Mary and Greg say that
for many years, they have looked out at Seguin Island
from the beaches of Reid and Popham, hoping to have the opportunity to live out
there once their two children were well established in their adult lives. Love
of the ocean is only the starting point of their dream; both have a strong
sense of outdoor adventure and relish new outdoor challenges. Their long held
dream of living at Seguin Island Light will come true in the summer of 2013.
Mary is an RN-CNM who worked locally
in Labor and Delivery and Family Planning until retirement in 2009. Greg served
as Georgetown School janitor for 10 years, worked at
Bath Iron Works as a Maintenance Pipe-fitter for 20 years and now works part
time for the Brunswick Explorer bus. Their two children Alex and Julia, after
graduation from Morse HS, attended college out of state, married, settled in
the Boston area
and now have two young children each. The four grandchildren are the “light of
our lives,” say Mary and Greg.
Greg served six years as Arrowsic
Selectman and three years as Treasurer. He also served a year as Financial
Secretary Local 6, BIW. Mary served on the Zoning and Planning Boards of
Arrowsic for over 10 years.
Both feel a strong desire to protect
open spaces and shore land with community awareness as well as thoughtful
zoning. They have hiked in the Appalachians ,
Tetons and Sierras. Both are members of The Appalachian Mountain Club and Mary
hikes with the Thursday Hikers of Brunswick. For almost all vacations over the
years, they choose islands in the ocean, from
Vieques, Puerto Rico
where they own a house, to Acadia
National Park where they
spent their honeymoon 42 years ago. After “retiring” from active basketball
playing himself, Greg was a youth basketball and soccer coach for many years.
Their close ties to Mid-coast Maine will serve them well as they greet the expected 1000+ visitors
to Seguin this
summer. All visitors are likely to share Mary and Greg’s sense of respect for
the sea and its environs, since all visitors must arrive by boat. Greg and Mary
intend to expand their knowledge of Maine maritime lore, both to well serve
their island guests and increase their ties to the Mid-coast they love so well.
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