William Hanlon:  

Life: After H.S. I went to work for the FBI in Washington, D.C. Actually met and had a brief conversation with J. Edgar Hoover. I moved to Florida in 1973 and have worked for the Miami-Dade Police Department ever since. Assignments have included: Uniform Patrol, Internal Affairs, Organize Crime Investigations, Special Response Team (SWAT), Prosecuting Quisi-Judicial Nuisance Abatement cases, Central Records Bureau, Occupational Health and Safety Unit, Counterfeit/Trademark Infringement Investigations, and coordinating Grant Writing for Homeland Security related specialized equipment needs such as underwater cruise ship haul examinations in the Port of Miami. Married since 1974 to Marjie Stephens (Albert Eistein HS ('72), Silver Spring MD) whom I met in Washington. She is a major crimes forensic investigator/supervisor (CSI). We have two children: Kelly, (DOB-1982) She graduated Florida State Univ. with a BA in Communications and a Masters in Urban Planning. She married Bryan Gibson in June '08 and Kelly is presently working as a Senior City Planner in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Billy (DOB-1984) received a congressional appointment to the US Military Academy USMMA in Kings Point, NY. Class of 2009, a Navy Midshipman in the Marine Enginnering (ME) Program and plays Linebacker on the varsity football team. Upon graduation he will have a BA in Marine Engineering as well as a professional Coast Guard license to service unlimited tonnage ocean-going vessels anywhere in the world. As part of his (07-08) studies he served on multiple ships including a Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessel suppoting the War on Terror for which he was awarded a battle riibbon/medal. His travels included voyages to Africa, Caribbean, South Pacific, Hawaii, Japan, Guam, China. Update - Billy has since graduated and an Engineer 3rd class working for Department of Navy with MSC and currently serving on-board a brand new ship - the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Also a commissioned officer in US Navy Reserves as an Ensign. Both great kids and we look forward to one day being grand parents. It seems I have never stopped going to college (always part-time). A.A. 1973; B.A. 1976; M.S. 1990; and a J.D. 2000. Other Activities: Appointed by the Florida Supreme Court as a County Court Mediator and as a child's advocate in abused, abandoned, and neglect cases; Judge in Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) Teen Court Program; Serve as a Eucharistic minister at St. Mark Catholic Church; Advocate for the Miami Archdiocese Tribunal representing those seeking or defending an annulment...Expand for more