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Show l -if. - i CI at 1 - , - ,. a 4 f .""- 1 3 - crl ; - w - J' : m ' - 1 r-r. - ... . j J Sugar House Pioneer Named Utah's Mother of the Year Mrs. Genevieve Raine Curtis, a pioneer in the development of Sugar House, has been named Utah's "Mother of the Year." Mrs. Curtis, a homemaker, civic leader, church worker and busi-nesswoman, busi-nesswoman, was named early this week from 12 other finalist candidates from throughout the state. She will represent Utah next month in New York City in the American Mother of the Year contest These are some of Mrs. Curtis' accomplishments, in addition to being a homemaker and the mother of 10 sons and daughters: She is the first and only woman to be elected to the Salt Lake City Board of Education. A Salt Lake City school is named after her. Mrs. Curtis, "Utah Mother of the Year' is shown with her famil y. All take prominent parts in the business, church and civic life of the community. They credit their parents for their marked success. She is called "Mother of Irving" at Irving Junior High School where she organized the first Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher Assn. and served as president presi-dent several terms. She went on to become president of the Salt Lake City P-TA Council. She has served as a member of the governor's advisory committee and the governor's committee to investigate hospitals. As vice president or tne a.k. Curtis and Sons Company, she helped engineer the development of the Sugar House shopping center on Simpson Avenue. She serves as director of several business busi-ness firms and is a member of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce. During the early yearsf she combined com-bined homemaking and rearing of the family with helping her husband hus-band in business at the Curtis Coal Company. Mr. Curtis retired a few years ago from the coal company he founded. He is now patriarch of the Highland Stake. Mrs. Curtis has been an inspiration inspira-tion to her family of 10. She has always stressed family unity and, through the family business, there has always been a job for each member. All have found important import-ant positions in civic and social life. Her sons and daughters include: Elbert R. Curtis, Jesse R. Curtis Mrs. Alice C. Christensen, A, R. Curtis, Dr. Louis H. Curtis, Dale R. Curtis, Dr. Lindsay R. Curtis, Marvin R.' Curtis, and Dr. LeGrand R. Curtis. Another daughter, Kathryn, died when she was 16. Mrs. Curtis also raised Mrs. Clain Baxter the former Irene Powell, for 12 years. |