David Sturdevant

Profile Updated: November 28, 2020
Class Year: 1976
Residing In: Royal Palm Beach, FL USA
Spouse/Partner: Izabel
Occupation: Merchant Mariner
Military Service: USN Reserve  
Children: None that I know of 🤣 (typical Merchant Seaman joke)
Yes! Attending Reunion
Comments:

Attended US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Pt, NY, graduating in 1980. Been sailing as a deck officer ever since.
Moved to Florida in the late 80’s.
Married Izabel in 1995, who I met in Brazil when my container ship was on a run to the east coast of South America between 1987 and 1998.
Have homes in both FL and Brazil. Fortunately my wife learned English quickly, my Portuguese is still at Gringo level.

School Story:

Transferred to FHHS half way through freshman year after living 5-1/2 years in Lahore, Pakistan (father was in State Dept).
First month at FHHS I heard the Civil Defense air raid siren go off and I froze... I had been through the 1971 war between India and Pakistan and had experienced multiple air raids. Nobody else in class even noticed it.
I had attended 2nd & 3rd Grade at Stratford Landing ES before moving to Pakistan.

How often do you get back to Alexandria?

Every few decades

Do you still see/talk to/hang out with any classmates? Who?

Live around the corner from Ron Rice (who I met when both of us lived in Pakistan), occasionally see Ed Kosciuszko, graduated from USMMA with Mike Smith.

What would we be surprised to know about you?

I’m in the minority of Harley riders/ Merchant Seamen without any tattoos or body piercings.