[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 148 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LIFE OF SAM E. CURL

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and salute the 
life of Dr. Samuel ``Sam'' E. Curl, who passed away August 2, 2016.
   Sam grew up near Tolar, Texas, where he graduated from high school 
in 1955. After earning a junior college diploma at Tarleton State 
University in 1957, he continued on to Sam Houston State University 
where he received his bachelor's degree. Then he earned a master's 
degree in Animal Genetics from the University of Missouri and a Ph.D. 
in Animal Physiology from Texas A&M University. He earned the rank of 
Captain through his service in the United States Army.
   After his service, Dr. Curl was a Special Assistant to the President 
and then President of Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, and 
authored or co-authored three books and 95 scientific technical 
publications. Dr. Curl then moved to Texas Tech University, my alma 
mater, where he served a total 31 years, including three years as 
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. Before that, he was Dean 
of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources from 1979 
to 1997. He moved to Oklahoma State University in 1997 to head their 
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, as well as 
being the Director of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, and 
the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. After retiring from working 
full time in 2004, Dr. Curl worked as a part-time consultant.
   For all of his amazing accomplishments as a professional and an 
academic, I knew Sam as a loving father and grandfather who delighted 
in spending time with his family. He was an active member of Acton 
United Methodist Church. His passions for fishing, travelling, sports, 
and musical theatre were well known to his friends and family. I know 
that his wife, Mary, and his children Jane, Julia, Karen, and 
stepchildren Ryan and Shelly will miss him dearly, as will his 
grandchildren Rachel, Robert, Greyson, Avery, Robert, and Daisy.
   Those who knew him, myself included, are better for having known Dr. 
Sam Curl, and I ask my colleagues to join me in this tribute to his 
wonderful life. He will be missed.

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