Milton Perko, Ballwin, Mo., retired assistant vice president of St. Louis Ship, died July 14. He was 92. He began his nearly 50-year career at the shipyard as… Read More
Obituary Notices
Capt. William “Bill” Streckfus, born and raised in New Orleans, the son of Capt. and Mrs. Roy Michael Streckfus and grandson of “The Commodore,” Capt. John Streckfus, who founded the… Read More
George David “Dave” Thomson Jr., 75, a steamboat historian who contributed numerous photos and other information to the steamboats.com online museum, died July 3. A graduate of the California Institute… Read More
Capt. Jimmie Dale Brown, 82, of Selmer, Tenn., died June 25 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He went to work on the river at the age of 19 (1957)… Read More
Glen Cheatham Jr., 80, of Grove, Okla., former director of waterways for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, died June 8 at Betty Ann Nursing Home. Cheatham received his bachelor’s degree… Read More
Edward Bryant Farrell Jr., 77, of Cordova, Tenn., died on May 30. From 1973–85, Farrell worked in marine sales for Dickson Diesel Parts in Memphis, Tenn. From 1986–2003, he was… Read More
William “Bill” Riley Dawson, 86, of Saint Charles, Mo., died on May 12. Dawson was a hardworking marine electrician at Dawson Marine Electric for more than 60 years. Even after… Read More
Capt. Travis Jeremy Porche, 35, a former captain for Genesis Marine, died January 25 after a brief hospitalization. He started working at age 18 as a deckhand with Horizon Maritime,… Read More
Bruce Bacon, NAMS-CMS of Milford, Ohio, owner and principal surveyor of Neptune Marine Surveys & Services, died March 25. In the mid-1970s, Bacon got his start decking for Dravo Mechling… Read More
Martin “Marty” Ozinga III, chairman of the board of Ozinga, died April 26. He was 71. Ozinga, a fourth-generation family business best known for its red and white striped concrete mixer trucks,… Read More
