Background
Meric, Rene Pierre was born on September 21, 1925 in Ama, Louisiana, United States. Son of Rene Pierre and Frances Elizabeth (Sellers) Meric.
shipbuilding marine construction executive
Meric, Rene Pierre was born on September 21, 1925 in Ama, Louisiana, United States. Son of Rene Pierre and Frances Elizabeth (Sellers) Meric.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1947. Student, LSUNO Graduate School, New Orleans, 1967.
Technical assistant to price negotiator to ship supervisor Todd Johnson Drydocks, Incorporated, New York Orleans, 1947-1951. Floor broker Loop-Weaver & Company, 1951-1955. Project engineer Avondale Industries, Incorporated, New York Orleans, 1955, chief engineer, 1968, assistant vice president, 1969, vice president contract adminstrn, 1972, group vice president contract administration, 1978, group vice president industrial division, 1985, group vice president industrial group, 1987, corporation vice president industrial group, 1990, corporation vice president industrial/commercial group, 1992-1998.
Retired, 1998
Consultant Avondale Industries, Incorporated, New York Orleans, 1998-1999.
Avondale representative Junior Achievement, New Orleans, 1950. With United States Navy, 1943-1945. Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Bureau Shipping (Engineering Committee 1978-1982), The Propeller Club, Navy League of the United States, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Ruth Elizabeth Rasch Meric, November 24, 1945 (deceased December 3, 1991). Children: Nancy, Ruth, Robin, R. Pierre III, Philip. Married Millicent Clesi Meric, May 22, 1993 (deceased February 2002).