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Lew Johnson
MBIYC Commodore 1995-1996

Taken from the 1997-1998 MBIYC Yearbook

Lew was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in the Maryland - D.C. area, spending time on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay when possible. He and a friend built a flat bottom boat (POGO comic style) and then a small outboard runabout for use on the Potomac River.

Lew and Marty met at the University of Maryland and were married at their graduation in 1958. They have two children: son, Lew, married with two sons living in Gainesville FL and a daughter, Kate, single and living near Philadelphia, PA.

After college, Lew and Marty lived on Staten Island, NY for three years while Lew was in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving two years aboard ship and one year shore duty. Marty started her career in Dietetics during this time.

After the Coast Guard, Lew went to work for the Campbell Soup Company in Camden, NJ and then transferred to their Napoleon, Ohio plant in 1965 where he was in charge of Quality Control for the container manufacturing operation. Lew retired from Campbell Soup, April 1995. Marty continued her career in dietetics and is currently chairman of the Dietetics Program at Owens Community College.

Boating is their primary hobby, especially sailing. In Ohio they initially owned a 14' Rhodes Bantam and then obtained their present 30' sailboat, "FREEDOM"! Lew and Marty crew on other racing sailboats and assist in running sailboat regattas. They are looking forward to Marty retiring and taking an "epic voyage" down the Inter-Coastal Waterway and back.

Lew and Marty enjoy Middle Bass Island and the surrounding islands. It is a unique boating area with many pleasant destinations and friendly people.

Lew says it was a very satisfying experience to have been Commodore during such an exciting period of growth for MBIYC. So good luck to Larry and Barb and remember as Bob Bowles said earlier, "in times of trouble call George... the Club was his idea!"