Michael Paul Maurice

IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT THE FAMILY OF MICHAEL PAUL MAURICE ANNOUNCES HIS PASSING AFTER A LONG BOUT WITH CANCER ON APRIL 3, 2018 AT THE AGE OF 79. HIS WIFE CAROLYN MAILE PARKER PREDECEASED HIM. HE WILL BE LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY SON STEVE (DARCY) DAUGHTERS MICHELLE (CHRIS) THORNE AND SUZANNE (NICK) ZAW. AND SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN. HE HAS LIVED THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. A NATIVE OF BALTIC, CONNECTICUT, MIKE GRADUATED FROM THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY IN 1960. HE RESIGNED FROM THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD IN 1964. HE RECEIVED A MASTERS DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM GEORGIA TECH IN 1966. HE SUBSEQUENTLY WORKED FOR SPERRY AND HONEYWELL AEROSPACE COMPANIES RETIRING IN 1994. HE WORKED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY PROJECTS RANGING FROM THE CONCEPTUAL AND DETAIL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE AND MARKETING OF AIRBORNE DIGITAL COMPUTERS TO ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DISPLAYS FOR SATELLITES, THE SPACE SHUTTLE AND A WIDE VARIETY OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT SUCH AS F-15, F-16, F-18, C-17, B-52, B-1, THE SH-60, THE V-22 TILT ROTOR AND THE STEALTH FIGHTER AND BOMBER. HE ALSO WORKED ON AUTOPILOTS FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SUCH AS THE DC-10, B-737, AND B-717. HIS PROJECTS RANGED FROM HELICOPTER SYSTEMS TO ADVANCED SYSTEMS FOR EXPERIMENTAL NASA AIRCRAFT. SINCE RETIRING IN 1994 HE AND HIS WIFE, UP TO THE TIME SHE PASSED AWAY, ENJOYED TRAVELING AND LIVING IN THEIR HOME ON THE BIG ISLAND IN HAWAII. AFTER CAROLYN’S UNTIMELY DEATH HE RELOCATED TO THE MAINLAND TO BE NEARER HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. HE WILL BE MISSED. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES AT THIS TIME. HE WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY INTERRED WITH HIS WIFE CAROLYN IN THE FAMILY PLOT IN ST MARY’S CEMETERY IN BALTIC, CONNECTICUT.