IN MEMORIAM: BOBBY DAGLEY, MAY 24, 1929 - FEBRUARY 9, 2015

摘要

Bobby Dagley died on February 9 in New Orleans at the age of 85. He was born in Cleveland, Texas on May 24, 1929, and is survived by his son, Danny Dagley and daugh-ter Patricia Dagley Wattigney. Mr. Dagley was a true self-made man, who subscribed religiously to the values of honesty, frugality and responsibility, in his personal life and in business. He was not widely known in the dredging industry. Founder of Dredging Supply Company and Dredging Supply Rental Incorporated, he brought his knowledge of hydraulic systems to the dredges he manufactured. His son Danny said that his father didn't attend conferences or take public credit for what he accomplished, not wanting thanks or fame. He was president and founder of Sun Contractors, Inc., headquartered in Harvey, Louisiana, through which he developed the concept of the jack-up drilling rig, using his understanding of hydraulics in the design. He contracted with Tommy Wetta's Kenner Marine to build three rigs in the late 1970s, which was the beginning of his close professional and personal friendship with "Mr. Tommy."