May 19, 206
George H. Abendroth, P.E., CSP
Classification Talk
 
Born in Philadelphia during Hurricane Hazel in 1954
Raised in New Jersey
 
Sports brat – played every sport
Active in the scouts – merit badge counselor to this day.
Played trumpet and piano growing up
 
When he was 5 years old he was living on his grandparents farms.  Babysitting a calf – decided to take it to the movies.
Everything was fine until the door closed and the lights went out.  
 
Converted lefty – went to catholic school. Got sick of getting in trouble for writing with a left hand.  Taught himself to write with right hand.
 
Rode bicycles behind the fogging mosquito trucks in New Jersey.
 
First job – golf caddy – worked from the age of 11 until college.
College prep student – stuck between book nerds and jocks – not interested in girls until he was in the musical Guys N Dolls
 
College – University of VA transferred to Villanova – dual major
Played soccer for 2.5 seasons until he broke his collarbone.
 
Met wife Susan at a friend’s wedding before his junior year.  Knew each other since 4th grade – married 35 years.
 
Work – started as a design and safety engineer for FMC.  Moved up to management at GE Surface.
 
Raced carts as a kid – boss at FMC got him hooked on racing a formula ford.  1000 pound race car.  Finished 2 races and crashed twice.  Ended career after second crash and subsequent concussion.
 
Worked for NASA from 1992-1996
Chief of Safety
 
Then worked for Raytheon, Washington Group International, URS Corporation & KBR.
 
Been to 39 different countries working on different projects – didn’t get to spend a lot of time site seeing.
 
KBR wanted him to move permanently to TX – but wanted to live in Maine so decided to retire.
Flew over 4.2 million miles
Stayed 5351 nights in hotels – spent over 13 years away from home.
Worked in 48 of 50 states; 8 Canadian provinces
 
Why Maine?
Just decided to move up here after his wife passed away.
Greg, his son works at PBMC as clinical pharmacist
Kevin – younger son works up here as well at Bangor Savings bank
 
Bucket list
Walk more of the App Trail
Play top 100 golf courses
Wants to go to every MLB stadium & every NHL arena
Attend premier league games at Chelsea and Man U
Attend Philly Eagles Super Bowl
 
Retirement - now semi retired
“You need to retire to something”
He joined the YMCA
Habitat for Humanity - Portland first and now the Midcoast
West Bay Rotary – feels strongly about giving back to the community
Taking classes in the Adult Ed
Part time consulting
Works at the proshop at Rockland golf club.
 
Q&A
How do you feel about us buying our rocket engines from Russia?
He doesn’t like what has happened with NASA. 
 
 
Buckets for Paws
 
Ron Hall
EREY
Very close to accomplishing 100% for the year.  Implore everyone to give $100 this year
Sheila Davenport
 
Duck Derby
 
Set up on 5/27 at 2p for set up.
 
June 11 – 5 2 person teams to paint light posts
 
4 Way Test
Next 4 Fridays
2 people
8:30a – Lincolnville School
 
Annual Dinner
June 30 – 6p cocktails – 7p dinner.
 
Bruce Malone
Curtis Island – Camden Rotary holding meeting at Curtis Island
June 2, $12