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WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010. Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer. In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the...
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010.
Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer.
In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the Bureau of Ships.
Upon leaving the Navy in 1953, he entered graduate school at M.I.T. where he won a National Science Foundation Scholarship to study physics. He was employed as a research physicist by M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratories for 30 years.
Jim was a member of the team that tracked Sputnik and the proposal evaluation team for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. He worked on the Project Mercury tracking system and made lunar photometric measurements in support of Project Apollo. He was in charge of the optical station in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands – the terminus of the Pacific missile range. Later, he built two very high-powered CO2 lasers for material effects testing. Jim was the chief scientist on a Navy project demonstrating that a laser beam could destroy a missile in flight and he was a consultant to both the Navy Laser Projects Office and the White Sands Missile Range.
Jim was an enthusiastic sailor. He raced 44' yawls at the Naval Academy and participated in two Cal-20 National Championships earning tenth best overall position. He owned, cruised, and raced an Olympic Tempest, a Seabreeze 35' yawl, and a Rhodes 44' yawl.
In 1988, Jim retired and with his wife, Mary, made their 50' Cutter, the Lady Mary, their new home. They began their three-year voyage from Norfolk, Virginia stopping first at Bermuda. They made their trans-Atlantic crossing to Ireland. Jim and Mary then sailed along the British Isles, the English Channel, and the rivers of France before heading south, rounding Portugal and Spain into the Mediterranean. They made their return Atlantic crossing in 1991.
Jim and Mary settled in Sarasota where Jim taught sailing and piloting for the Power Squadron. Jim also enjoyed skiing while in New England and working in the Southwest, SCUBA while in the South Pacific, and a life-long love of the theater.
Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; his daughters, Mary M. Van Houten of Monson, Mass. and Barbara Ann Morency of Sarasota; his son, Alfred S. Morency of Sarasota; and his grandson, Christian H. Van Houten of Monson, Mass.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Suzanne, and his son, Alfred George.
(Palms - Robarts Funeral Home )
WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010. Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer. In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the...
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010.
Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer.
In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the Bureau of Ships.
Upon leaving the Navy in 1953, he entered graduate school at M.I.T. where he won a National Science Foundation Scholarship to study physics. He was employed as a research physicist by M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratories for 30 years.
Jim was a member of the team that tracked Sputnik and the proposal evaluation team for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. He worked on the Project Mercury tracking system and made lunar photometric measurements in support of Project Apollo. He was in charge of the optical station in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands – the terminus of the Pacific missile range. Later, he built two very high-powered CO2 lasers for material effects testing. Jim was the chief scientist on a Navy project demonstrating that a laser beam could destroy a missile in flight and he was a consultant to both the Navy Laser Projects Office and the White Sands Missile Range.
Jim was an enthusiastic sailor. He raced 44' yawls at the Naval Academy and participated in two Cal-20 National Championships earning tenth best overall position. He owned, cruised, and raced an Olympic Tempest, a Seabreeze 35' yawl, and a Rhodes 44' yawl.
In 1988, Jim retired and with his wife, Mary, made their 50' Cutter, the Lady Mary, their new home. They began their three-year voyage from Norfolk, Virginia stopping first at Bermuda. They made their trans-Atlantic crossing to Ireland. Jim and Mary then sailed along the British Isles, the English Channel, and the rivers of France before heading south, rounding Portugal and Spain into the Mediterranean. They made their return Atlantic crossing in 1991.
Jim and Mary settled in Sarasota where Jim taught sailing and piloting for the Power Squadron. Jim also enjoyed skiing while in New England and working in the Southwest, SCUBA while in the South Pacific, and a life-long love of the theater.
Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; his daughters, Mary M. Van Houten of Monson, Mass. and Barbara Ann Morency of Sarasota; his son, Alfred S. Morency of Sarasota; and his grandson, Christian H. Van Houten of Monson, Mass.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Suzanne, and his son, Alfred George.
(Palms - Robarts Funeral Home )
LTJG US NAVY
WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010. Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer. In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the...
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010.
Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer.
In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the Bureau of Ships.
Upon leaving the Navy in 1953, he entered graduate school at M.I.T. where he won a National Science Foundation Scholarship to study physics. He was employed as a research physicist by M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratories for 30 years.
