Frank Hawthorne:  

Life I retired from the US Coast Guard in 1997, started my own marine surveying biz, was bought out, moved to Houston, TX, remarried to a wonderful woman named Marilyn, bought a new home, and reopened my own biz...just a few changes....In July 2004, went to work for the Department of Homeland Security, as a civilian employee of the Coast Guard. My job had me working in Port Security and contingency/emergency management planning type duties. In June 2013, left Federal Government Service and went to work for SBM Offshore as a Project Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) Manager. I resigned from SBM in Dec 2015 and in March 2017 accepted a position with Texas Mutual Insurance as a Safety Services Consultant (adviser). My oldest daughter, Jessica, is married, made me the proud Grandfather of beautiful granddaughter named Claudia and a handsome grandson, Zachary (They live in Fort Walton Beach, FL). Back in January 2017 she was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of Leukemia (AML) and was brought here to Houston for treatment at MD Anderson, the best cancer fighting facility in the world. My youngest daughter Holli is a LVN, living in Portsmouth, VA, married to her high school sweetheart Troy, and they have a son, born during Hurricane Irene in 2011, named William. She works as a home health care provider and is doing well. On 1/13/03, my son, Jonathan Andrew Hawthorne was born! Although 6 weeks premature and only 4 lbs 7 oz, he has done...Expand for more