Philip Schuyler Dey, 101, of Noank, died on Jan. 30, 2009, after a brief illness and surrounded by his family.
Born in Morgan Hill, Calif., on Dec. 1, 1907, he was the son of Clementine Brown and Oliver Guy Dey.
Mr. Dey was a self-employed marine engineer for most of his career. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1929, he trained at Ingersoll Rand, and then he was hired by Electric Boat in Groton where he worked during The Depression on one of the early diesel submarines, the USS Cuttlefish. In 1945, he became vice president and general manager of Marine Manufacturing and Supply Co., in New Brunswick, N.J. After the war he started his own business, manufacturing and designing marine equipment in New Brunswick where he remained until his retirement to Noank in 1991.
Mr. Dey was a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Saint Nicholas Society of New York. He was a remarkable man who spent his last years in his home reading two newspapers every day and following world events. First and foremost, he was a devoted and loving father and grandfather who watched over his family.
He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Mary Gray Avery Dey and a daughter, Deborah Avery Dey Anderson of Stonington.
Survivors include his sons, Philip Schuyler Dey II of Newport, R.I., and Christopher Dirk Dey of Noank; his daughter, Catherine Barber Dey Leary of Noank; and his sister, Doris Manson of St. Paul, Minn. There are four grandchildren, Daniel Leary, Mary Gray Leary, Noah Cottrell, and Avery Schuyler Dey.
Services will be private.
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