The Honorable Robert J. Curran, 84, passed away October 5, 2018 at his residence. Judge Curran was the son of Daniel Curran and Helen (Eckhardt) Curran of St. Louis, MO, and the husband of Mary (Ward) Curran, of Valley Park, MO, married 49 years. He is survived by his wife; daughters: Kathleen (Christopher) Nugent of Ballwin, MO; Elizabeth (William) O’Brien of Whispering Pines, NC; and Patricia Curran of Valley Park, MO; and grandchildren, Maxwell Nugent and William O’Brien, Jr. Judge Curran was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Thomas Curran, and his sister, Sr. Mary Denis Curran.
Born August 31, 1934, he graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1952, University of Missouri Columbia in 1956, and St. Louis University School of Law in 1962.
Judge Curran served in the Army and Army Reserves from 1956-1973 and participated in the Atomic Test Series outside Las Vegas in 1957. He began the practice of law in 1962 and worked as an Assistant Circuit Attorney in St. Louis (1965-69), the Executive Director of the Region V Law Enforcement Council (1969-72), a Prosecuting Attorney in Jefferson County, MO (1973-74), an Associate Circuit Judge in Jefferson County, MO (1975-94), and a Federal Administrative Law Judge (1994-2008). He retired in 2008.
He was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and an avid Mizzou sports fan. He enjoyed watching many different sports from the professional to collegiate to local level. When his daughters were younger, he was involved with the Jefferson County Jets track program. In retirement, he enjoyed his dog, Jimmy, and working with plants in the yard.
Judge Curran opted to donate his body to the St. Louis University Gift Body Program. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the National Atomic Testing Museum, where he participated in their oral history research project.
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