Memorial on C Hill for Carson City man, Army soldier who died in June motorcycle crash
According to friends, a memorial letter "K" went up late last week and remains Monday on C-Hill in memory of Curtis Ryan Kiernan, who died June 29 in a motorcycle crash in Sparks.
Kiernan, 28, a Carson High School graduate, served his country as an U.S. Army Infantryman with the 1st Infantry Division in Ft. Riley, Kansas. He also served one tour in the Middle East before he was discharged with full honors in 2017, according to a Go Fund Me page. His funeral was held Saturday in Carson City.
The Go Fund Me page was created July 9 with a $50,000 fundraising goal.
Curtis was born in Portsmouth, Naval Hospital Virginia on May 13, 1990, to Sean and Natasha Kiernan. He is survived by his parents, his brother James Kiernan, his grandmothers, Catherine Smith and Danyelle Kiernan, his grandparents Jim and Sue Kiernan, his uncle Shaun Smith, uncle and aunt Thomas and Rhonda Kiernan, cousin Stephanie Kiernan; and is predeceased by his grandfather, Harry Smith.