Ed Severino chose sunny Florida over snowy Connecticut almost 30 years ago and has watched the company grow from the inside out. By Hilary Reeves In 1989, Ed Severino received a call that would change his life forever. “It was
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Leona Sprinkle: “We knew he was coming, we just didn’t know he was coming home with us that day.” By Hilary Reeves When Leona Sprinkle’s grandson was born in July, the anticipated celebratory title of “Grandma” took a swift backseat
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Milt Merritt and his son, Dave, share a passion for all things maritime By Hilary Reeves Milt Merritt was just 13 the first time he carried his sleeping bag onto the 136-foot M/V Willis Shank, a converted Navy minesweeper chartered
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A trip to Belize launched Jani Wolters’s Caribbean destiny By Hilary Reeves Jani Wolters graduated from high school in Pacific, Missouri, far away from any ocean. “In Missouri, there are lots of lakes and streams to enjoy,” she said. “I
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Seattle-native John Parrott’s maritime experience rooted in childhood at sea By Hilary Reeves When John Parrott was five years old, his parents decided to move the family from Seattle to Portugal. It was 1969. “My dad was working (as a
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Minit Stop marketing manager Kim Robello continues to chart new waters By Hilary Reeves Kim Robello graduated from high school on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in 1978. He immediately went to work as the graveyard cashier for a local
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Blessie Goco and Ina Burke managed risk, rewards on paths to careers at Saltchuk, Foss By Hilary Reeves On July 4, 1993, Ina Burke watched her mother become an American citizen. She was five years old. “No one would take
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