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Tree planted in honor of former Maytag vice president Curran Cotton

By AMY MARTENS NDN Staff Writer

Nov. 9, 2012

Curran Cotton, former Maytag vice president of research and development, passed away Oct. 24. During his lifetime, Cotton had a strong passion for his community and was involved in the United Way, Newton Rotary Club, OPEN and Boy Scouts of America, among other organizations.

On Thursday afternoon, about 20 friends and family members of Cotton, including his wife Jane Ann, gathered at Rotary Point in Agnes Patterson Park to plant an autumn blaze maple tree in his honor.

“This is a tribute to Curran Cotton. He’s the epitome of a great individual who erased two words from his speech and even his own dictionary, and the two words are ‘can’t’ and ‘impossible,”Friday, May 07, 2010

Triarii

The Triarii (Latin singular triarius) was the third standard line of infantry of the Roman Republic's army. Its name is related to the Latin word tres ("three"), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *trei-. When suffering defeat, the first and second lines, the Hastati and Principes, fell back on the Triarii to attempt to reform the line and allow for a counter attack or withdrawal of the other lines. Because falling back on the Triarii was an act of desperation, to mention "falling on the Triarii" ("ad triarios rediisse") became a common Roman phrase indicating one to be in a desperate situation. To be the officer of the triarii was an honor. It made the individual one of the best men in the legion. A triarii officer's