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At random: Among the 'first' that Electric Boat Division has introduced into American submarines, have been the marine Diesel engine, the perfected use of the storage battery, the combination of battery and internal combustion engine, and the world's first adaptation of nuclear energy to propulsion in the USS NAUTILUS.
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Posted 2019-05-14 1:44 PM (#94017)
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Subject: Tuesday Obits

TUCKER, Michael L., passed away in May 2019. Michael was a resident of Lakewood, New Jersey at the time of passing. Michael was a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School and was recipient of the Jackson Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame Award in 2015. Michael served in the U.S. Navy aboard a Nuclear Submarine from 1968-1970. For memorial contributions in memory of` Michael Tucker, please make check payable to WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA and mail to Sunrise Lodge #288, 110 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755.


DeVITA, Michael Harry, was born on October 8, 1938 and passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019. Michael was a resident of Nixa, Missouri at the time of passing. He earned a B.S. degree in physics from La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during which he sailed on the USS Skipjack (SSN-585), the first attack class nuclear submarine. A Memorial Service will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Clark Chapel in James River Church, 6100 N. 19th Street, Ozark, with Pastor Mark Wright officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at 11:00 a.m. in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 5201 S Southwood Rd, Springfield, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Michael's name to Intrepid USA Hospice, 4305 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65810.


SEAWARD, William Williams, Jr., 92, of York, Maine, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019. He was born August 6, 1926 in Portsmouth, N.H., a son of the late William W. and Esther B. (Flanigan) Seaward Sr. and moved to Kittery Point, Maine in 1938 to live in the Seaward homestead on Chauncey Creek. He attended Kittery schools and he enlisted in the US Navy in the summer of 1943. He served on various Submarines before being honorably discharged in 1947. He graduated from Wentworth Institute in Boston, Mass., and was employed by the family construction business before being recalled to active duty by the Navy for service during the Korean War. He returned to the family business after the sudden death of his father in 1951 and worked until his retirement in 2002. He was a charter member of the Portsmouth Council, Navy League of the United States. He was an active member in the Portsmouth Yacht Club, Portsmouth Propeller Club, Portsmouth Athenaeum, a Trustee of the Robert W. Traip Trust and the Naval Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Kittery, Maine and the United States Submarine Veterans. He was involved in the Kittery Naval Museum, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Albacore Park. He enjoyed traveling and gardening. He leaves his wife of 20 years, Jillane A. Bitomski and her family; two sons, William W. Seaward III and his wife Debbie of Lexington, Mass. and Brian L. Seaward of Dover, N.H.; two daughters, Karen L. Seaward and her husband Mark of Carson City, Nev. and Donna L. Seaward of Berkley, Calif.; three grandchildren Angel, Rachel and David; two great-grandchildren Paloma and Amalie; several nieces and nephews. A brother Daniel O. Seaward predeceased him. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, in the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Rd., York, Maine. Burial with Military Honors will be private in the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to York Housing Authority Inc., 4 Pine Grove Lane, York, ME 03909 for the Garden Club. Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com. Published in Seacoastonline.com from May 13 to May 16, 2019

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