Brian Curry

When Brian Curry turned 50 a few years ago, his fellow Department of Accounting employees commemorated the milestone with posters announcing the birthday, and the fact that he was “over the hill.”

No offense, and none taken.

“I was amused over it,” says Mr. Curry, an Office Assistant in Accounts Payable. “It was one of the high points of my life. I still feel that my co-workers are a part of my family.”

He’s celebrating 35 years of service at UT Southwestern Medical Center and after all the time since he first started as a File Clerk in 1979, Mr. Curry still likes what he does.

“I handle invoices, and see that those are sent where they need to go,” he says. “It’s enjoyable work, partly because I know I’m helping the doctors at UT Southwestern. I like to believe one reason I still work here is because I like hard work – and our group is really hard working – and I’m not afraid to learn new things.

“It is enjoyable work, and it has been since Day One.”

One of the best parts of the job, he says, is having been a witness to all of the changes at UT Southwestern from his office in the Paul M. Bass Clinical and Administrative Center.

“I’ve seen the medical center grow into a world-class leader in health care. That’s something,” Mr. Curry says.

His family includes his mother, Abby, brothers, Andy and Owen, and sisters, Mary, and Cecilia Pettit.

Mr. Curry is a theater aficionado, with both live theater and movies a part of his favorite pastime. He recently saw the Dallas Theater Center’s production of “Medea.”