Edward Stolark Father: Edward Stolarski b.1908 Wife: Mercedes Kinney Edward Stolark was born in Marysville, Michigan and delivered by
his aunt's husband Obstetrician Dr. Rudy Licker. He moved around
frequently as a young child due to his father's work, living in Kilgore,
Texas; Longview, Texas; Houston, Texas; New Orleans, LA; and Brunswick,
Georgia before turning 2 years old. Then Washington, D.C, and by age 4
living in Ponca City, Oklahoma where his father was an accountant
working in the oil industry, and then as government oversight. In
February 1943, age 4 he is listed in the Oklahoma newspaper as a guest
at a friend's 4 year old birthday party. By October 1944, the family
had moved to Arlington, Virginia; and by 1948 his father was working for
Price Electric Cooper as an accountant, and living in Glen
Burnie, Maryland. His parents relationship was full of turmoil, and he
spent long periods of time in Marysville, Michigan as a child with his
mother where she had family and worked for the church, Edward spending
much time schooled in the church. In 1956, he graduated from St.
Charles High School, Catonsville, MD and entered the catholic seminary.
He graduated cum laude from St. Mary's University, Baltimore in 1960,
and
received his bachelors of sacred theology from the same place in 1962,
cum laude. In 1963 he took a change of direction joining the Navy. He
served on the USS Dyess (DD 880) from 1963-1965; the USS Basilone
(DD824) 1965-1967; and the USS Wilkinson (DL 5) 1967-1969. He served
much of that time as a CIC officer in the ship's command center. In
September 1966 he transfered to Athens, Georgia to attend Navy Supply
School, with a specialization on contracting. He was promoted to Lt.
Commander in 1967, and served as fleet officer of the deck. In 1970 he
was married in Rhode Island on the Naval base, and retired from active
service in 1972. He remained in the reseves after that time involved in
inspecting shipyard as part of the Inspector General's department. In
1979 he was promoted to Commander in the reserves. As a civilian, he
focused the rest of his career on government contracting and acquisition
as a civilian working Marines and Missile Defense contracts through
contractor CACI International, where he served as Director of Contracts.
In 1985 he graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and
in July 1986 he was promoted to Captain in the reserves. A longtime
resident of Arlington, Virginia, he retired in March of 2013 from CACI
after 25 years. He had a strong interest in the classics and promoting
interest in Latin.
Born: September
12, 1938 Marysville, Maryland
Married: July 19, 1970 US Naval Base, Rhode
Island
Mother: Mary Simpson b.1904
Children
Brook
Jessie
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