died on July 14, 2022, in Yarmouth. Moran grew up in Portland, Maine, attended Cathedral Grammar School, and graduated from Cheverus High School in 1960, where he was a captain of the football team. At MMA, he played football and served as class president, graduating in 1964. Upon graduation, Moran went to sea as a Merchant Marine and then went to work for Central Maine Power in 1971, where he retired as a vice president in 1995. After retiring from CMP, Moran worked for USAID in Ukraine from 1995 to 1999 and then returned to Maine to serve as a consultant for Efficiency Maine until 2017. After graduating from MMA, he served two terms as MMA Alumni Association president and was also inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for his outstanding performance on the field. An avid sports fan, Moran was a longtime member of Waterville Country Club and the Purpoodock Club. Moran was also a football referee for many years, continuing to enjoy the sport he had played for so long. Moran was a founding member and first president of the Portland branch of the Irish American Club in 1973 and served on many boards around the area, including the Boys and Girls Club, the Iris Network, Mid-Maine Medical Center, various energy boards both in Maine and beyond, Junior Achievement, the Elks Club, and the Knights of Columbus.

died on June 30, 2022. He was a proud lieutenant (JG) in the U.S. Merchant Marines and Navy Reserves and member of the Knights of Columbus Council 6526.

died September 8, 2022. Wade graduated from Tenney High School in Methuen, Mass., as well as MMA. After graduating, Wade sailed as an engineering officer with Hudson Waterways. At Newport News Shipbuilding he progressed from a staff designer to director of engineering construction and sea trials. He spent many years as the civilian member of Admiral Rickover’s Joint Test Group. Wade spent a few years on assignment at Mare Island Naval Shipyard and Pearl Harbor Naval shipyard at the special request of the Admiral. He managed the installation of nuclear propulsion plants in the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers, Lincoln and Roosevelt. In 1990, MMA honored Wade as an outstanding alumnus. In retirement he spent time with his wife, family, and grandkids at many events and hosted friends and family at their camp in Maine.

died July 15, 2022, in Portland. He graduated from Laconia (N.H.) High School in 1964 and from MMA in 1968. Brown worked as a fisherman at the University of Maine Darling Center from 1973 to 1976, and retired from Bath Iron Works. He was a member of the Waldoboro Lions Club, helped as a founding family of the Broad Bay Congregational Church, UCC, and helped lead and organize the Waldoboro Food Pantry. Brown was well known as a respected and respectful person who was caring and generous to anyone in need. He had a subtle, dry sense of humor, and was a jolly giggler. Brown was also a very talented craftsman. He could build anything and was well known for his beautiful half-hull models.

died March 28, 2022. Nowell attended Brewer High School and later graduated from MMA with a BS in marine engineering. His early career was spent on the sea in the Merchant Marines working as an engineer on sister ships Walter Rice and Inger for Reynolds Aluminum/Alcoa. Nowell eventually retired from shipping and started a plumbing and heating business in Hancock, providing residential services to the surrounding communities for nearly 30 years. He was an avid boater and could be seen all around Frenchman Bay during the summers, entertaining family and friends on his classic wooden lobster boat. Nowell served on several committees, including the Hancock School Board and the Hancock Point Village Improvement Society. He was very involved with the Union Congregational Church in Hancock, singing in the choir and volunteering his time for the church fair and countless other initiatives. Upon his retirement, Nowell volunteered his time at the Downeast Scenic Railroad, where he enjoyed many weekends working on train engines and repairing railways.

died on May 31, 2022. Higgins bought his first lobster boat at age nine with money saved up from raking leaves and shoveling snow. It was just a small rowboat, but that didn’t dissuade him from plying the waters of Casco Bay and surrounding coves, points, and islands. Higgins graduated from South Portland (Maine) High School in 1966. The call of the sea took him to MMA, and he graduated in 1971 with a BS in engineering. Experiencing the societal tumult of the late 1960s, feeling strongly anti-war, and having a devil-may-care attitude, Higgins moved to south Florida. He built a commercial charter fishing business. He also learned to fly airplanes. He started small, with the purchase of a Cessna Cherokee, but trained and applied himself until he could purchase and pilot multi-engine Beechcraft, Douglas DC-3s, Lockheed Constellations, and Learjets. He was incredibly talented and fearless in his endeavors. Being an expert sailor, pilot, navigator, logistician, and businessman, he owned and operated many different types of aircraft and seagoing vessels. When Higgins wasn’t working, he was racing his cigarette boat or Porsche or flying to Aspen. Higgins had a brilliant mind and a sterling reputation in the business community for honesty and dependability. He never considered himself a people person, yet he had a certain charisma and humility that could instantly make strangers into friends.

died July 29, 2022. He was educated at St. Thomas the Apostle and Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, Mass., where he and his twelve siblings were quite well known for their antics. He graduated from MMA in 1971. He shipped out on tankers before serving as a U.S. Merchant Marine. Following his time in the Merchant Marines, Lynch followed in his father’s footsteps and began his construction career with Franki Foundation. With a work ethic that was second to none and his knack for the industry, it did not take long for him to turn a job into a lifelong career. He co-founded Terra Drilling in 1984, where he introduced new drilling systems to the Northeast and built the trust and admiration of his crews over many decades. After a fleeting attempt at retirement, he could not stay away from his natural ability to lead and started Titan Drilling Specialists in 2012. He opened Atlas Drilling in 2015 for his family and longtime colleagues to operate. As a talented athlete, he trained for the 1976 Olympics in the men’s single sculls rowing event. He was an oarsman for several years, rowing in a variety of races, including the Head of the Charles Regatta, and he ran both the Boston and New York City marathons.

died peacefully on October 1, 2021, in Portland, Maine. Blackwell attended Sanford High School and MMA, earning a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering. Blackwell was employed as an engineering officer aboard oil tankers for Mobil (later ExxonMobil) Corporation for 43 years. He was also a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, receiving an honorable discharge in 1983. He loved the sea, and his work for ExxonMobil took him to many different places on the globe. He also loved hosting and attending large family gatherings.

passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022. Bowden was a graduate of Bucksport High School and was secretary for the Navy ROTC Unit at Maine Maritime Academy for 31 years. Bowden had both a strong and gentle spirit. She was soft-spoken, kind, thoughtful, and was quick to share her smile and her laugh. With a sense of adventure and fun, she embraced life fully with Edgar, her loving husband, while raising their children in Castine. She wholeheartedly shared her love of outdoors, gardening, and crafts with her children and grandchildren, who fondly remember summer days spent at the Backshore, fun-filled camping trips, and the tradition of making Christmas wreaths. Bowden embarked on many hiking and kayaking excursions with close friends, doing portions of the Appalachian Trail from Katahdin. She crossed the infamous Knife Edge Trail and on into New Hampshire. She and Edgar made a formidable team in bowling leagues and were always up for a game of cards. In past years, she was an active member of the Trinitarian Congregational Parish where she looked forward to Sunday services and the comradery of others while helping with church suppers and annual fairs. Bowden’s warm embrace will forever be felt by her beloved family and friends.

passed away on September 11, 2020. He was a proud graduate of MMA. Lamparelli loved his job as a marine engineer and worked at many shipyards up and down the East Coast. He was most recently employed at Excel Hydraulics in Clarksboro, N.J. Lamparelli was a loving man devoted to his family. Lamparelli believed it was the simple things in life that made the treasured memories . . . trips to Ocean City for pizza and fries, doodling, a round of golf, and sharing laughs at dinners with family and friends. Born in Boston, Lamparelli was a resident of West Deptford, N.J., for thirty-two years, but never lost his New England accent.