1926 - 1985 (59 years)
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| Name |
Detrick COOTER |
| Birth |
31 Mar 1926 |
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
University of Washington |
| Occupation |
Mechanical Engineer |
| Death |
30 Apr 1985 |
Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA |
| Person ID |
I18065 |
Dyal and Speckels |
| Last Modified |
21 May 2005 |
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| Notes |
- “Detrick joined the Merchant Marines at age 17 and served in World War II. He worked in the engine room of small tankers in the Pacific and sometimes trained Chinese crews. After the war, he attended the University of Washington where he graduated as a mechanical engineer. Detrick worked with biologists for the Territory of Alaska Department of Fisheries before working for Tidewater Associated Oil Company, Peter Kiewit Construction and May Department Stores. Detrick had visions of inventing and doing new things. He wanted to sail around the world on a small schooner and designed and built a 30-foot replica of an early day schooner. He learned to fly and owned a gull winged Stinson airplane. He also patented several ideas. Detrick suffered a heart attack just before his 40th birthday. He recovered, but altered his lifestyle and left his family, moving to Virginia and later Rhode Island where he was when he passed away at age 59.” [1]
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| Sources |
- [S835] ed., Ann Barnes, The von Rosenberg Family of Texas, (Nortex Press (Austin, 2001)), p. 183.
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