by his parents. Unknowingly, his sister Carolyn was playing in the car, hit the stick shift out of position and the car started rolling back and injuring Curtis, had it not been for the sand he covered himself with it centain may have killed him. He was rushed by his father to Fort Gordon Hospital Bass on 16,March,1956, and was treated there for fracture of 7th 8th 9th and 10th ribs on the left side anteriorly, and a small tear, posterior surface, right lobe of liver, Ether was used showing fair status. Although his memories coming up or few he tells of some, he recalls  one of moving around a lot for instance California, Orange Texas, Dallas Texas, Henderson Texas, and Tennessee were some places, but where-ever they moved he recalls returning back to Mobile, Alabama.
While we lived in Mobile we moved to Duval St., Broad St., Texas St., Selma St., also in Crichton, he also recalls some of the schools he attended which was as followed Erwin Graighead, Russell, Arlington, and Woodcock School.

When Curtis was young it was a time of watching television, like the show I love Lucy, Captain Kangaroo, Howdy Doody: hosted by Bob Smith, Lassie show, Mickey Mouseshow, The Rifle Man, and The
Lone Ranger.
He recalls hearing on radio and Television the day Kennedy was shot, and the day when bullets killed Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.

Curtis's father dranked heavily but when it was time to work it was tugs or some kind of boat. He knew of all kinds of boatmen some would stop by the house where a great amount of drinking was done, this was often a recurrence as Curtis was growing up. One thing comes to mind was a time when Curtis's parents had taken
him and all his brothers and sisters downtown to the state docks where there was a bar standing on pilings in the water by the shore.
Close to the wharf where the boats would come in to unload there wares, you would find banana's laying around green and still hard on the wharf.
It was at that bar in a car setting and waiting to both parents would come out, that is what stands most in his memories. William, who was the father of Curtis was also sometimes called Bill had a dranking buddy name Jimmy Rhodes, his wife Gertrude they had two children a boy name Norman and a girl who's name is unknow at this time.
When Gertrude whipped her son it was with a blow with her open hand, the house where this had taken place was acrose from the Lucky Lounge on Duval Street in Mobile.
It was there on Duval St., where Curtis recalls most memories, his best friend Junior Hollongsworth not to forget the Saxons, and also the Wilkerson Family, if he didn't live at 1813 Duval Street it was 1865 1/2 Duval, right behind his great aunt Nora, who later died at 1865 Duval, while she was laying on her bed at the time.
Her husband Emmit Mullaney worked as a painter by trade and was a very heavy dranker, Curtis's grandmother Esther, on the Ezell side, said he grieved his-self to death after Nora died, her death was Feb. 1, 1967.
Curtis recalls Nora, his great aunt with cut out picturns from magazines hanging on her wall. Also he said one night as he stayed there sleeping on the floor with a blanket located in her room he found it very quiet that night and Nora sleeping on her back and no sound could you hear.
When morning came she asked what he wontn't for breakfast, she treated him like her son. Curtis said he notice her looking out her front window one day and after seeing a dead dog by the road upset her, (the remarks she said as she gasp was, how awful, poor dog, as she turned her head away from the window).

There was one other time recalled by Curtis when his sister Carolyn, and him was playing at Duval Park both absence from school when Carolyn, decided to leave and go home, after she was completely gone two boys confronted him, they were a lot older than him, and may have been lieing in wait for Carolyn.
What follow next was both boys forced Curtis to the ground holding both hands down while he vigorously tryed to get up with no prevail, he was asked by both boys as to who was the girl he was with.
He responded to say that she was his sister, again he was asked if he knew where she was going, he replyed home, after this he was set free and both boys findly went there way.

Although Curtis lived on Duval Street at three locations it was always close to his friends who he played with alot and it was the Hollingsworth family that made him fell like part of there family and thought it would be great if Curtis was part of there family.
He also recalls Junior Hollingsworth and Terry Wilkerson and him were playing in Duval Park ("that's what they called the park") were roasting wenners
when all of a sutton Terry playing with the fire which they had made, some how had sat the near-by brush on fire. What Terry had done was more than they thought he would do, and so they all ran.
They came back later while the firemen were there and was asked by one fireman did they know who had caused the fire, all three of them responded with the answer "Don't Know."

