I graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1966 with a degree in marine engineering. When I graduated, every engineer had at least three job offers because it was during the Vietnam era and they had more ships than personnel to man them.<\/p>\n
I went to sea for about four years as an engineer for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. Then I worked as an operator at Maine Yankee nuclear plant, and from there to General Electric in various engineering jobs for almost 30 years until I retired.<\/p>\n
Currently I live in Oaks, Pennsylvania with my wife of 50 years, Jean. Our kids are grown. I was involved in the volunteer fire company for a number of years, and Reading Railroad museum. When I see an alum show up, I send the obit to the Alumni Office and to the Mariner editor for inclusion in the Eight Bells section of the magazine and the online Alumni page on the web.<\/p>\n (If I see my name, I\u2019ll stop searching.)<\/p>\n Maine Maritime is not a big school so you get to be real close with your classmates. You maintain those relationships after school, especially as you get older.<\/p>\n It\u2019s good to get together and tell sea stories and talk about family and what you\u2019ve been doing. I attended my class 50th reunion in August, 2016.<\/p>\n What strikes me about reading the life stories of MMA alumni is how diversified their lives have become. MMA gives you a good foundation to do a lot of things.<\/p>\n You\u2019re not afraid to take on a challenge and try something new.<\/p>\n Some spend their whole career at sea, while others go to sea for a short time, and next thing you know, they\u2019re an airplane pilot, or in the insurance business, or they\u2019re a lawyer now.<\/p>\n When asked how I would like to be remembered, it would be \u201cHe was a good person and he was IRISH!\u201d\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014 BY Dick Sullivan \u201966\u00ad<\/em>\u00ad\u00ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1966 with a degree in marine engineering. When I graduated, every engineer had at least three job offers because it was during the Vietnam era and they had more ships than personnel to man them.<\/p>\n I went to sea for about four years as an engineer for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. Then I worked as an operator at Maine Yankee nuclear plant, and from there to General Electric in various engineering jobs for almost 30 years until I retired.<\/p>\n Currently I live in Oaks, Pennsylvania with my wife of 50 years, Jean. Our kids are grown. I was involved in the volunteer fire company for a number of years, and Reading Railroad museum. When I see an alum show up, I send the obit to the Alumni Office and to the Mariner editor for inclusion in the Eight Bells section of the magazine and the online Alumni page on the web.<\/p>\n (If I see my name, I\u2019ll stop searching.)<\/p>\n Maine Maritime is not a big school so you get to be real close with your classmates. You maintain those relationships after school, especially as you get older.<\/p>\n It\u2019s good to get together and tell sea stories and talk about family and what you\u2019ve been doing.<\/p>\n
\nI always read the Eight Bells section of Mariner<\/em> to see who has passed on. Wondering who may have been missed, I started searching for alumni who have crossed over the bar. I would look at the Portland Press Herald<\/em> and then started using their search function for all states with the keyword \u201cmaritime.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI always read the Eight Bells section of Mariner<\/em> to see who has passed on. Wondering who may have been missed, I started searching for alumni who have crossed over the bar. I would look at the Portland Press Herald<\/em> and then started using their search function for all states with the keyword \u201cmaritime.\u201d<\/p>\n