Funeral Arrangements Set For Curt Davids

GREENPORT, NY — The community will gather this week to say good-bye to a beloved friend and colleague.

The family of Curt Davids, 56, of Greenport will receive friends on Friday, June 23 at the Horton Mathie Funeral home, located at 735 First Street in Greenport, between the hours of 4 p.m. to 8 p.m; there will be a Firematic Service at 7:30 p.m.

A 10 a.m. closing prayer will be held on Saturday morning, June 24, with burial to follow at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Relief Hose Company or the Greenport Fire Department Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 58, Greenport, NY 11944. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Heartbroken friends remembered a man who touched countless lives this week. Davids, former Southold Town Deputy Highway Superintendent, who retired in 2016 after working in the highway department for 31 years, died suddenly on Tuesday, Southold Town Police Chief Martin Flatley said.

Southold Town Highway Superintendent Vincent Orlando reflected on a man who was his colleague and friend.

"He was an amazing deputy for me for two years," he said. "He taught me so much, he had so much knowledge. He was a walking history book, a wealth of knowledge on the history of the highway department. He knew every snow fence, where all the drains were hidden."

Orlando paused. "I used to joke, 'You can put your papers in for retirement but I'm not going to sign them.' I missed him when he retired. He wanted to go and enjoy life. I hope he did."

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell added, "Curt dedicated years of his life to the people of Southold. His institutional knowledge was invaluable and his work ethic set an example for us all. This is a devastating loss for this community."