STEPHEN MILES CARR (1951-2021)
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STEPHEN MILES CARR (1951-2021)
Pete Smith submitted this obituary and remembrance of his friend Steve Carr. Thank you!-Editor
On Saturday I received the October issue of The Numismatist, somewhat delayed in the mail. Iwas saddened to read of the death of an old friend, Steve Carr.
Carr was an active member of the Early American Coppers Club [EAC]. A regular feature ofPenny-Wise was Carr's Talking Beginners
articles in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Then heand Doug Bird taught the Introduction to Early American Copper course at ANA SummerSeminar for twenty years 1999 to 2018. He promoted exhibiting and also taught a counterfeitdetection class at EAC conventions. He contributed a column on large cents for NumismaticNews.
Carr was born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 3, 1951. He was an award-winning swimmer andtrack athlete in high school. He received a B. A. in industrial technology from Hanover Collegein 1974 and M.A. in history from Purdue University in 1977. He went back for his B.S. teachingdegree from University of Wyoming in 1987. He was married to Katherine Ann Thurston with adaughter and two sons.
He taught industrial technology in high school in Wyoming before teaching automotivetechnology at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, for more thanthirty years, 1996 to 2017. He was a member of the Vintage Volkswagen Club of America. Withthis interest, he collected parts and frames to rebuild cars.
In March of 2012 the EAC and JRCS convention was in Buffalo, New York. Steve was there forthe EAC convention and I was there for JRCS. The convention closed on Sunday morning andwe each had a few hours to kill before our return flights. We walked over to the Buffalo and ErieCounty Naval and Military Park.
There was a program there for Armed Forces Day. After the ceremony we walked through acruiser (USS Little Rock), destroyer (USS The Sullivans) and submarine (USS Croaker) at themuseum. It was a great experience to share with a friend and a reminder that sometimes the bestexperiences at a convention are away from the convention.
Carr catalogued coins at the Smithsonian Institution. For this he was awarded an honoraryDoctor of Numismatics from the ANA in 2015. Carr received an ANA Presidential Award in2020. He died at home surrounded by family on July 9, 2021.