In 1971, Curtis left with his mother to move to Atlanta, Georgia, she was staying with a cab driver named Franklin at the time, he offered to get him a job there which he thought was great.
When he arrived in Atlanta, with his mother Betty along with Franklin they stayed in a small apartment. Franklin kelped his promise and did get Curtis a job working in a restaurant called Dennys, he worked
September 15, 1971, to November 30, 1971, the location was St. Deleon.

In 1974, at the age of 20, his uncle Nathan Lawrence helped to pay his way in a trade school working on television repair, located at Dauphin Island Parkway and Hurtel Street.
On June 1977, Curtis was staying in Mosspoint, Mississippi with his sister Carolyn and her husband John Simon Chaudron, it was there on 4431 Blackwell street where he learned to feed honey bees and plant corn, but found the corn thickly overgrown later.

By 1978, Curtis stayed with uncles, "Leo" Vernard Lawrence,and Harold Lawrence, in Magnolia Springs where his other uncle Nathan Lawrence had a lease on a house, Curtis had a job on a Ceta program.
Also he raised 62 chickens, some were red color and some black / white, there was also a garden full of everthing.

In this paragraph I like to point-out that if it had not been for Donna his sister and Vernard his uncle, coming over to visted Carolyn and John, that day and
talking to Curtis on leaving Mosspoint and going back with them, the following events may not had happen, including Ricky Nelson and Tracy Newman wouldn't have seen each other. Also Curtis would not have worked at the shelter.
Yes Curtis had a thought of not leaving, but John, thinking Curtis had already decided to leave, got mad and after saying a few words told Curtis if he was going, "GO".

After hearing what was being said by John, Curtis did leave with Vernard and Donna. After leaving while in the car with Vernard and Donna, Curtis was so upset
with the sudden changes in his life he begin to cry and was in bitter grief.
After staying with his uncles and working on Ceta, in Magnolia-- Springs he transfered on Ceta to Mobile Ceta, this was June 1978.
When he arrived in Mobile, the Ceta Program arranged him to work at the Animal Shelter.

In 1981, he was living at the Animal Shelter where he worked, this is also where Eddie Phillips a co-worker introduced him to Linda Haigler maiden name Jordan.
In 1981, of the same year he was introduced to Linda, they were married at a church located at Farnell Drive and Navco Road by Dr. Patterson.
On December 1982 he became an Animal Control Officer I.

In 1986 he worked as an Emergency Standy-by man for the Shelter until November November 6, 1992, where he steped-down in order to give his- self a break do to the considerable amount of call's though the years and perhaps to set some goals on other opportunitys, perhaps educational goals. It was during this time in April 29, 1986, he lived at 2007 Douglas Lane, acrose from the sea farer Building, and her
son Jamie Haigler born July 4, 1976, was staying with them, but was having a behavier problem.

In Sept. 1988, the marriage of Curtis ended suddenly while they lived on Idonia Ave off Navco Rd. where they were buying a house. Unaware one day, as Curtis sense something wrong with Linda asked her to what was bothering her, she replyed nothing and not to worry and she would converse with him after he get off from work. After coming home later that day having coffee made for him calmly asked to talk with him out side, as we were in the backyard she camly, with a sad look said she wontn't out of the marriage. As Curtis tryed to understand and resolve what was happening, she proceeded to get resentful and angry because he continual to strive and resist on what he was hearing, Yes Curtis lost everthing in court and it changed his life, but all things work-out for the good. CASE 88-502777-D==CASE 90-501768-K. ( Judge: Robert E. L. Key, b. Feb. 2, 1917, Evergreen, Alabama,--wife: Virginia ).
Judge Key, retired circuit judge assigned to active service in 13th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, which is comprised of Mobile County; circuit judge 35th Judicial Circuit of Alabama from 1964 to 1989.

By December 15, 1988, Linda visted a physician named Robert Kominek, his examination revealed slight dehydration, he recommended hospitalization.
Linda indicated to Dr. Roberts that she had taking BC pills and that she had a "light stroke" at age 26.
She also had reported that this diagnosis was based on findings in her eye but she had no knowledge or symptoms of same, and was allergic to Iodine, Codeine, Caffeine, Pheneragan and Morphine.

