Ronald Jurgs:
CLASS OF 1966
Bettendorf High SchoolClass of 1966
Bettendorf, IA
Texas A&M University Class of 1998
Galveston, TX
University of WyomingClass of 1967
Laramie, WY
Ronald's Story
Life:
I am now a retired licensed US Merchant Marine Officer. I have been working as a Radio Electronics Officer aboard cargo ships trading at ports in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Since I trained at the Merchant Marine Academy to be a Chief Engineer I sometimes work in that capacity aboard old paddle wheel boats operating on the Mississippi River.
Before my stint in the Merchant Marine I had my own electronics repair business for 22 years. During that time I also trained to be an Airline Pilot but that job never quite worked out. All wasn't wasted though as I did own an airplane and used it to travel on business throughout the Midwest.
I Graduated from Texas...Expand for more
A&M University (Texas Maritime Academy) with a Marine Engineering degree.
I did finally retire in 2018 just before my 70th birthday. I did keep my position as radio electronics officer on the same container ship I've been working on for the last couple of years. I really liked the job, the crew, and the ship. We were doing the 'China Express' run with stops in Honolulu, Guam, and Okinawa, Japan before calling on the Chinese ports. Our return trip from Shanghai, China to Long Beach, California takes about 12 days.
I've made my last commute to Los Angles and completed my final China run. I went down the gangway for the last time and am now in retirement mode.
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