Jim was a member of the team that tracked Sputnik and the proposal evaluation team for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. He worked on the Project Mercury tracking system and made lunar photometric measurements in support of Project Apollo. He was in charge of the optical station in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands – the terminus of the Pacific missile range. Later, he built two very high-powered CO2 lasers for material effects testing. Jim was the chief scientist on a Navy project demonstrating that a laser beam could destroy a missile in flight and he was a consultant to both the Navy Laser Projects Office and the White Sands Missile Range.
Jim was an enthusiastic sailor. He raced 44' yawls at the Naval Academy and participated in two Cal-20 National Championships earning tenth best overall position. He owned, cruised, and raced an Olympic Tempest, a Seabreeze 35' yawl, and a Rhodes 44' yawl.
In 1988, Jim retired and with his wife, Mary, made their 50' Cutter, the Lady Mary, their new home. They began their three-year voyage from Norfolk, Virginia stopping first at Bermuda. They made their trans-Atlantic crossing to Ireland. Jim and Mary then sailed along the British Isles, the English Channel, and the rivers of France before heading south, rounding Portugal and Spain into the Mediterranean. They made their return Atlantic crossing in 1991.
Jim and Mary settled in Sarasota where Jim taught sailing and piloting for the Power Squadron. Jim also enjoyed skiing while in New England and working in the Southwest, SCUBA while in the South Pacific, and a life-long love of the theater.
Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; his daughters, Mary M. Van Houten of Monson, Mass. and Barbara Ann Morency of Sarasota; his son, Alfred S. Morency of Sarasota; and his grandson, Christian H. Van Houten of Monson, Mass.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Suzanne, and his son, Alfred George.
(Palms - Robarts Funeral Home )
WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010. Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer. In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the...
Alfred James Morency, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Coldwater, Mich., died April 11, 2010.
Jim was born in Sturgis, Mich., on June 5, 1927 to Winifred M. (nee Dunn) and Alfred G. Morency. He was raised in Coldwater, Mich. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Jim served in the Korean War, participating in the Inchon invasion and the evacuation of Marines from Hungnam, for which his ship earned a Navy Unit Commendation. Later he served in the Atlantic aboard a destroyer.
In 1951 he married Mary Virginia White. After a short stay in San Diego, he was assigned to the Electronic Design Division of the Bureau of Ships.
Upon leaving the Navy in 1953, he entered graduate school at M.I.T. where he won a National Science Foundation Scholarship to study physics. He was employed as a research physicist by M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratories for 30 years.
Jim was a member of the team that tracked Sputnik and the proposal evaluation team for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. He worked on the Project Mercury tracking system and made lunar photometric measurements in support of Project Apollo. He was in charge of the optical station in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands – the terminus of the Pacific missile range. Later, he built two very high-powered CO2 lasers for material effects testing. Jim was the chief scientist on a Navy project demonstrating that a laser beam could destroy a missile in flight and he was a consultant to both the Navy Laser Projects Office and the White Sands Missile Range.
Jim was an enthusiastic sailor. He raced 44' yawls at the Naval Academy and participated in two Cal-20 National Championships earning tenth best overall position. He owned, cruised, and raced an Olympic Tempest, a Seabreeze 35' yawl, and a Rhodes 44' yawl.
In 1988, Jim retired and with his wife, Mary, made their 50' Cutter, the Lady Mary, their new home. They began their three-year voyage from Norfolk, Virginia stopping first at Bermuda. They made their trans-Atlantic crossing to Ireland. Jim and Mary then sailed along the British Isles, the English Channel, and the rivers of France before heading south, rounding Portugal and Spain into the Mediterranean. They made their return Atlantic crossing in 1991.
Jim and Mary settled in Sarasota where Jim taught sailing and piloting for the Power Squadron. Jim also enjoyed skiing while in New England and working in the Southwest, SCUBA while in the South Pacific, and a life-long love of the theater.
Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; his daughters, Mary M. Van Houten of Monson, Mass. and Barbara Ann Morency of Sarasota; his son, Alfred S. Morency of Sarasota; and his grandson, Christian H. Van Houten of Monson, Mass.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Suzanne, and his son, Alfred George.
(Palms - Robarts Funeral Home )
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