DICK BOLLINGER OF BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS

摘要

Richard "Dick" N. Bollinger died on Jan. 17 of natural causes. He was born in 1926. Bollinger became president of Bollinger Shipyards Inc. after his graduation from Louisiana State University in 1950 until his retirement in 2003. He remained president emeritus and director emeritus of the company until his death. During his time with Bollinger, he Derformed almost every job in the shipyard, including lofting, welding, designing and marine engineering. He saw the shipyard grow from 20 employees in Lockport, La., to a group of 10 shipyards in two states with over 2,000 employees. In recent years, he was Bollinger Shipyards' ambassador to the offshore energy and Coast Guard-military markets.