SOUTHWEST HARBOR — William Mahoney responded to the Naval last bell “FWE” on Oct. 1, 2025, at Mount Desert Island Hospital, Bar Harbor. He was born in Boston Nov. 8, 1935, the son of Patrick Mahoney and Marcella (Cronin) Mahoney. He grew up in Stoughton, Mass., with three brothers, Lawrence, Paul, and Joseph, who predeceased him. He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1953.

Bill graduated from Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, in the Class of 1956 with a USCG license as a Third Engineer, a B.S. degree, and a commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. The Korean War was about to end in a cease fire. Bill served as an officer on the USS Windham County (LST-1170), then was accepted to Pensacola Flight Training until assignment to the USS Wasp (CVS-18). The Navy was a world of travel that Bill loved. He was given an honorable discharge in 1973 with the rank of Lieutenant. Then accepted by General Electric on the Technical Marketing Program to become a District Sales Engineer/Manager for the Power Generation Division with assignments in many major cities selling nuclear products and steam and gas turbine generators.