John Fronce is retired and lives with his wife, Pamela, in Grove City, Ohio.

Kurt Passon states, “Looking back no remorse. What an insane adventure a maritime life was. I’m still telling showstopping sea stories.”

James Earley retired as chief engineer of SL-7 in 2006, and from the Arthur Kill Generating Station in 2015. His hobbies include tuna fishing and vacationing in Marathon, Fla. in February and March.

In July 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Michael Jaccoma to the Board of Pilot Commissioners. Jaccoma is a harbor pilot for Biscayne Bay Pilots. He currently serves as vice chairman on the Board of Pilot Commissioners and has been actively engaged in the piloting profession in the state of Florida since 1988.

Mark Pulkkinen retired on September 30, 2021, with 39 years of (civil service) working for the U.S. Navy as a port engineer.

David Sapone writes from the Washington Navy Yard, “After 28 years in the Navy building, operating, and decommissioning ships, I’ve spent the last 15 years with the Naval Sea Systems command and Program Executive Office ships. Over the last eleven years I’ve had the pleasure of administering the post delivery schedule for thirteen new ships provided to Military Sealift Command and have another seven ships under construction. Life is good.”

Upon graduation, Charles “Chuck” Shuster sailed the Great Lakes before enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard as a marine inspector. After six years, he left the Coast Guard and worked as a naval architect for Supervisor of Shipbuilding, making modifications to U.S. Naval ships. From there, he moved on to Brookhaven National Laboratory (BLN) where he held a variety of positions in the medical, nuclear, and mechanical fields. While employed by BNL, Shuster earned his MBA from Dowling College as well as an associate degree in nursing. He retired from BNL as a facility manager in 2012 and immediately began working as a registered nurse at St. Charles Hospital. He and Betty, his wife of 33 years, have seven grandchildren. They split their time between their homes on Long Island and Ormond Beach, Fla. Shuster is planning his next, and final, retirement within the next year. He thanks MMA for the education and training that assisted him throughout his varied careers.