Douglas G. Howlett

HOWLETT , Douglas G. Douglas G. Howlett , of Kingsville, MD, died Saturday July 17, 2010 at Gilchrist of a brain tumor. He was born in Baltimore on February 15, 1957 to the late Capt. Eugene F. Howlett and Lorraine Allmond Howlett of Kingsville. He graduated from Perry Hall High School in 1975 and Maine Maritime Academy in 1979 where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Transportation. During his summers as a Cadet, he sailed to many ports in Europe aboard the State of Maine training ship. Upon graduation, he received a Third Mate's license of steam and motor vessels of any gross tons upon oceans with the U.S. Merchant Marine. He sailed to and from Africa and New York aboard the "African Sun". At age 23, Doug was accepted into the Association of Maryland Pilots. He received advanced training at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies and obtained his Master and First Class Pilot's license. He served almost 30 years guiding nearly 3,200 ships up and down the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry, VA to Baltimore and through the C&D Canal. Doug was an avid outdoor enthusiast. He loved fishing with friends, golfing in Ocean City, Florida and Hawaii, and scuba diving in the Caribbean. He was also a voracious reader who had a passion for history. Doug was a kind and gentle soul who imprinted himself in the minds of all who knew and loved him. Doug is survived by his mother, A. Lorraine Howlett, sister Diana Pajtis and her husband Stephen, a nephew Collin Pajtis and godson Jacob Sampson.
Funeral services will be held at Lassahn Funeral Home in Kingsville on Tuesday July 20, from 7-9 pm , Weds July 21, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm .