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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE HOUSE, BOSTON ENDICOTT PEABODY GOVERN OR May 7, 1963 Dear Class of 1963, As Governor of the Conutionwealth and a former Naval officer, it is a great pleasure to extend my greetings to the Class of ' 63 of the Massa- chusetts Maritime Academy on the occasion of your graduation. From colonial times to the present, Massa- chusetts has been a leader in overseas commerce. This foreign trade, an integral part of our nation ' s economy, is dependent in great measure upon our shipping industry. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy is one of the leading schools in the country for training young men to serve on the high seas. I am con- fident that you, the graduates of 1963, will continue in the fine tradition of your predecessors. Best of luck and continued success in all your future endeavors, cerely, Governor Class of 1963 Massachusetts Maritime Acadenjy Buzzards Bay Massachusetts
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William Lionel Lacasse, the graduating class of 1963 is dedicating this year book to yon as a token of our appreciation for the just manner in which you have executed your diitics as Chief Master at Arms at the Academy. It should be realized that if more persons of authority demons- trated your code of right to wrong, supported by your wisdom concerning the management of people, many injustices would be eliminated resulting in a solid streyrgthening of our society. William Lacasse was born in Rarrie, Vermont on the first day of September. 1898. He was one of three children and spent his childhood in Harrie until Irapedy struck his family. Thus, as a teenafrer, he was forced to leave his childhood home in Harrie and live with his aunt in Noroinique, a town in Quebec, Canada. He completed high school there and entered Nominique Collepre. However, there was unrest in the world at that time as the belligerent powers of the Triple Alliance were pressing their territorial boundaries. Finally, President Wilson dropped our non-envolvement policy, and the United States launched itself into World War I. Young men throughout the nation enlisted into various armed services as the spirit of nationalism swept the country. Chief Lacasse was one of these young men and left Nominique College to enlist in the U.S. Navy. The young Seaman found himself on various transport vessels of transatlantic sailings. His duties were pertinent to the engineering department as he worked his way from a Seaman to Chief Machinist ' s Mate. In July 1918 one of his transports, the Covington, a ship confiscated from the Germans, was sunk beneath him. The latter part of the war found him working in a machine shop in France. He returned home to New Hedford when the Versailles Treaty had been signed to find the nation gearing down from war production and entering the period of unforgettable vitality in the United States. Choice jobs were scarce, but Chief Lacasse became employed in a New Hedford mill. One day while walking home from the mill, he met Jeannette Deasy who later became his wife in 1920. He acquired a few other jobs and finally became employed in the Hathaway Machinery Company as Sales Engineer. Following the great depression, a radical figure struggled to power in Germany and finally started armed aggression in Europe in the late thirties. As the United States entered World War H, Chief Lacasse found himself as Naval Lieutenant stationed in the Philadelphia Naval Yard as Laison and i ' lanning Officer for French submarine repair. This was understandable because he not only was an authority on Diesel engines but could also speak fluent Parisian French. By the end of the war he had become a full Commander leaving the Philadelphia Naval Yard to return to New Bedford to try his skills at various jobs ranging from shore engineer to sales work. He remained active in the Naval Reserve in New Bedford until 1961. The Chief has many outside interests, one of which is evident to the middies at the Academy. This is his like of angling. In fact, during the pre-World War II years, the late thirties, he wrote several articles for the Fishing Gazette on industrial fishing to boost the New Beford fishing industries. His work here at the Academy entails much more than job specifications call for, as he not only enforces discipline but is also a source of sound advice. One of the first lessons a youngie learns as he lays aboard is Don ' t run a foul with the M.A.; he can be your best friend or be your worst enemy. As Chief Master at Arms, he polices the conduct of the Corps and insures proper operation of the ship ' s mess deck. As a man he pilots the men through times of indecision. At one time or another every midshipman on board has been helped by Chief Lacasse and each can be assured that if the Chief ' s sense of right or wrong has been utilized, the outcome will be the right one. It can truly be said there are few men who can discipline with a firm hand, offer advice and sound judgement, and laugh as a friend also; we are fortunate; we had such a man.
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