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Dick Youcis, former Director of Career Services, and his

wife Deb were recently visiting John and Anne Lemasney

in Crosshaven, Ireland with their daughter Kristen and

son-in-law Kenneth Lemasney. On the morning of July

7th while enjoying a cup of coffee and the view of Roches

Point, the entrance to Cork Harbor, Dick instantly recog-

nized one vessel leaving port, the TS State of Maine; a ves-

sel he had sailed on and knew very well. He later learned

that the cadets left a positive impression with many of the

Cobh merchants and locals. It is a small world indeed!

officially in 2010, however, says

Gasper on his website, “I have been

working on vintage vehicles of all

types for 20 years. I started working

on lawn mowers as a kid, worked

my way up to an antique farm

tractor and then on to a pick-up

truck in high school. Shortly after,

my father bought a Studebaker

truck to haul the antique tractor

to shows. This got me hooked on

vintage trucks! Soon after this, I

joined the local fire department

and began working on a 1937 Ford

Sanford fire truck. That opened the

flood gates to today where I con-

tinue my passion of antique vehicle

restoration.”

2006

Steve Ayigah ’06, sent this photo

from Vigor Shipyard, Portland,

Oregon. Ayigah is back row, far

right, joined by Nick Martinez

’09, (front row, far right), Nicholas

Grimaldi ’06 (front row, center)

and Lendall Alexander III ’06

(front row, far left).

2009

There was a “heavy MMA presence”

at the May 2016 wedding of Harry

’09 and Gina Finn in August at the

Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event

Center. (From left to right) Patrick

Finn, future class of ’20, Nick Irish

’11, Capt. Bob Peacock ’71,

Gina Finn, Harry Finn ’09, Mark

Patryn ’09, Lincoln Roberts future

class of 2037, Isaiah Roberts ’10,

Caissie Nevala ’13, and Blake

Spiller ’09.

Capt. Skip Strong ’94 sent this

photo of MMA alumni who attend-

ed the biannual convention for the

American Pilots Association hosted

by the West Coast pilots on Maui,

Hawaii. Strong is the APA trustee

for Maine.

(From left to right) Jay Stewart

’00, Charleston, South Carolina;

Pete Whitin ’76, Maryland (Ret.);

Dave Fath ’86, Lake Charles, Lou-

isiana; P.J. Johnson ’94, Ports-

mouth, New Hampshire; Sherri

Hickman ’85, Houston, Texas;

Clarence Young ’99, Virginia;

Skip Strong ’84, Penobscot Bay,

Maine; Annie Dundon ’84; Rick

Wesley ’76, Savannah, Georgia;

and Tad Whitin ’98, Maryland;

Missing from photo: Dan Whyte

’86, Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Taken in Philadelphia Shipyard

this photo shows MMA graduates

serving aboard the MV Louisiana,

a brand new 180-meter tanker for

Crowley that transports petroleum

products from Louisiana refineries

throughout Gulf cities, Ft. Lau-

derdale and Jacksonville. (Left to

right) Evan Park ’04, Scott Payne

’07, Mike Stutevoss ’06, Kevin

Cameron ’90, Scott Davis ’99,

and Carl Gushee ’73.

MV Louisiana MMA Alums

Class Notes

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