LINER VETERAN TOOMEY DIES AT 73
Gerald P Toomey, a veteran of the Puerto Rican and Caribbean ocean trades, died Nov. 19 at the age of 73.
Toomey worked with Sea-Land Service Inc. from 1963 to 1974 where he helped develop the company's Puerto Rico and Caribbean trades, ultimately serving as Sea-Land's group vice president, Caribbean. In 1974, when Sea-Land spun off its Puerto Rico/Caribbean division, Toomey became president of Puerto Rico Marine Management Inc., which operated Navieras de Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican state-owned steamship line.
Toomey also worked with Trans Freight Lines, a U.S. subsidiary of Thomas Nationwide Transport Inc.; Consolidated Freightways in Akron, Ohio; and as president of ContractMarine Carriers. Most recently, he was a consultant with Columbia Coastal Transport in Liberty Corner, N.J.
He is survived by his wife, Velma L.; a son, Michael S.; a daughter in law, Eileen R., daughters Donna M., Nancy E. and Laura J. Paden; a brother, Bernard, sisters Claire Heard, Barbara Toomey and Virginia Russell; and three grandchildren.