Gary Crahan:
CLASS OF 1962
Clarkstown High SchoolClass of 1962
New city, NY
Gary's Story
Sadly I must tell you that my soul-mate of 47+ years has left this world on 10/15/14 after a short and somewhat traumatic illness. She was the light of my life who touched so many people in such positive ways. I'm sure she is singing away with the angels above and she didn't need to try out for the choir. Niki and I have cherished all your friendship and memories over the past several years.
Let me see if I can condense almost 50 years into a short paragraph. After college I married Nicole (Niki) deVarenne (CCHS ÃÂÃÂ62) and immediately began a 30 yr career in the nuclear submarine Navy. It was an exciting life as we lived in several interesting areas including 2 years in Hawaii and 2 years in Scotland. Along the way we raised 2 wonderful kids, Chris (1970) and Lauren (1973). I had the honor of commanding the fast attack submarines USS Groton (at age 38) and USS Providence and later the submarine tender USS ...Expand for more
Simon Lake with its 1500 member crew. After leaving the Navy I spent 8 years as a defense contractor with Alion Science and Technology in the Washington, DC area. Suffering those years in DC traffic, I decided to retire in 2004 to Palm Coast, FL, located on the Atlantic Ocean midway between St Augustine and Daytona Beach. Our daughter (professional architect in NYC) designed our dream home which I constructed as the general contractor. I enjoyed that experience so much that I am now a licensed FL Building Contractor building residential homes in our resort community of Hammock Beach. We love walking the beach which is only a 5 minute stroll from our house. Our other joy is a summer home on Bluff Point, Raquette Lake, NY, where we are from June to August. Come visit us at either location if you are in the area.
I can be reached at (H) 386-986-3655, (C)703-581-5164, or 33 Hammock Beach Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32137
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