Curtis Wright Dillard

Curtis Wright Dillard was born on April 17, 1976 to Tom and Hannah Dillard. He attended Douglas Elementary School, Champion Middle School, graduated from Columbus Alternative High School and played football for East High School. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. As an engineer, Curtis worked at General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, and the City of Columbus' Division of Design and Construction where he designed many streets projects and received many awards for his creativity, accuracy and teamwork. Curtis was a volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters and served as a math tutor for young men in the Future Ready Construction Training program. He was preceded in death by his mother G. Hannah Dillard, grandmother Inez Curtis Harris, and good friend Eugene Couch. Curtis leaves to cherish his memory, his father and stepmother, Tom Dillard (Dawn); brother Thomas Dillard, III ( Kim); sister Jennifer Dillard (Jason); aunts, Martha Dillard, Mary Daniels and Diane Peters; nephews, Jai Sanford, Miles Sanford and Owen Dillard; niece Elise Dillard; cousins, Michael Peters, Jeff Peters, Jewelee Peters, Marcus Peters, Shani Meeks and James Daniels; and special friends, Nicholas Couch, Joey Person and Brian Lester. At the request of the Dillard family, in lieu of sending flowers, please donate to or volunteer with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization in memory of Curtis.