Obituary of 1st LT Curtis Charles Berenguer, USAF

First Lieutenant Curtis Charles Berenguer unexpectedly passed on, the afternoon of December 3, 2017. He was born to Janet and Gilbert Berenguer on November 27, 1992 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Curtis graduated from Novi High School in 2010. He pursued his dream of becoming a fighter pilot at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he graduated with honors with a degree in systems engineering in 2014. He was accepted into the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was during this time that he married Colleen Walker Berenguer on May 23, 2015. They were then stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina where he completed additional training to become an F-15E pilot. They were then stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Mountain Home, Idaho, and purchased their first home in neighboring Boise.Kurt was a mission-qualified Strike Eagle pilot and had just been accepted into a master's program at Embry Riddle, where he would study aviation operations. He had an unmatched passion for life and enjoyed playing guitar, traveling, scuba diving, and, above all else, spending time with his family and friends.His memory lives on through his loving wife; Colleen of Colorado Springs, Colorado, brother; Collin of Annapolis, Maryland, sister; Allyson of Fort Collins, Colorado, parents; Janet and Gilbert of Summerville, South Carolina, and grandparents; Charles and Lou Berenguer of Vallejo, California and Charles Greene of Utica, Michigan.Mass of Christian burial will be held 1:30PM, Friday, December 15, 2017 at the United States Air Force Academy Catholic Chapel in Colorado Springs.Interment Air Force Academy Cemetery.There will be a memorial service in Novi, Michigan in April 2018. We will always cherish his smile, his infectious laugh, and the goodness of his heart that has touched so many lives. Events Service Friday, December 15, 2017 1:30PM Air Force Academy Catholic Chapel Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO 80840 Phone: 719-328-1793 Final Resting Place Air Force Academy Cemetery Cemetery Road Air Force Academy, CO 80840