Obituary: William E. Mulkern
PORTLAND - William E. Mulkern died unexpectedly on Feb. 17, 2021. He was born in Portland on Nov. 2, 1939, a .
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William E. Mulkern
PORTLAND – William E. Mulkern died unexpectedly on Feb. 17, 2021. He was born in Portland on Nov. 2, 1939, a son of Robert and Jane Roach Mulkern. Bill spent most of his life surrounded by water, on the water, or near the water. Raised on Peaks Island, he entered the Coast Guard Reserves as a teenager and retired as a CWO4 BOSN (Chief Warrant Officer 4 Boatswain) after 30 years’ service.
He finished his USCG career on another island, Governors Island, N.Y. Following his retirement from the USCG, he was a captain of the Frye Island Ferry on Sebago Lake for 20 years while working concurrently in security for Hannaford Brothers for 16 years.