CAROLINA BEACH — Mr. Ronald B. Hurley, 89, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Hurley was born Dec. 28, 1930, in Harvey, Illinois. He graduated from Thornton Township High School, Harvey, Illinois, in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17 and attended Naval Academy Prep school and U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
He was assigned to Navy Lighter then Air Program as second pilot. He served during Cold War with the Soviet Union and Korean War. He was employed by IBM for over three decades in product development. For his last four years with IBM, he was the director of product development for Tokyo, Japan. He completed the Executive Masters Program at MIT Sloan School of Engineering Management. Upon retiring in 1988, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and served as a flotilla commander and public education officer. He was a flotilla historian, Coxswain and AUXOP qualified, held a U.S. Coast Guard Masters License and was a NAVY certified master scuba diver. He loved the sea, having educational conversations with those around him and teaching his loved ones. He spent his retirement years on Carolina Beach cherishing visits from his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary Carlin Hurley; son, Bruce, and his wife, Teri; daughter, Robin, and her husband, Steven; and grandchildren, Patrick, Michael, Rebecca, Jason, Bea, Chelsea, Justin and Adriana.
A celebration of Ron’s life will be scheduled at a later date.
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