New Mexico Elks Association

3 Yr. Trustee

BIO FOR LARRY CURTIS

As of July 10, 2008

LARRY WAS BORN IN ROSWELL, NM ON NOVEMBER 16, 1950. WENT THRU THE  10^TH GRADE IN ROSWELL, GRADUATING FROM JACKSONVILLE, AR
HIGH SCHOOL IN 1969. WENT  TO STATE COLLEGE OF ARKANSAS 69-70 THEN TRANSFERRED TO NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY AND RECEIVED A BACHLORS  OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FISHERY BIOLOGY IN 1974. WHILE IN SCHOOL WORKED AT GIBSON'S DISCOUNT CENTER ENDING HIS CAREER AS ASSISTANT MANAGER. THEN TOOK A JOB WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPT OF GAME AND FISH STATIONED IN CLAYTON, NM AS A DISTRICT OFFICER TILL
1978. THEN MOVED BACK TO ROSWELL, NM AND WORKED CONSTRUCTION  TILL A JOB OPPORTUNITY OPENED UP WITH THE WINWHOLESALE  ORGANIZATION. HE STARTED ROSWELL WINLECTRIC IN 1983 AND WAS OWNER-OPERATOR TILL 1998 WHEN HE MOVED TO JUSTIN, TX AND OPENED ANOTHER WINLECTRIC IN LEWISVILLE, TX. TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSUME OWNERSHIP OF ROSWELL WINLECTRIC IN 2002, MOVING BACK TO ROSWELL.

LARRY WAS SPONSORED BY HIS FATHER,  IVON CURTIS A LIFE MEMBER OF ROSWELL LODGE, IN 1981. BECAME TILER 1983, AWARDED ALLSTATE
CLASS A CHAPLIN 84-85, AND LECTURING KNIGHT 85-86.  WORKING  THRU THE CHAIRS BECAME EXALTED RULER 1988-89. WAS DIST. CHMN LODGE ACTIVITIES 90-91, DIST. CHMN PUBLIC RELATIONS 91-94, PRESIDENT PER ASSOC. 92-94, RITUAL COACH 94-98, ALL STATE CLASS “A” COACH 96-97. 
WHILE IN TEXAS IN 2001 COACHED GRAPEVINE LODGE FOR THEIR FIRST EVER COMPETION IN RITUAL, PLACING 4^TH IN THE STATE COMPETION. COACHED ROSWELL LODGE TO THE STATE “AA” CHAMPIONSHIP AND RUNNERS-UP IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION 2003. TRUSTEE 97-98, 2004-2007,  CHAIRMAN 
2006-2007. STATE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN 2004-2008,  ACHIEVING A GAIN IN THE STATES MEMBERSHIP OF 166 THE FINAL TERM. AWARDED THIRD
PLACE IN THE NATION FOR GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP 2008. ELECTED  STATE  3YR TRUSTEE  2008. APPOINTED TO DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND EXALTED RULER 2008-2009.

MARRIED JOYCE K. HASLER IN 1974, HAD ONE DAUGHTER LORI K. COUPLAND, SON-IN-LAW DAN O. COUPLAND AND HAVE  TWO GRANDCHILDREN, KYLEE AND CURT COUPLAND.

 HOBBIES INCLUDE PLAYING WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN, HOUSE REMODELING AND HUNTING.

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