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Registered on November 27, 2010 and updated on November 11, 2012:
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Rest in Peace 2010
Name:Alex Herbert Stothart
High School:Highlands High
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Class Year:1967
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Country:New Zealand
Gender:Male
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Occupation:Merchant Marines Captain


Recent News About Me:
Alex STOTHART July 4, 1949 - November 19, 2010 Alex was born on the Fourth of July in Houston, Texas the youngest child of Kenneth and Helen Stothart, then in 1950, moved with his family to Sacramento. Alex graduated from Highlands High School in 1967 where he was a member of the golf team and marching band. He was an honor student at California State University, Stanislaus where he received his B.S. degree and attended the University of Portland in the state of Oregon for his masters. While in college in Portland he was employed part-time by the city to manage the upgrading and retrofitting of the city's reclamation centers and learned the art of welding. Having a love for the sea, he sought employment with Dellingham International as a welder in the Portland shipyards and within a year set sail on his first voyage as the ship's chief welder. On one of several voyages to Alaska he decided to change careers and purchased a fishing vessel to fish for king crab in the Bering Sea. Unfortunately, after only a few fishing trips the vessel sank as Alex and his crew were being rescued at sea. After this life threatening event, he was glad to be on land and alive, but was now out of work. It was then that he applied to the United States Merchant Marines and was accepted. He worked his way through the ranks to Captain with primary responsibilities in power plant management. Several of Alex's innovations were adopted by the Merchant Marines for command-wide use and are still employed today. He retired from the Merchant Marines in the 1990's. Having traveled the world, he had many wonderful friends on almost every continent. It was while visiting friends that he decided to move to New Zealand's North Island. He bought and completely refurbished a home where he spent his days on the hilltop overlooking Doubtless Bay. Alex was a native Texan, resident of California, adopted Kiwi, and a citizen of the World who will be lovingly remembered. He is survived by his wife, Denise; siblings, Kay Carlile (Raymond), Maria Totora (Russell), Will Stothart (Virginia); and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Published in The Sacramento Bee on November 28, 2010

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