1989, 28th February was the date Curtis filed Chapter 13, but later on June 2, 1989, changed it to Chapter 7, by this time Curtis was staying with his brother at 6164 Shady Grove Trailer Park W-15, Theodore, his wife Linda was staying at 2756 S. Faure Dr., Mobile. The Attorney for Curtis & Linda on chapter 7, was William M. Clark, the same Attorney was Curtis's divorce Attorney.
  
1991, 12th day of October, Curtis proposed to Margie. They were at Arbey's a fast food restaurant located on Goverment Street and Washington Ave.
Curtis and Margie selected the ring at Whitehall Jeweler shortey after they became engaged.
1991, 6th day of December, Curtis stopped by where Margie worked downtown. With the biggest grin he got Margie off to the side in hopes to be alone with her and pulled a wrapped box from his jacket. Margie opened it while her hands shook witha slight movement, in it was a ring. Margie cried after seeing it, and Curtis said "now it's official, will you marry me ?".
She just cried and hugged him and conformed that she would marry him.

In 1992, his life turned around and he was married to Margie Ann Kirby on the 24th of April, she is the daughter of Clifton Lyle Kirby born April 16, 1929, and Mary Margaret Crooker, born March 25, 1934.

0n December 9, 1992, Curtis mailed of 10 dallors filing fee to the "Patent and Trademark Office" for a document describing the best way of making a safety stick on holding animals.

On December 14, 1997, the document was recieved and a disclosure document number 321733 was given, which was good for 2 years On May 15, 1992, Curtis successfully completed a training program in Animal Control, at the Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, his wife Margie came along with him while his co-worker Jimmy Dunklin drove the city car. Margie and Curtis stayed together in a nice room and by the way was also great for there Honeymoon.

What was sad although was news from home informing Margie that her uncle John Dickens, uncle "Johnny" as he was call, died at home, On June 18, 1992, he also successfully completed hands-on training for the Euthanasia Technician.

In 1995, going that extra mile is what earned Ezell the first Crystal Ball Award.

In 1996, he also received the Mayor's Extra Special Performance Award for changes he'd made within the department that saved the city money.
He and his wife, Margie, own a home in Wilmer. In his spare time, Ezell works on his home computer tracing his family ancestry.
Oct. 11, 1996, the City Of Mobile "Action Center" dispatched a request to give thanks to Curtis, for efforts in retrieval of a dog belonging to the son of Kathleen McDonnell. ( Action Request Number 50588 On March 13, 1997, his picture and story was placed in the Mobile Press, located in the Suburban section, Correspondent Debi Foster.

On April 9, 1997, Curtis's uncle Nathan Lawrence died. He died at Springhill Memorial Hospital, he was on life support and had been taken off the support
when he died, which was requested by one of his Doctors to Vernard Lawrence and Doris Longworth, which agreement was made, it was for the best that life-support be disconnected. At the cemetery the pall bearers was Curtis Ezell, Danny Ezell, Jimmy Ezell, Allen Longworth, Ricky Shumock, and Daniel Chaudron.

June 6, 1997, Friday, Curtis had a day off from work and decided to visted his sister Carolyn in Mosspoint Mississippi and for some reason made a stop at his other sister's place Donna. Most of the time he would had passed on by, but thank goodness he did stop, because Carolyn was at Donna's place. She was there because her house had burned up. And had Curtis stoped he would have been in shock only to see Carolyn's house gone from fire. The Fire Marshal Earl Etheridge said in the Mississippi Press the house burned twice in one day, the first fire was by two children play with a lighter. The second fire was believed to be arson, started with a flammable liquid. He said "You could smell it when you got there.

July 16, 1997, at 1:33 p.m., Curtis had recieved a
Certificate Of   Appreciation Award ( called The Crystal Ball Award ) presented to him by the Mayor.
June 3, 1998, Curtis received a letter at his job from George Krietemeyer (of the TQM/Strategic Planning ) the letter was dated June 2, 1998. In this letter was of congratulations on a Telekinesis Award. It mention that he would be awarded it at a ceremy that will be held in theGovernment Plaza Multi-Purpose Room North Tower side at 1:00 p. m., and that this award is equivalent of a letter of Commendation and will count for 3.0 EDP points.
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April 15, 2000, Curtis was best man at his brother Danny Ezell Wedding.

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Oct. 6, 2000, UPDATE: Curtis and his wife are having a new house built on their lot.
The company S. S. Steele should start at the end of October.