Curtis Carl Eggleston
NORTH FORT MYERS, FL—Curtis Carl Eggleston passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, very peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his home in North Fort Myers, Fla. He was 61 years young. He was born in Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs on March 7, 1963. He was the son of Stephen Meredith Eggleston and Harriet Smead Eggleston, Crommelin Drive, Saratoga Springs.
Curtis attended public school in Saratoga Springs, graduating in 1981. He attended BOCES for the Food Service/Culinary Arts Program. He was an accomplished chef. He worked for security at SPAC in Saratoga Springs.
In August 2000, he became a State Certified Licensed Residential Building Contractor, and Eggleston & Son was created.
Eggleston Brothers Inc. was started in 2003, and in January 2004, he got his Building Certificate from the state of Florida for EBI, Eggleston Brothers, Inc. Curtis and his brother, Steven, built homes in the Bonita Springs area until 2009, with Curtis’s son, CJ.
He studied insurance and earned his insurance license in 2009. He worked for Jack Schroeder and Associates, LLC and First Family Insurance, selling health insurance. In July 2010, he was promoted to Director of the Medicare Division. In March 2021, Curtis was awarded a trip to Rome, Italy.
Curtis and his wife, Angela, were members of the Moose Lodge on Pine Island and in Bonita Springs, Fla., enjoying darts and each other’s company. He was also a member of the Pine Island VFW Auxiliary and the Pine Island Elks.
Curtis was a loving family man, with a love for fast cars and trucks, boating, fishing, ice fishing, darts, and his German shepherd dogs, Zeus and Chucky, to name a few. He loved target practice and playing cards, four-wheeling, swimming, or just having a meal and some laughs. Curtis always kept smiling despite the circumstances. He was very patriotic. He traveled with his sister, Amanda, to explore Ireland. He loved fishing trips and adventures with his nephew, Jason Barnes. He was an exceptional fisherman. He and Angela loved their fishing trips. Curtis was always willing to help others with projects.
Curtis recently visited Saratoga, where he met old friends and schoolmates and visited with his extensive family.
Curtis attended Chad Wilbur’s ATA Black Belt Academy in Florida, along with his brother, Steven, and his family in Florida, 2003-2008. All completed their training to receive Black Belt status in 2007.
Curtis is survived by his wife, Angela Burns Eggleston, formerly of Alexandria Bay; her son, Colby Hunter; his parents, Stephen Meredith Eggleston and Harriet Smead Eggleston; sisters Barbara Yandow and her husband, Robert Yandow, and Debra Eggleston and Gerard “Corky” Verrigni; brother Steven Scott Eggleston and his wife, Sabine Pleuss Eggleston; and brother-in-law Steve Decker, who he treated like a brother. Curtis will be remembered by his many nieces and nephews, with whom he was close.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Susanna Deak Eggleston; his son, Curtis John “CJ” Eggleston; his baby sister, Amanda May Eggleston Barnes; and many loving aunts and uncles.
A Celebration of Life is being held Saturday, October 12, 2 – 4 p.m., at the Moose Lodge in Bonita Springs.
A service will be held at the family’s convenience at the John Eggleston Cemetery, Corinth.
Memorial donations can be made to the Jimmy Fund Clinic in Massachusetts. To donate, visit https://www.jimmyfund.org/ways-to-give/giving/.
Online remembrances can be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.