Curl, Edward (Ted) George (Died)

"It's been a great ride!" These

recent words by Ted Curl bring

great comfort to both family

and friends upon his passing.

Ted had an extraordinary life.

His first summer job would

take him from Oshawa to the

Banff Springs Hotel where he

landed a role in Oklahoma

directed by Norman Jewison.

Ted's first full time job was as

an announcer at CJCS radio in

Stratford, where he met his

first love Kathleen(Kay)

Melligan. They shared their life

together for more than 45

years until her passing in

2000. Together Ted and Kay

built a wonderful home for

their children, Kim(David) and

Kelly(Vivian), on Avon Court in

Whitby. Their family home was

the centre of many neighbourhood

parties and bonfires by

the creek. These memorable

events often included spectacular

fireworks, zip lines,

tractors, bikes and all forms of

shenanigans topped off with

ceremonial cannon blasts,

which were a huge hit. Ted

was never one to disappoint a

crowd.

Ted went on to be one of the

original three hosts and

announcers when CFTO TV went

on the air in 1960. There he

also hosted one of the first

teenage dance shows in the

country called "Hi Time" and

"After Four". He later joined

Screen Gems and worked on

the Pierre Berton Show, which

enabled him to travel the

world and rub elbows with

such greats as Lucille Ball, the

Beatles, and the Rolling

Stones to name a few. Ted

transitioned from being in

front of the camera to

becoming a producer. He

established Curlcom Productions

producing ads, training

programs and dealer meetings

for Bombardier, General

Motors, Honda, and a host of

other top corporations in

Canada. Hobbyists knew him

for his love of radio control

flying which led him to

establish and run Canada`s

largest national hobby and

craft exhibition: "The Hobby

Show" for more than 25 years.

Others will remember Ted as

the whimsical "voice of the

dogs" at the Indoor Retriever

trials at the Canadian National

Sportsmen's Show and the

host of the Purina Hall of Fame

awards.

Ted met and married his

second love, Erna Taylor in

2004. Ernie instilled her love

of community service in Ted.

He quickly became an active,

dedicated member of the

Kiwanis Club of Westmount

(Oshawa), serving as President

and Lieutenant Governor of

Division 10 and receiving the

Mel Osborne award from his

fellow Kiwanians. His greatest

joys were his grandchildren

Keller and Riley. He loved

spending time with them

performing magic tricks,

staging treasure hunts and

sharing funny stories.

A celebration of life...

Who are we kidding?

A great big party for Ted will

take place when we are able

to gather again and celebrate

the life of a great husband,

father, grandfather and dear

friend to so many.