{"id":2546,"date":"2010-04-26T08:37:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T12:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariners-forever\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2010-04-26T08:37:41","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T12:37:41","slug":"robert-m-spear-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/alumni\/eight-bells\/robert-m-spear-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert M. Spear &#8217;72"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Robert M. Spear &#8217;72 died in Phippsburg, Maine on April 26, 2010. The son of a captain, Rob became a captain himself after graduation. First, he worked at Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine; then sailed on numerous Exxon Shipping Co. vessels as a deck officer. He left Exxon after sailing as a master for several years and sailed as a seagoing master for Coastal Corporation for five years before becoming a Penobscot Bay and River Pilots pilot. In 2004, he stopped piloting because of complications from his illness.<\/p>\n<p>He will always be remembered as a skilled seaman who was unfailingly kind and compassionate.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and one daughter and one son. Memorial contributions may be made to the Capt. Robert M. Spear &#8217;72 Maine Maritime Academy Scholarship Fund, c\/o Capt. David Gelinas, Penobscot Bay &amp; River Pilots, 18 Mortland Road, Searsport, Maine 04974.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert M. Spear &#8217;72 died in Phippsburg, Maine on April 26, 2010. The son of a captain, Rob became a captain himself after graduation. First, he worked at Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine; then sailed on numerous Exxon Shipping Co. vessels as a deck officer. 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